Two Chinese E-Book trials

Princeton, March 30.

Princeton users have trial access to two Chinese e-book databases starting from today:

Chinese Social Science Press E-Book platform

This database includes electronic access to more than 15,000 e-Books published by the Chinese Social Science Press 中国社会科学出版社.

Searches for books, book chapters, articles and illustrations are all possible.

The books can be accessed via two different reading modes: A web reading mode that will show the content as a webpage and an original layout reading mode that is similar to an online PDF reader. Copying of text is possible from both reading modes, but requires an Adobe Flash plugin to be activated in the web reading mode.

The trial is starting from today and will run until April 26.

The trial is available on the University network. In order to have access, please first connect via Secure Remote Access (SRA/VPN) before opening the link.

URL: http://www.sklib.cn/

CNKI E-Book platform

This new trial gives immediate access to almost 11,000 Chinese E-Books from a number of different publishers. All of the E-Books can be read online and can also downloaded as PDF. Despite the difficult circumstances, we ask readers to use the PDF download option with moderation. The East Asian Library will make sure to arrange long term access to the contents that is needed and is looking forward to any reader suggestions.

This trial will run until May 24.

The trial is available on the University network. In order to have access, please first connect via Secure Remote Access (SRA/VPN) before opening the link.

URL: http://book.oversea.cnki.net/CCGBWEB/Book/Navi

Please send any comments on the trial or suggestion for perpetual access to individual titles to jseufert@princeton.edu.