The platform the vendor developed was originally for Russian and Ukrainian resources. So, when clicking on the "search" tab at the top of the screen page one can see the other databases which Columbia has subscribed. To search PLA Daily only, one may (or may not) unmark other unneeded databases. No proxy connection is available from computers outside of Columbia IP range.

Pictures, images, graphs, etc. are not available in the PLA Daily trial.

The Superstar Reader should be downloaded and installed by clicking link by the green arrow on the page in order to access the contents. The access is open to Columbia IP range, no proxy connection available from computers outside of Columbia IP range.

One may also wish to play with Du xiu, an established bibliographic database for books, which is the second search area visible on the page, and Du xiu full text search for books, journals, etc. in the first search area on the page.

Login information is needed; it can be obtained from the library. The last database needs Apabi Reader for viewing e-texts. When one starts to view the content, it's prompted automatically for downloading and installation of the reader.

Expanded CJP includes about 1,200 titles of social sciences and humanities from the earliest issue, mostly in the 1950s or 1960s, up through 1993. CJP Expanded,  as well as CJP First Phase which has been acquired for long, are integrated into CAJ interface for search.

The integrated CAJ interface now includes journal articles from the earliest issue to current. One may search CAJ/CJP separately or by using CAJ integrated interface.

Becaue of reinstallation of the data, "systems staff will need to take the server off line for three days as per the usual procedure established by the publisher, Digital Heritage.  In order to minimize disruption, we have decided on the following dates. Wednesday, December 26 through Friday, December 28."

A notice was received as of December 14, 2007:

There is a scheduled service upgrade of the CNKI platform, to version KNS5.2. "To accommodate the upgrade, the English-language interface of CNKI will be temporarily unavailable from Dec. 24, 2007 – January 1, 2008. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. The Chinese interface, however, will be available without interruption throughout, and is also accessed via the URL http://china.eastview.com."

Three subscribed databases: Century Journals Project; China Academic Journals, and China Core Newspapers Database are supported by CNKI platform.

On trial, through November 22, 2007. Expanded CJP includes 3,500 or so journals, from their first issue through 1993. There are over 1,000 titles on social sciences and humanities, of which many started the first issue in the 1950s or 1960s.

To access, please follow the steps below:
1. Click on the subscribed "Century Journals Project" First Phase
2. In the upper-right drop-down menu, choose "China Academic Journals Full-text Database (Includes CJP)"
3. Search.

Full text articles of the database that found unavailable at Columbia or other libraries in North America can be delivered from Shanghai Library, the creator of the database. Please contact library staff member Ms. Sherry Pu for requesting document delivery.

Columbia subscribed the database, and then discontinued due to its access problems. The vendor cannot offer the date of trial expiration, which may be anytime.

1946-2006, in both full text and newspaper image; being subscribed. Morningside campus IP range access.

Chinese Electronic Periodical Service, about 1,600 journals on humanities and social sciences from the Greater China Area; periodical articles from 1991. Trial through October 9, 2007; Columbia IP range access.

EastView notice on June 14, 2006:

Access to our online databases such as China Academic Journals at http://online.eastview.com and http://china.eastview.com will be unavailable for up to 24 hours starting Friday, June 15, 2007 at 5:00 pm Central Daylight Time, USA.

On trial. The login trial ends on June 25, 2007.

A bibliographic index of Chinese newspapers & periodicals from 1857 to current, this database contains the most comprehensive citation data of Chinese newspapers, journals and magazines in humanities, social sciences, and science and technolgoy.  It includes 10 packages divided by years and by two general categories of social sciences and science & technology. Its pre-1949 packages are considered to be very useful; many of the pre-1949 data are not included in the trial.

Subscription to the full database is being made. Ask library staff for login information.

This database covers over 4,000 periodicals in Chinese and Western languages published in Taiwan, HK, and Macao from 1970 to current. "It includes general works; philosophy, religion; natural science; applied science; social science; history, geography, and biography; language and literature; art."

Some full texts are available. More importantly, you may request some periodical articles that you cannot find at North American libraries to be delivered from the National Central Library to you promptly (via the Star East Asian Library). It’s like you’re using National Central Library periodical collections at Columbia.

On trial. Subscription is being finalized. Ask library staff for login information.

Thanks to efforts at Butler Library, individual journal titles with full-text accessible in our subscribed databases have been activated their links in CLIO to the full texts. However, many links of the journals are not full text accessible. One reason might be that the library has not subscribed the specific full-text package. While the unworkable links may be corrected under Butler Library's arrangement, users are advised to check the status of full texts through subscribed databases when CLIO links do not work.

Columbia IP-range access, full-access trial through March 15, 2007.

November-December 2006

As of December 29, 2006, China Academic Journals and other databases of Tsinghua-TongFang via EastView experience a temporary interruption in IP access. But, the databases can be accessed by using login and password. One may get the login and password from the librarian and the Circulation Desk staff members.

Gu jin tu shu ji cheng

Officially subscribed after trials. It is a database via EastView, which also named it "The Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China."

The original book set in 10,000 juan was obtained as a gift from the Qing government to open the library over 100 years ago. The e-version is full-text searchable. Access is by IP authentication and available to unlimited Columbia authorized users. One should click on "IP 會員登入."

Accessible while the subscription is being made. Columbia IP range access.

Trial is set up for Columbia IP range access again, through November 10, 2006.
Wanfang Data or its Chinese Studies Section includes a broad collection of materials related to Chinese studies.
Coverage: Journals, particularly university journals; Dissertations, including master's degree theses and Ph.D. dissertations; Conference proceedings; and Policies and Laws of China.

China Data Center offers trial access to Online China Data for  Morningside Campus access, valid till April 30, 2006.
It covers the following databases:
1. China Yearly Macro-economy Statistics (1949-)
2. China Monthly Macro-economy Statistics (1998-)
3. Monthly Reports on Economy Development (2002-)
4. China City Statistics (1996-)
5. China County Statistics (1997-)
6. China Industrial Data (2001-)
7. China statistical yearbooks (2002-)
8. China Population Census Data (1982,1990,1995,2000)

Another trial access to the book set that started the library is through April 28, 2006. Please enter the database by clicking on "IP access" on the first line of its opened screen.

January 2006

New Databases from Taiwan to Access

A Database Discontinued