Selected Digital Resources for Chinese Studies in

Taiwan Studies 臺灣研究

Chijiiwa Suketarou Digital Museum 千千岩助太郎數位博物館 http://www.ntut.edu.tw/~wwwau/huangch1/ Department of Architecture, National University of Technology 國立臺北科技大學建築系 Between 1935 and 1945, Chijiiwa Suketarou, who was a president of the National Taipei University of Technology’s predecessor institution, carried out countryside surveys, surveyed and mapped historical sites, and carried out restoration work in Taiwan. This website represents the fruits of a project to digitize the data that resulted from his work. It contains hand-drawn maps and photographs from surveys of the houses of Taiwan indigenous peoples, Taiwan’s mountains, and Taiwan’s temples.

Digital Archives of Institute of Ethnology, 中央研究院民族學研究所數位典藏 http://ianthro.tw/ Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica 中研院民族學研究所 Contains the Pingpu Culture Research Web; Digital Archives of Formosan Aborigines Project; Taiwan Ethnography Video and Audio Archive Project; Taiwan Aboriginal Digital Knowledge Base Development Project; Institute of Ethnology Databases.

Federated Search Engine at National Museum of Taiwan Literature 國立臺灣文學館電子資源整合查詢系統 http://isrh.nmtl.gov.tw/FSE/ National Museum of Taiwan Literature and Department of Information and Learning Technology, National University of Tainan 國立臺灣文學館與國立臺南大學數位學習科技學系 34 Taiwan Studies

The museum’s databases include Complete Taiwanese Poetry Intelligent Knowledge Base, Literary Artifacts Database, Taiwan Authors and Works Catalogue, Digital Archive Database for Written Taiwanese, Dictionary of Taiwanese Literature, Peh-oē-jī Digital Archive, The Koa-á Booklets Database, Taiwanese New People Newspaper Search, Almanac of Taiwanese Literature Search, Journal of Taiwan Literary Studies, Newsletter of the National Museum of Taiwan Literature, Yang Kui Literature Museum, and Taiwanese Contemporary Author Research Database. External databases include Taiwanese Authors and Works Search; Unified Catalogue of Old Japanese Publications in Taiwan; Full-Text Image System for Periodicals of Japanese-occupation Period; Digital Archives of Japanese Colonial-Age Literature from the National University of Tainan. ′ Formosan Aborigines Collections 原住民數位典藏計畫成果展示網站 http://formosa.ntm.gov.tw/aborigine/ National Taiwan Museum 國立臺灣博物館 Contains brief introductions to Taiwan’s aboriginal tribes and demonstrations of selected cultural relics; archive database search; digitization work and related downloads; digital archive-related links.

National Taiwan University Digital Taiwan-Related Archives Project 深化臺灣核心文獻典藏數位化計畫 http://dtrap.lib.ntu.edu.tw/DTRAP/index.htm http://dtrap.lib.ntu.edu.tw/DTRAP/en/index.htm (English) National Taiwan University Library 國立臺灣大學圖書館 Contains the Danxin Archives; The Manuscripts of Kanori Ino; Rubbings of Taiwan Cultural Relics; The Yasusada Tashiro Collection; Books of Lyrics from Taiwanese Opera and the Di Baosai Collection. 35 Selected Digital Resources for Chinese Studies in Taiwan

Taipei Studies System 臺北學研究主題資料庫 http://taipeidoc.ncl.edu.tw/tmtaipei/index.jsp 國家圖書館 Contains Taipei City and related books and documents on the subjects of history, religious belief, local persons, historic sites, architecture, local industry, scenic spots, topography, and geology.

Encyclopedia of Taiwan 臺灣大百科全書 http://taiwanpedia.culture.tw/ http://taiwanpedia.culture.tw/en/ index (English) Ministry of Culture 文化部 Covers topics such as crafts, architecture, fine arts, customs, archaeology, history, ethnology, literature, music, theater, opera, dance, animals, plants, and geology.

Research Center for Digital Humanities, National Taiwan University 臺灣大學數位典藏研究發展中心 http://www.digital.ntu.edu.tw/ http://www.digital.ntu.edu.tw/en/ (English) Research Center for Digital Humanities, National Taiwan University 國立臺灣大學數位典藏研究發展中心 Contains the Taiwan Historical Digital Library; National Taiwan University (NTU) Digital Archives Project; National Repository of Cultural Heritage; Academia Historica Digital Archives Search System; (KMT) Party Records Archives; Taiwan Colonial Court Record Archives; Taiwan Colonial Empirical Statistics; Digital Repository of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly; Social Movements Archives from the Tsunah Foundation; Taiwan Collections in the British Museum; Database of Old Taiwanese Photos; NTU Institutional Repository; NTU Web Archiving System.

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Comprehensive Taiwanese Document Search System 臺灣文獻整合查詢系統 http://192.192.13.178/gs/taiwan-index.htm National Taiwan Library 國立中央圖書館臺灣分館 Contains the Index of Taiwan Journal Articles; Taiwanese Books and Documents Digest; Unified Catalogue of Information on Taiwanese Books and Documents; Unified Catalogue of Old Japanese Publications in Taiwan.

The Archives of Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica 中央研究院臺灣史研究所檔案館 http://ithda.ith.sinica.edu.tw/ http://ithda.ith.sinica.edu.tw/en Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica 中央研究院臺灣史研究所 Contains information on old documents, books and images, including Taiwan Archival Information System, Taiwan Research of Ancient Books during Japanese Occupation, Taiwan Diary Knowledge Bank, Taiwan Governor-General’s Office Official Document Search, and Taiwanese Document Collection Database.

Taiwan Folklore System 臺灣民間傳說主題資料庫 http://folklore.ncl.edu.tw/ncltwfsFront/ National Central Library 國家圖書館 Contains books, periodicals, academic dissertations, audio-visual materials, individual documents, and academic conference papers relating to legends about Taiwan’s places, people, historical events, customs, and supernatural phenomena.

Taiwan Hakka Digital Library 臺灣客家數位圖書館 http://hakkalib.ncl.edu.tw/ National Central Library 國家圖書館 Contains books, documents, historical materials, images, recordings, and writers relating to Taiwan’s Hakka people. 37 Selected Digital Resources for Chinese Studies in Taiwan

Taiwan Studies Portal 臺灣研究入口網 http://twstudy.ncl.edu.tw/ National Central Library 國家圖書館 Provides a multi-system search function for all the Taiwan Studies related subsystems maintained by the National Central Library, including: Taiwan Memory; Read Taiwan; Taiwan Local Documents Image Database; Taiwan Info; Government Statistics; Government Administration; Local Surveys; Government Institution Guide; Contemporary Taiwan Literature Sources; National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan; Tables of Contents of Chinese Periodicals Index; National Central Library Collection Catalogue; National Bibliographic Information Network; Taiwan Major Events Database; Taiwan Portraits (1895-1945); Taiwan Humanities Index; Taiwan Document Collection; Taiwan Chronicle.

Taiwan Studies over the Internet 臺灣研究網路化 http://twstudy.iis.sinica.edu.tw/ Academia Sinica 中央研究院 This website integrates Academia Sinica’s Taiwan studies-related research to create a comprehensive search platform. Topics include culture, history, and nature and society, with each category containing websites with related research materials.

Taiwan Memory 臺灣記憶 http://memory.ncl.edu.tw/tm_cgi/hypage.cgi National Central Library 國家圖書館 From the 4 million plus volumes in National Central Library, various historic documents on Taiwan have been selected to build a digital system of “Taiwanese 38 Taiwan Studies

Memory” in order to properly preserve these historic memories of Taiwan, as well as share and reuse these materials by virtue of establishing a digital interpretation of information and objects. Furthermore, through using various Internet capabilities, it is hoped that the reading and research of Taiwanese historic documents can be expanded throughout both Taiwan and the world.

Taiwan Memory Digital Museum 臺灣視覺記憶數位博物館 http://techart.tnua.edu.tw/~twmemory/ National Taipei University of the Arts and Academia Sinica 國立臺北藝術大學與中央研究院 Contains: Digital Photo Museum; Digital Museum of Masters of Folk Arts; Digital Museum of Traditional Celebration.

Taiwan Local Documents System 臺灣鄉土書目資料庫 http://localdoc.ncl.edu.tw/tmld/index.jsp http://localdoc.ncl.edu.tw/tmld/about_en.jsp (English) National Central Library 國家圖書館 Contains resources from 319 of Taiwan’s townships and villages, including township and village histories, local figures, historic sites, local industries, scenic spots, maps, plants and animals, topography and geology.

Taiwan Studies Digital Library 臺灣學數位圖書館 http://192.192.13.216/ntlhyint/home.jsp National Taiwan Library 國立中央圖書館臺灣分館 Provides a comprehensive search of online Taiwan studies resources and materials. Subjects include Ming and Qing Taiwan history, Taiwan history during Japanese occupation, Postwar Taiwan history, anthropology, paleography, clans, politics, nature, geography, religion, literature, history, law, medicine, film, and libraries. Altogether covers more than 80 websites and databases. 39 Selected Digital Resources for Chinese Studies in Taiwan

Taiwan History and Culture in Time and Space 臺灣歷史文化地圖 http://thcts.sinica.edu.tw/ http://thcts.sinica.edu.tw/default_en.htm (English) Academia Sinica 中央研究院 A comprehensive database of Taiwanese history and culture built on a web-based geographic information system (WebGIS). Draws on 13 Taiwan history and culture related databases, including: Academia Sinica’s Scripta Sinica Database; the Compiled Official Documents of the Governor-General’s Office; the Ministry of the Interior’s Taiwan Geographic Name Information System; the National Central Library’s Taiwan Local Documents Image Database; Transmission Books and Microinfo Co.’s Taiwan Portraits Database.

The Virtual Library: Taiwan Archive Files from the Japanese Colonial Period 數位圖書館—─日文舊籍數位典藏資料庫檢索系統 http://jdlib.ntl.gov.tw/ http://jdlib.ntl.gov.tw/eindex.html (English) National Taichung Library 國立臺中圖書館 Contains 2,349 documents of important materials relating to Taiwanese history and valuable materials collected in National Taichung Library, seldom seen in other libraries. 40