SOAS Library
A-Z databases C-D
This page lists the databases available at SOAS, with titles beginning with the letters C-D; for other databases use the letter navigation on the left or go to the A-Z database homepage.
On-campus access is automatic for most databases; and many can be accessed off-campus using your SOAS id and password (the same as you use for SOAS e-mail and computers). Off-campus access is only available to SOAS students and staff; and is available only where there is a link for 'off-campus use'.
If you need help with any of the databases you can:
- Ask at the Library Enquiry Desk (Ground floor Room E10/Level E), Monday to Friday 10am-4pm.
- E-mail electronic@soas.ac.uk
- Phone 020 7898 4163/4141
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Cambridge Core |
Access to 500+ e-books from Cambridge University Press and access to over 200 scholarly journals with bibliographic information and abstracts; also provides full-text access, free-of-charge, where SOAS subscribes to the journal.
Cambridge CoreURLOn-campus: https://www.cambridge.org/core Off-campus: http://shibboleth.cambridge.org/CJOShibb2/index AccessAvailable to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password. User name and passwordNot required on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password. Full-text or bibliographicFull-text, only for journals subscribed to by SOAS. DescriptionCambridge Core provides access to over 200 journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities; full text access is only available for titles subscribed to by SOAS (around 25 titles). Cambridge Core also provides access to 500+ e-books from Cambridge University Press. Dates coveredVaries according to journal, earliest 1997 and latest current year. Download/e-mail/print/reference softwareE-mail, print and download available. Software requirementsAcrobat Reader software needed to view full text PDF articles. Acrobat software installed on most computers in SOAS. If you are off-site, visit the Adobe website for a free download. |
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Cambridge Histories Online |
Cambridge Histories Online (CHO) provides access to the complete Cambridge Histories series, and some titles in the New Cambridge Histories series, comprising 270 volumes in all, published since 1960 and covering over 15 different disciplines.
Cambridge Histories OnlineURLOn-campus: http://universitypublishingonline.org/cambridge/histories/ AccessAvailable to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password. Username and passwordNot required on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password. Full-text or bibliographicFull-text e-books DescriptionCambridge Histories Online (CHO) provides access to the complete Cambridge Histories series, and some titles in the New Cambridge Histories series, comprising 270 volumes in all, published since 1960 and covering over 15 different disciplines.
Dates coveredPublication dates range from the 1960s to the New Cambridge History of Islam (2010). Download/e-mail/print/reference softwareUsers may access, search and view individual chapters for personal use only. Print, copy and download permissions may vary from volume to volume depending on the sensitivity and rights available for the content. Unless otherwise stated in the Terms of Use, users may make copies, printed or otherwise, of one chapter or up to 5% of the pages from each CHO title, whichever is the greater. Software requirementsAcrobat Reader software needed to view the e-books. Acrobat software installed on most computers in SOAS. If you are off-site, visit the Adobe website for a free download. Further assistance |
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Census data - United Kingdom |
Census.ac.uk is the web portal for the ESRC Census Programme. The Programme makes available census data from the UK censuses conducted in 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011. Further information see link http://census.ukdataservice.ac.uk/use-data/guides.aspx for guides
Census data - United KingdomAccessAccess is only available to SOAS staff and students and requires a SOAS id and password to login on or off-campus. DescriptionCensus.ac.uk is the web portal for the ESRC Census Programme. The Programme makes available census data from the UK censuses conducted in 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011. Further Information |
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China Academic Journals (CAJ) 中国期刊全文数据库 |
Full-text access to over 1,000 Chinese language journals; in the subscribed series: Literature/History/Philosophy (F), Politics/Military affairs/Law (G), Education/Social Sciences (H) and Economics (J).
Full-text is available to subscribed content. A small percentage of the articles are images which can be converted to text-based articles by using the OCR button. Bibliographic citations are available free of charge for the entire CNKI database
China Academic Journals (CAJ) 中国期刊全文数据库URLOn-campus: https://oversea.cnki.net/index/ AccessAccess is limited to 3 users at a time. Any Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus. AuthenticationAvailable to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password. Full-text or bibliographicFull-text is available to subscribed content. A small percentage of the articles are images which can be converted to text-based articles by using the OCR button. Bibliographic citations are available free of charge for the entire CNKI database. DescriptionThe database, with English language interface, provides full-text access to Chinese journals, many of which include English abstracts. Over 15 million articles from approximately 1,200 journals within the four subscribed series which are: Literature/History/Philosophy (F), Politics/Military affairs/Law (G), Education/Social Sciences (H) and Economics (J). Dates covered:Date rang varies according to title (most are retrospectively covered). Download/e-mail/print /reference softwareDownload, e-mail and print are available. Citations can be exported to End Note or Ref Works software. Search tipThe best result is gained by searching with terms in simplified Chinese. Special requirementsAll articles are available in PDF format so you will need Acrobat Reader version 5.X or higher with simplified Chinese font, or alternatively download CAJ Viewer to view or download the articles. Please use Microsoft IE to input Chinese characters and choose a GB or Unicode encoded font. More informationAdditional information is readily available by clicking on the link to the CAJ Bibliographic Database, 'Librarians Corner,' or other parts of this page. |
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China Doctoral/Masters Dissertations (CDMD) 中国博士/ 硕士学位论文全文数据库 |
Masters theses (1999-2012) and doctoral dissertations (2000-2012).
Access is limited to 3 external users at a time using a particular computer in the library premises. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus
China Doctoral/Masters Dissertations (CDMD) 中国博士/ 硕士学位论文全文数据库URLOn-campus: https://oversea.cnki.net Off-campus: https://ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login?url=https://oversea.cnki.net Access Authentication Full-text or bibliographic Description Over 15 million articles from approximately 1,200 journals within the four subscribed series which are: Literature/History/Philosophy (F), Politics/Military affairs/Law (G), Education/Social Sciences (H) and Economics (J). Dates covered: Download/e-mail/print /reference software Download, e-mail and print are available. Citations can be exported to End Note or Ref Works software. Search tip The best result is gained by searching with terms in Chinese. Special requirements All articles are available in PDF format so you will need Acrobat Reader version 5.X or higher with simplified Chinese font, or alternatively download CAJ Viewer to view or download the articles. Please use Microsoft IE to input Chinese characters and choose a GB or Unicode encoded font. More information Additional information is readily available by clicking on the link to the CAJ Bibliographic Database, 'Librarians Corner,' or other parts of this page. |
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China Maxx (中文集献) |
China Maxx is the European mirror site of Superstar Digital Library (超星数字图书馆). It is a full-text database of e-books purchased from China. Titles such as: 四库全书存目, 四库禁毁书丛刊，四库未收书刊辑 totalled 2,000 volumes, are in the database. Four early twenty century periodicals such as 新青年 & 妇女杂志，are also included. Important Chinese culture and historical data, such as上海市文史资料，山东省文史资料 & 北京文史资料 in 1, 700 volumes together with over 200 volumes ebooks have been purchased.
Internet Explorer browser required and Simplified Chinese GB code.
China Maxx (中文集献)URLOn-campus: http://www.chinamaxx.net/ Access DescriptionChina Maxx is the European mirror site of Superstar Digital Library (超星数字图书馆). It is a full-text database of e-books purchased from China. Titles such as: 四库全书存目, 四库禁毁书丛刊，四库未收书刊辑 totalled 2,000 volumes, are in the database. Four early twenty century periodicals such as 新青年 & 妇女杂志，are also included. Important Chinese culture and historical data, such as上海市文史资料，山东省文史资料 & 北京文史资料 in 1, 700 volumes together with over 200 volumes ebooks have been purchased. Currently the ebooks in this database are limited. They are organised into subject folders. They are searchable . Technical RequirementsInternet Explorer required. |
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China Statistical Yearbooks Database (CSYD) 中国经济社会发展统计数据库 |
This database provides comprehensive and continuous official statistics. It is in both Chinese and English language and covers various survey data. | On-campus use |
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China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 |
Based upon manuscript sources from SOAS Library Special Collections and and the British Library, this database provides access to a variety of original source material detailing China’s interaction with the West from 1793 to 1980. | On-campus use |
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Chinese e-books via CNKI |
Over thousands Chinese ebook you are able to preview for free from CNKI webpage. To access our purchased ebooks please click "My library" | On-campus use |
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Chinese Theses and Dissertations Services (Taiwan) 中文電子學位論文服務 |
Consists of theses and dissertations information from Taiwan higher education institutions after 2004. At present, this database contains theses and dissertations mainly from Taiwan universities, including National Taiwan University, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei National University of the Arts, National Tsing Hua University and National Taiwan Normal University, with over 27,000 bibliographic citations and 16,500 theses in full text. Subject coverage includes humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, applied sciences, medicine and life sciences.
The best result is gained by searching with terms in traditional Chinese. All articles are available in PDF format so you will need Acrobat Reader version 5.X
Chinese Theses and Dissertations Services (Taiwan) 中文電子學位論文服務Chinese Theses and Dissertations Services (Taiwan) 中文電子學位論文服務 URL On-campus: http://www.airitilibrary.com/ Access Authentication Full-text or bibliographic Description Download/e-mail/print /reference software Search tip Special requirements |
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Chosun Ilbo Archive 조선일보 아카이브 |
Newspaper database for Chosun Ilbo with coverage from 1920 to the present date.
Chosun Ilbo Archive 조선일보 아카이브URLOn-campus: http://srchdb1.chosun.com/pdf/i_archive/ Also accessible through KISS on/off-campus. Access Authentication Full-text or bibliographic Description Dates covered Download/e-mail/print/reference software |
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CiNii [サイニィ] = NII論文情報ナビゲータ |
Provides bibliographical citations of Japanese scholarly journals published in Japan with over 15 million bibliographic records including approx. 4 million full-texts.
User guide via this link http://ci.nii.ac.jp/info/ja/articles/quickguide.html
CiNii [サイニィ] = NII論文情報ナビゲータURL On-campus:URL Off-campus:https://ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login?url=http://http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ Access:unlimited. Authentication:Available to all Library users on-campus and SOAS staff & students off-campus. Username and password:SOAS id and password required for off-campus use - SOAS staff & students only. Full-text or bibliographic:Over 15 million bibliographic records including approx. 4 million full-texts Description:Provides bibliographical citations of Japanese scholarly journals published in Japan. Covers full range of disciplines. Contains non-Japanese articles. User guide:http://ci.nii.ac.jp/info/ja/articles/quickguide.html Download/email/print /reference software:Download (PDF)/print |
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Communication and Mass Media Complete |
Indexing for over 1000 journals, with 300+ in full-text; covering communication, mass media, and other related fields. Some titles date as far back as 1915; but most cover the current 10 years.
Communication and Mass Media CompleteURLAccessAny Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus. AuthenticationAvailable to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS id and password. DescriptionPart of EBSCOhost, Communication and Mass Media Complete offer indexing and abstracts for more than more than 640 journal titles titles; and includes includes full-text for 326 journals. Full-text or bibliographicFull-text and Bibliographic. Dates coveredVaries for each title. Some titles date as far back as 1915; but most cover the current 10 years. Download/e-mail/printDownload, e-mail, print facilities are available. More informationFurther information, training and tutorials are available from the EBSCO support site. |
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Collection of Handwritten Materials by Japanese Modern Literary Writers - 近代文学作家自筆資料集 |
This database contains about 480 handwritten materials by more than 60 writers who have led the modern Japanese literature, such as Kyoshi Takahama, Soseki Natsume, Ogai Mori, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Shiki Masaoka, Haruo Sato, and Takashi Nagatsuka. The original materials are held by Kyoshi Memorial Museum. The database also includes handwritten letters, postcards, illustrations and the final chapter of Soseki Natsume's "I Am a Cat" It is a valuable historical material that allows users to see the lively modern Japanese literary scene | On-campus use |
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Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969 |
Archives Direct is a suite of collections sourced from The National Archives, Kew - the UK government's official archive. The Confidential Print series originated out of a need for the Government to preserve all of the most important papers generated by the Foreign and Colonial Offices since 1820’s.
Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969URL AccessAny Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus. AuthenticationAvailable to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS ID and Password. Full-text or bibliographicFull-text. DescriptionArchives Direct is a suite of collections sourced from The National Archives, Kew - the UK government's official archive. The Confidential Print series originated out of a need for the Government to preserve all of the most important papers generated by the Foreign and Colonial Offices since 1820’s. Users can browse and search those documents. Confidential Print: Middle East includes the following classes from the National Archives, Kew in their entirety: CO 935/1-25 Middle East General, 1920-1956 Nature of the material
Scope of the collectionThis collection covers a broad sweep of history from c. 1839 to 1969, taking in the countries of the Arabian peninsula, the Levant, Iraq, Turkey and many of the former Ottoman lands in Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt and Sudan. Download/e-mail/print/reference softwareDownload/ email/ print / share/ save to reference software and personal workspace available Software requirementsAcrobat Reader software needed to view documents. Acrobat software installed on most computers in SOAS. If you are off-site, visit the Adobe website for a free download. Further assistance |
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Contemporary Japan Online |
Published from Tokyo under Japanese editorship before, during, and after WWII (1932 - 1954), Contemporary Japan is unique in its even-handed treatment of the Japanese view. Described as 'a relative beacon of rationality in chaotic and confusing times', Contemporary Japan was published by the semi-official Foreign Affairs Association of Japan | On-campus use |
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Critical Collective |
It is a digital archive as well as an art magazine dedicated to build knowledge in the visual arts in India and South Asia. Its purview is from ancient Indian art to the present as it covers early, medieval, modern and contemporary practices in India. Over 30,000 words of archival and current writing to be updated Each month. Further information is available from the http://www.criticalcollective. in/Contact.aspx
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Dacheng Old Journal full-text database 大成老旧刊全文数据库 |
A collection of 7,000 periodicals, 130,000 issues and 1.3 million articles, which were published from 1840 to 1949 in mainland China. Many of the periodicals are rare and unique during late Qing Dynas. Most journals may not have the complete run of issues. Subjects covered include philosophy, economic, politics, military, industry, agriculture, transportation, literature ,history, geography , astronomy and astrology.
Dacheng Old Journal full-text database 大成老旧刊全文数据库URLhttp://laokan.dachengdata.com/ [on-campus] DescriptionIt includes a collection of 7,000 periodicals, 130,000 issues and 1.3 million articles, which were published from 1840 to 1949 in mainland China. Many of the periodicals are rare and unique during late Qing Dynas. Most journals may not have the complete run of issues. Subjects covered include philosophy, economic, politics, military, industry, agriculture, transportation, literature ,history, geography , astronomy and astrology. |
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DBpia |
Korean language database of 1,200 scholarly journals covering a wide range of subjects including humanities, social sciences, and engineering. Dates cover First issue to the most recent issue. First issue to the most recent issue.
DBpiaURLOn-campus: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/index_b2b.asp AccessAny Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus. AuthenticationAvailable to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS ID and Password. Full-text or bibliographicFull-text. DescriptionJournal collection. Contains 1,200,000 articles in from 1,200 scholarly journals. Covers all subject area. Especially strong in humanities, social sciences, and engineering. Dates coveredFirst issue to the most recent issue. Download/e-mail/print/reference softwareDownload/ Print available NoteSubscription is partially supported by the Korea Foundation. |
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Diaolong Full-text Database of Chinese & Japanese Ancient Books 雕龍: 中日古籍全文資料庫 |
Provides full-text access to a number of collections of pre-modern writings, including the Daozang 道藏, Daozang jiyao 道藏輯要, Sibu congkan 四部叢刊, Xu sibu congkan 續四部叢刊, Yongle dadian 永樂大典, and Siku quanshu 四庫全書. | On-campus use |
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Digital Dictionary of Buddhism |
This resource comprises both the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (DDB) and the CJKV-English dictionary (CJKV-E) for Sinitic characters and compounds related to East Asian cultural, political and intellectual history.
Digital Dictionary of BuddhismAccessThe Library’s subscription allows unlimited searches of both resources (DDB and CJKV-English) on-campus. SOAS staff and students are also able to make unlimited searches off-campus. Users who are not SOAS staff/students should access off-campus via:http://www.buddhism-dict.net/ddb/ [limited a total of 10 searches in each of the DDB and CJKV-E dictionaries in a 24-hour period]. AuthenticationNo authentication required on-campus. SOAS staff and students may login from off-campus using their SOAS id and password (via the A-Z Databases 'Off-campus use' URL). Users who are not SOAS staff/students should access off-campus via: http://www.buddhism-dict.net/ddb/ [limited a total of 10 searches in each of the DDB and CJKV-E dictionaries in a 24-hour period]. Description DDB is a compilation of Buddhist terms, texts, temples, schools and persons etc found in Buddhist canonical resources which began in print form in 1986 and migrated online in 1995. The initial focus was on East Asia, but it grew to include other Buddhist disciplines and texts. The website includes external links to other lexical, textual and bibliographic resources on Buddhism. It is primarily aimed at professional researchers and scholars of Buddhism, but will be of use to anyone with an interest in the faith and its context. The resource was created by Professor Charles Muller, currently at the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo. Full-text or bibliographic Download / e-mail / print More information |
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Digital National Security Archive (Asia & Middle East) |
Created in collaboration with the National Security Archive, this database is the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945.
Digital National Security Archive (Asia & Middle East)URLOn or off-campus: https://search.proquest.com/dnsa?accountid=16710 AccessAny Library user from computers on-campus. SOAS students and staff only from computers off-campus. AuthenticationAvailable to all Library users on-campus. Off-campus access available to SOAS staff and students, using their SOAS ID and Password. Full-text or bibliographicFull-text. DescriptionCreated in collaboration with the National Security Archive, this database is the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. Topics include:
This database is sub-divided into collections. To find out more about which collections we currently hold a subscription to click the glossary. Dates coveredPublication dates range from 1945 to present. Download/e-mail/print/reference softwareDownload/ e-mail/ print/ save to reference software and personal workspace available Software requirementsAcrobat Reader software needed to view documents. Acrobat software installed on most computers in SOAS. If you are off-site, visit the Adobe website for a free download. Further assistancehttps://nsarchive.chadwyck.com/help/homepage.jsp NoteThe National Security Archive is a non-profit research institute and library, located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., which provides unprecedented public access to declassified government documents obtained through extensive use of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). |
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Duxiu 读秀 |
Duxiu 读秀 covers Chinese publications from the early 1930s to the present. It retrieves content from various formats including Chinese ebooks.
Duxiu 读秀URLOn-campus: http://www.duxiu.com/ DescriptionDuxiu is a huge content-based database composed of 600,000,000 full text pages, with very Searching using the full text filter, you can read (and print) most articles. Sometimes there is Searching using the book title filter, you can read a limited number of pages directly on-line, Some of the books can be purchased by the library for perpetual access; if you think we Technical RequirementsInternet Explorer required. |
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