Airiti Database Trial (from now through 5/30/2012)

• AiritiBooks 華文電子書服務  
  
  Over 10,000 e-books in Chinese with 100 titles added monthly. More than half of the titles are published from 2000 and on. About 80% titles are suitable for higher education use.
• Airiti Library 華藝線上圖書館  
  
  A combined search interface for the Airiti Chinese periodicals, the Airiti Theses and Dissertations databases, and proceedings of Taiwan and China. Most content is after 2000.
• Chinese Electronic Periodical Services中文電子期刊服務  
  
  CEPS offers full-text periodicals published in China and Taiwan since 1991.
• Chinese Electronic Theses and Dissertations Service 中文電子學位論文服務  
  
  Dissertations and Theses from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Macao since 2005.
• Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services 台灣電子期刊服務  
  
  TEPS contains more than 900 Periodical titles from Taiwan.

Database Trial: Shen Bao (申報) Digital Archive:1872-1949

Shen Bao (申報) Digital Archive : 1872-1949

Access available at 2 URLS:
1. http://www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.huawenku.com/main.nhn (Includes image indexing)
2. http://www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/login?url=http://shunpao.egreenapple.com

Trial expires: April 9, 2012
Feedback: Vicki Doll (vdoll at ku.edu)

Trial access to Shen Bao 申报 is now available on the New Database Trials (http://www.lib.ku.edu/data_trial/) page. The trial will be ended through April 9.

“Shanghai-based Shen Bao was the longest-lasting and probably most influential newspaper in modern China. Its history is enmeshed in the major Chinese political and cultural developments of the first half of the twentieth century. The full name of the newspaper was Shenjiang Xinbao 申江新报 (translated as Shenjiang New Post, also known in English as the Shanghai News); it was founded by British businessman Ernest Major and first appeared on April 30, 1872. Major returned to England in 1889, and the paper came under Chinese ownership in 1907.

From its start, Shen Bao was produced by Chinese staff for Chinese readership. Circulation expanded until reaching 150,000 in the 1930s. The political stance shifted from conservative support of the government to a moderately liberal pro-constitution position. The newspaper also assumed a strong anti-Japanese position; Norwood Francis Allman, the former U.S. Consulate officer, took on the role of editor in 1938 to guide the paper’s independent position during Japanese occupation of Shanghai prior to World War II. After leadership by Japanese collaborators during the war, Shen Bao continued until it was shut down by the People’s Liberation Army in May 1949.” -- description by the Center for Research Libraries at: http://www.crl.edu/review/shen-bao-newspaper-1872%E2%80%931949#analysis

Outreach at the South Middle School

Feb. 8 and Feb. 9, 2012

"Celebrating East Asian Studies Scholarship: an Interdisciplinary Showcase"

"Celebrating East Asian Studies Scholarship: an Interdisciplinary Showcase"
"A new East Asian exhibit, featuring the research of University of Kansas faculty and highlighting the library collections essential to their research, opens Thursday, February 16 at the Library Gallery in Watson Library..."

Check out the KU Librareis Facebook for the exhibition Opening Ceremony which was held on Feb. 16, 2012:

Celebrating East Asian Studies Scholarship: an Interdisciplinary Showcase - a set on Flickr (the official camera)

Here is a set of unofficial pictures of the event

The opening reception for “Celebrating East Asian Studies Scholarship: an Interdisciplinary Showcase” was held on Thursday, February 16, featuring a discussion with five KU faculty members: moderator Megan Greene, History (and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies) and panelists Keith McMahon, East Asian Languages and Cultures; John Kennedy, Political Science; Sherry Fowler, Art History; and Eric Rath, History.

Me and Ming China: An Interview with John Dardess
This is part of the East Asian Scholarship exhibition, an video interview of John Dardess research and publication on Ming.

New Interview! "John Dardess--Center for East Asian Studies Interview: Me and Ming China"

Dr. John Dardess talks about his research on Ming China in a new interview by the Center for East Asian Studies, now available for viewing on KU ScholarWorks at https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/1808/12442

Abstract: In this video, Professor Emeritus John Dardess relates how he came to focus on the study of Ming China, describes the strategies and resources employed in his research and outlines the primary themes of his work.

This interview is a part of the University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies Faculty Interview Series.

Shen Bao 申报 1872-1949 new database trial

Trial access to Shen Bao 申报 is now available on the New Database Trials (http://www.lib.ku.edu/data_trial/) page. The trial expires November 21st but we have asked for an extension.
The Center for Research Libraries has a description of Shen Bao at: http://www.crl.edu/review/shen-bao-newspaper-1872%E2%80%931949#analysis
“Shanghai-based Shen Bao was the longest-lasting and probably most influential newspaper in modern China. Its history is enmeshed in the major Chinese political and cultural developments of the first half of the twentieth century. The full name of the newspaper was Shenjiang Xinbao 申江新报 (translated as Shenjiang New Post, also known in English as the Shanghai News); it was founded by British businessman Ernest Major and first appeared on April 30, 1872. Major returned to England in 1889, and the paper came under Chinese ownership in 1907. From its start, Shen Bao was produced by Chinese staff for Chinese readership. Circulation expanded until reaching 150,000 in the 1930s. The political stance shifted from conservative support of the government to a moderately liberal pro-constitution position. The newspaper also assumed a strong anti-Japanese position; Norwood Francis Allman, the former U.S. Consulate officer, took on the role of editor in 1938 to guide the paper’s independent position during Japanese occupation of Shanghai prior to World War II. After leadership by Japanese collaborators during the war, Shen Bao continued until it was shut down by the People’s Liberation Army in May 1949.”
This resource is currently offered to CRL libraries at favorable terms. Please try it out during the trial period and send feedback or questions to vdoll [at sign] ku.edu. Thanks.

ARTstor Digital Library database trial

KU Libraries is now offering a trial service of ARTstor Digital Library which provides one million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities and sciences. The name sounds like that this is specific to art, but it is “misnamed,” according to art history bibliographer. This database covers many subjects that can support your research and teaching. KU trial subscription will end on Nov. 15, 2011. If you test and find this useful, please express your interest to Susan Craig at scraig@ku.edu. She has received many positive feedbacks, but she would like to hear from researchers in different disciplines. The database is available at “New Database Trials” page in KU Libraries site: http://www.lib.ku.edu/data_trial/ The database may not work well with Firefox; if you cannot enlarge the thumbnail image in Firefox, please try Explorer. Thank you for your attention.