New East Asian Databases
June 11, 2021
Princeton users now have access to three new East Asian databases. The databases were trialed earlier this year and have now been added to the Princeton portfolio.
The Collection of Korean Geography, Customs and History DB (韓國地理風俗誌DB)
A collection of 400 volumes on geography, customs and history of Korea published between late Chosen and 1945 published by Governor-General of Korea. Includes original text images in Japanese (searchable).
URL: https://library.princeton.edu/resource/44502
Historical Resources for Relations between Korea and Japan DB (韓日關係史DB)
About 20,000 articles in a chronological order on Korea-Japan relations extracted from 三國史記, 三國遺事, 高麗史, 高麗史節要, and 朝鮮王朝實錄. Includes original text images in classical Chinese (searchable) and translation in Korean.
URL: https://library.princeton.edu/resource/44503
The Series of Geography, History and Customs of Manchuria-Mongolia DB (滿蒙地理歷史風俗誌DB)
A collection of 200 volumes on geography, history and customs of Manchuria and Mongolia between late Chosen and 1945 published by Governor-General of Korea. Includes original text images in Japanese (searchable).
URL: https://library.princeton.edu/resource/44504
All three database are available via the links above through the EZproxy system (and will require Net ID login).
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