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ABI/Inform Collection For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

Features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

AGRIS Abstract only.

Find citations for information on agricultural science and technology.

Airiti Library 華藝線上圖書館 Mixed abstract and full-text.

A scholarly database for Chinese journal articles, conference proceedings, and more published in Taiwan. Contains some freely downloadable articles. For those without free downloads that need subscriptions/accounts, please request full text from the library.

台湾出版的中文期刊论文、会议论文等学术资源数据库。部分文章可免费下载;对于需订阅或账号才能取得、无法直接下载的全文,请向图书馆提出全文申请.

ASCDC Digital Archive 數位文化中心典藏網 Mixed abstract and full-text.

Images of cultural resources, including Buddhist stele rubbings, texts, and photos.

文化资源的图像,包括佛教碑刻拓片、文献与照片。

ATLA Digital Library

The items found in the Atla Digital Library are of importance to those with an interest in researching, studying, teaching, and otherwise searching for historical and archival content in religion and theology.

Baidu Academic 百度学术 Abstract only.

Provides citations of scholarly materials in Chinese. It is not necessary to provide individual account/subscription/payment for full text, submit requests to the library.

提供中文学术资源的引用信息。如需全文,无须个人账户、订阅或支付费用,请向图书馆提出申请。

Base: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

A multidisciplinary search engine to find scholarly materials. Developed by Bielefeld University in Germany.

BioMed Central

Search for articles within over 290 open access and peer-reviewed journals from the subjects of biology and medicine. Journals are published by Springer Nature, a scientific and scholarly publishing company.

bioRxiv

Preprint server for biology, contains articles that are unpublished but uploaded to this database to make their findings immediately available and receive feedback before submission to journals.

Preprint server for biology, contains articles that are unpublished but uploaded to this database to make their findings immediately available and receive feedback before submission to journals.

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

A selection of primary sources.

Brill Books and Journals Online For current UWest patrons only.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences.

Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > AllA green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.
Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences.

Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > AllA green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.
Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences.

Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > AllA green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.
Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

British Museum Collection
Buddhist Studies Person Authority Databases 人名規範資料庫

From the Buddhist Studies Authority Database Project 佛學規範資料庫, cross referencing names of important individuals in Buddhism.

佛學規範資料庫計畫所提供的佛教重要人物姓名對照與參照工具。

 

Buddhist Studies Place Authority Databases 地名規範資料庫

From the Buddhist Studies Authority Database Project 佛學規範資料庫, cross referencing names of important geographic locations in Buddhism.

佛學規範資料庫計畫所提供的佛教重要地理名稱對照與參照工具.

Catalog Database of Republican Era Buddhist Journals『民國佛教期刊文獻集成』- 書目資料庫 Abstract only.

This database contains records for over 140,000 articles published in Chinese Buddhist Journals of the Republican Era (1911-1949). These are all articles collected in the Minguo fojiao qikan wenxian jicheng 民國佛教期刊文獻集成, (Complete Collection of Republican-Era Buddhist Periodical Literature) (MFQ), and its supplement the Minguo fojiao qikan wenxian jicheng bubian 民國佛教期刊文獻集成.補編, (MFQB). 

该数据库收录了民国时期(1911–1949)中国佛教期刊中发表的十四万余篇文章的记录。这些文章均来自《民國佛教期刊文獻集成》(MFQ)及其续编《民國佛教期刊文獻集成·補編》(MFQB)。

CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripitaka Collection 電子佛典

Software for reading and searching through the Chinese Canon.

用于阅读和检索《中华佛教大藏经》的软件

Chinese Iconography Thesaurus 中國圖像誌索引典
Chinese Text Project 中國哲學書電子化計劃

An online open-access digital library that makes pre-modern Chinese texts available to readers and researchers all around the world.

古籍全文、版本比對、註解.

CiNii Mixed abstract and full-text.

Find academic articles published in Japanese academic journals. Includes articles from Buddhist studies journals.

Find academic articles published in Japanese academic journals.

CiteSeerX Mixed abstract and full-text.

This search engine covers articles from many different topics, with a focus on scientific literature.

This search engine covers articles from many different topics, with a focus on scientific literature.

CNKI Abstract only.

A scholarly database for journal articles, dissertations, and other publications. Search freely for citations and request full text from the library.

学术数据库,用于检索期刊文章、学位论文及其他出版物。可自由免費搜索引文,并向图书馆申请获取全文.

CNKI Theses and Dissertations Database: 中国知网 論文 Abstract only.

Citation search is free, request full text via the library.

“引文检索是免费的,全文请通过图书馆获取

Cognitive Classics Abstract only.

"Cognitive Classics is a platform for classicists and others interested in cognitive approaches to the humanities." Two bibliographies focusing on how knowledge and thought is processed by the brain.

CORE

Aggregating the world’s open access research papers.

CRTA - The Chinese Religious Text Authority 宗教書籍規範索引 Abstract only.

Provides bibliographic and academic information about Chinese religious texts, focusing on texts produced prior to 1949.

提供关于中国宗教文献的书目信息与学术资讯,重点关注 1949 年以前产生的文献。

Database of Medieval Chinese Texts

A collaborative project dedicated to the digitization non-canonical Dunhuang texts and other materials. Texts include: Records of Auspicious Statues (瑞像記), Early Chan doctrinal texts (早期禪宗文獻), Chan songs and appraisals (禪歌/禪讚), Sūtra Lecture texts (講經文), select 敦煌遺書全, Zǔtáng jí 祖堂集.

收录非典籍类敦煌文献及相关材料、并以协作方式推进其数字化的项目。所收录文本包括:《瑞像记》、早期禅宗文献、禅歌与禅赞、讲经文、部分《敦煌遗书》、以及《祖堂集》。

Database of Religious History

"...the world’s first comprehensive online quantitative and qualitative encyclopedia of religious cultural history." Select the 'browse' link to begin your search.

DBPia Mixed abstract and full-text.Individual registration required.

Database of journal articles published by major Korean research institutions. Some articles are freely accessible with account registration. For items that charge fees, you may request the item from the document delivery/interlibrary loan service.

Digital Archive Integrated Query System for Maps 地圖數位典藏

Search through historical maps of East Asia.

搜索东亚的历史地图.

Digital Commons Network

Includes a growing collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.

Includes a growing collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work. A large part of this database includes articles on social and behavioral sciences.

Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (CAMPUS ONLY) Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.

Unlimited search available ON CAMPUS: A compilation of Buddhist terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. found in Buddhist canonical sources with indices to other major Buddhist dictionaries.

  • Off-campus/Non-UWest patrons can login with "guest" (limited to 10 searches per day)
  • Android app: DDB Access (unlimited search does not work off campus, use 'guest' to make up to 10 searches)

Unlimited search available ON CAMPUS: A compilation of Buddhist terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. found in Buddhist canonical sources with indices to other major Buddhist dictionaries.

  • Off-campus/Non-UWest patrons can login with "guest" (limited to 10 searches per day)
  • Android app: DDB Access (unlimited search does not work off campus, use 'guest' to make up to 10 searches)
Digital Dunhuang 数字敦煌

Images and panoramic exploration of the Dunhuang caves produced by the Dunhuang Academy. Website is mostly in Chinese. Warning: Auto-play music.

敦煌研究院制作的敦煌石窟图像与全景探索。

Digital Library & Museum of Buddhist Studies 臺大佛學數位圖書館 Mixed abstract and full-text.

Aims to cover many different online resources for the study of Buddhism. Including canons, journal articles, dissertations, and more.

多种与佛教研究相关的线上资源,包括大藏经、期刊论文、学位论文等多种资料类型。

Digital Sanskrit Buddhist Canon

A joint project by University of the West and Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods to digitize Sanskrit Buddhist materials for scholarly use.

EconBiz Mixed abstract and full-text.

A database managed by the German National Library of Economics.

Encyclopedia Britannica For current UWest patrons only.

Contains full-text articles from Encyclopedia Britannica.

Look up thousands of different subjects and terms. Double-click on any word in an entry to check the definition.

Contains full-text articles from Encyclopedia Britannica.

Contains full-text articles from Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia of Religion For current UWest patrons only.

This is the online version of the second edition of this highly regarded encyclopedia (physical version also available: http://uwest.worldcat.org/oclc/56057973). Comes with searchable full text entries, with information intended to reflect both changes in academia and in the world since 1987. Includes almost all of the 2,750 original entries -- many heavily updated -- as well as approximately 600 entirely new articles.

This is the online version of the second edition of this highly regarded encyclopedia (physical version also available: http://uwest.worldcat.org/oclc/56057973). Comes with searchable full text entries, with information intended to reflect both changes in academia and in the world since 1987. Includes almost all of the 2,750 original entries -- many heavily updated -- as well as approximately 600 entirely new articles.

ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center) Mixed abstract and full-text.

ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.

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