Japanese and Korean Collections in Taiwan:

the case of Academia Sinica

Tsui Yen-huiHead Librarian, Joint Library of Humanities & Social Sciences

Academia Sinica

Outline

A. Brief introduction of Academia SinicaB. Rare Japanese and Korean books in Chinese C. Source materials collected/published from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries

D. Materials collected/published after 1945E. Digital resources and collaboration prog

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A. Brief Introduction of Academia Sinica

& Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Humanities &

Social Sciences 8 Institutes & Research Centers

source: ACADEMIA SINICA (2011)

Mathematics

Three Divisions12 Institutes & Research Centers

11 Institutes & Research Centers

Humanities & Social SciencesDivision

Mathematics & Physical SciencesDivision

Life Sciences Division

9 libraries

significant holdings :

academic journals &

e-resources

1 library

significant holdings :

academic journals & e-resources

9 libraries 2 archives3 museums

Library collections (9 libraries) Over 2,500,000 items including books, journals, archives, microform materials, statistics, maps, special collections, and databases

Archival collections (2 archives) The Archives of the Institute of Modern History over 340,000 items The Archives of the Institute of Taiwan History over 200,000 items (including collaboration program)

B. Rare Japanese and Korean

Books in Chinese

Rare Japanese books in ChineseRare Japanese books in Chinese

Inst. of History & Philology over 260 sets partially digitized 1,500 volumes

Inst. of Chinese Literature & over 270 sets stitch-bound Philosophy 1,500 volumes mainly

Rare Korean books in ChineseRare Korean books in Chinese

Inst. of History & Philology over 92 sets partially digitized 480 volumes

Inst. of Chinese Literature & over 70 sets stitch-bound Philosophy 340 volumes mainly

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National Palace Museum over 737 sets

National Central Library over 600 sets

National Taiwan University over 730 sets

Rare Korean books in Chinese

National Palace Museum over 40 sets

National Central Library over 340 sets

National Taiwan University over 10 sets

Other major holdings

Rare Japanese books in Chinese

C. Source Materials collected or published from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries

1. books and journals

2. archives and documents

1. Books and Journals

(1) Collections of “former Japanese Imperial Taiwan Library” cooperatively archived by Institute of Taiwan History (ITH) and National Taiwan Library, nearly 150,000 volumes (over 2,600 books and 76,000 articles digitized)

(2) Japanese books on education & special collections of ITH books on education cooperatively archived by ITH and Taipei Municipal University of Education Japanese books on Taiwan (partially digitized)

(3) Special Photocopy Collections of ITH 　　 Photocopies on religious survey (digitized), Japanese officials’ private manuscripts, statistics, Southeast Asia related materials, etc.

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(4) Special collections on the Taiwan of Institute of Ethnology (IE) Books and journals on Taiwanese aborigines (partially digitized)

(5) Japanese collections on Taiwan in the “ Dr. Tai Kuo-hui Collections”

(source: Dr. Tai Kuo-hui Collections)

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Other major holders

(1) National Taiwan Library (2) National Taiwan University Libraries (3) National Taichung Library (4) National Central Library (5) Taiwan Historica (6) Tainan Municipal Library (7) Taipei Technology University

(8) Tainan University (9) Hsinchu county Library (10) National Chunghsing University Library (11) National Museum of Taiwan History (12) Library, Taiwan High Court

(1) Historical records, official documents, private manuscripts, diaries of ITH

Historical records: land contracts and commercial data Official documents: Archives of Taiwan Sōtofuku (Academia Sinica & Taiwan Historica cooperation program)

Forestry Archives (ITH & Forestry Bureau cooperation program)

Private manuscripts: Du Xiang-guo ( 杜香國 ), Yang Yun-ping ( 楊雲萍 ) Diaries: Chang Li-jun ( 張麗俊 ), Lin Hsien-t‘ang ( 林獻堂 ), etc.

(2) Maps, historical photographs and postcards published during the colonial period of ITH

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(3) Religious survey data, religious groups survey data, land rights survey data, household registries data, common property ancestor worship survey data of ITH

(4) Religious survey data, land rights related data, historical records, morality books of IE

(5) Taiwan colonial household registration data of Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (RCHSS)

(6) Commercial historical records of overseas Chinese merchants in modern Nagasaki of RCHSS

(7) **Documents on Modern China Foreign Affairs(1860-1928) of Institute of Modern History (IMH)

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Other major holdings

(1) Taiwan Historica Archives of the Taiwan Sōtofuku, 1895-1945 Archives of the Monopoly Bureau, 1895-1945 Taiwan Development Corporation Documents Archives of Taiwan Salt industry Taiwan Sōtofuku Gazetteer

(2) National Taiwan University I’no’s Anthropological Records, stone rubbings, old Photos of Taiwan, etc.

(3) National Central Library old photos of Taiwan, historical records, stone rubbings, etc.

D. Materials collected or published after 1945

1. Books Japanese over 170,000 volumes Korean over 12,000 volumes

2. Current journals

Japanese over 480 titles Korean over 60 titles 3. e-Resources

Japanese CiNii, WHO Plus, Yomiuri Shimbun, etc. Korean KISS, News of Law (CD-ROM), etc.

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4. Reprints of historical materials Japanese collections Survey Reports of South Manchruia Railways Co., Modern Historical Data Series, Japan, Population Census Records of Japan Empire, Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, etc.

Korean collections Literary Collections in History Series, Korea Selected Collections on Confucianism in Korea Kuizhang Pavilion Collections Series Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, The Seoul Press, etc.

5. Microform materials. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archives, Japan Collected Annual Reports of Major Companies in Japan, 1872-1945 Proceedings of the Imperial Diet of Japan, 1890-1947, etc

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http://jpndbs.lib.ntu.edu.tw/DB/search.jsp

Japanese Research Resources Establishing Program(sponsored by the National Science Council)

Other major holdings

E. Digital Resources & Collaboration Programs

http://las.sinica.edu.tw/*eng

Library Catalog (Academia Sinica)

http://archives.sinica.edu.tw/main/search.html

Archives Catalog (IMH)

Retrieval System of the Archives (ITH)

http://archives.ith.sinica.edu.tw/en/en-resources

http://ndweb.iis.sinica.edu.tw/rarebook/Search/index.jsp

Rare Books Images Search System (IHP)Rare Books Images Search System (IHP)

http://140.109.184.100

Rarebooks Collecionts of Taiwan under Japanese Rule Rarebooks Collecionts of Taiwan under Japanese Rule 1895-1945 (ITH)1895-1945 (ITH)

Taiwan Historica & Academia Sinica Archives of the Taiwan Sōtofuku & Archives of the Monopoly Bureau, 1895-1945

https://sotokufu.sinica.edu.tw/sotokufu/

Archives of the Taiwan Sōtokufu(Government-general)Archives of the Taiwan Sōtokufu(Government-general) Search SystemSearch System

Taiwan Archival Information System (ITH)Taiwan Archival Information System (ITH)

http://tais.ith.sinica.edu.tw/sinicafrsFront/browsing.jsp

Historical Images Database (ITH)Historical Images Database (ITH)

https://db1n.sinica.edu.tw/textdb/visualImg1/index.htm

RSD embodies religious survey data (1895-1990's) archived by ITH & Institute of Ethnology Academic Sinica

Religious Survey Database (ITHReligious Survey Database (ITH ＆＆ IE)IE)

http://140.109.128.168:8080/religionapp/start.htm

http://www.rchss.sinica.edu.tw/popu/introduction.html

Taiwan Colonial Household Registration Taiwan Colonial Household Registration Census Database (RCHSS)Census Database (RCHSS)

Academia Sinica Digital ResourcesAcademia Sinica Digital Resources

http://digiarch.sinica.edu.tw/index.jsp

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1. IHP academic cooperation program with The Toyo Bunko, Japan 2. Taiwan e-Learning and Digital Archives Program (TELDAP) sub-project “International Cooperation of Taiwan Cultural and Historical Resources Acquisition”

AS cooperation institutes in Japan Tokyo Metropolitan Archives, Archives and Mausolea Department of Imperial Household Agency, Taiwan Kyokai, National Institute of Japanese Literature, National Diet Library

AS cooperation institutes in Korea National Archives of Korea, National Institute of Korea History

Recent international collaboration programs with Japan and Korea

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Collections

Morrision Collections (The Toyo Bunko) microfilms

Archives on Taiwan (Tokyo Metropolitan Archives) photocopies

Taiwan Historical Images (Archives and Mausolea Dept. of Imperial Household Agency) microfilms

Personal documents of Ikeda Kōjin 池田幸甚 (National Institute of Japanese Literature) full images

Diaries of Hiroshi Shimomura (1875-1957), dairies of Ishii Mitsujirou (1889-1981) (National Diet Library) photocopies

Chosen Sotokufu records Database (National Archives of Korea) free access to catalogues

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Other Major Digital Resources

http://npmhost.npm.gov.tw/tts/npmmeta/RB/RB.html

Rare Books Database (National Palace Museum)

Rare Books Image Search System (National Central Library)

http://rarebook.ncl.edu.tw/rbook.cgi/

http://stfb.ntl.edu.tw/

http://stfj.ntl.edu.tw/

Full Text Images System For Books and Journals, 1895-1945 (National Taiwan Library)

Digital Archives (Taiwan Historica)

http://www.th.gov.tw/digital/digital.php

http://www.darc.ntu.edu.tw/newdarc/darc/index.jsp

Digital Archives Project(National Taiwan University)

http://memory.ncl.edu.tw/tm_cgi/hypage.cgi?HYPAGE=index.hpg

Taiwan Memory (National Central Library)

http://culture.teldap.tw/culture/

TELDAP portal site(Taiwan e-Learning and Digital Archives Program)

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