TRCCS（Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies）

The National Central Library (NCL) began in 2012 to establish Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies (TRCCS) at major universities and research institutes abroad, and aims to promote international exchanges in Chinese studies and Taiwan studies. On December 2014, the 1st TRCCS in Japan was established at the University of Tokyo Library System.

The National Central Library, Taiwan (From Wikimedia Commons)

ABOUT

• 　On December 12, 2014, a commemoration ceremony and workshop were held at the Komaba campus to mark a cooperative memorandum between the University of Tokyo Library System and the National Central Library (NCL), Taiwan. Initiatives decided upon under the memorandum include the following:

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  (1)The establishment of a Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies (TRCCS) at the University of Tokyo, and the donation of books from the NCL.
  (2)The holding of lectures on Taiwan Chinese studies. (Yearly)
  (3)The use of digital data provided by the NCL via the Internet.
  (4)Other exchange initiatives.
  
  
  Within the University of Tokyo Library System, the New Library Project, which will greatly expand the General Library at the Hongo campus, has been progressing well, and, as a part of this, plans are being made for the establishment of the Asian Research Library. Prior to the opening of this addition to the library system, the Uehiro Project for the Asian Research Library (U-PARL) was established and is working with the aim of constructing a base for linking the library with research on Asia. The cooperative agreement with the NCL is also being viewed as part of the process in building up the Asian Research Library.
  In regard to item (1) above, a TRCCS will be established inside the Asian Research Library in the future, and is planned to function as a one stop center for research on Asia. Until the library is opened, however, as a temporary measure plans have been made for housing the TRCCS in the basement repository of the Komaba Library and provisions will be made for the cataloging and use of the books that were donated at the library’s request.
  Following, in regard to item (2), the first Taiwan Chinese studies lecture, titled “GIS and Chinese Studies,” is planned for November 27, 2015.
  Further, in regard to item (3), after almost a year of sorting and adjusting by staff, it is now possible to access these resources. Specifically available are the following: National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan; Index to Taiwan Periodical Literature System; Union Catalog of Rare Books Database; E-Publication Platform System; National Taiwan Normal University Library Rare Book Collection Museum Digital Archive System; Full-Text Image System for Books of Japanese Ruled Period; Full-Text Image System for Periodicals of Japanese Ruled Period; and, Chinese Studies and Taiwan Studies materials. The above represent Chinese classical works, publications from Japan ruled period Taiwan, Taiwanese journal essays, and master’s/doctoral theses, etc. As well as providing valuable research resources from a full spectrum of fields - not merely those related to the study of literature, history, and philosophy and Chinese studies at the University of Tokyo - this opportunity will undoubtedly contribute to further encouraging scholarly exchange between Taiwan and the University of Tokyo. We look forward to welcoming many library users from in and outside of the university.
   

  October 20, 2015
  Shin Kawashima
  Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  Head of Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies

NEWS

• 2017/10/13 The 2nd Taiwan Lectures on Chinese Studies will be held.

• 2017/08/30 A new database “經典人文學刊庫 Sinica Sinoweb” is available now.

• 2015/11/27 The 1st Taiwan Lectures on Chinese Studies will be held.
• 2015/11/25 This webpage was opened.
• 2014/12/10 The director general of the National Central Library and the head librarian of the University of Tokyo Library System signed a MOU, TRCCS at UTokyo was established.
  The 12th TRCCS Established in the University of Tokyo (NCL website)

RESOURCES

BOOKS

• University of Tokyo TRCCS Library Materials

DATABASES

• 臺灣博碩士論文知識加値系統
  National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan
  中文 / English
  Master's theses and doctoral dissertations database created by the National Central Library. (UTokyo campus only, registration necessary.)
• 臺灣期刊論文索引系統
  PerioPath (Index to Taiwan Periodical Literature System)
  中文/English
  Periodical literature database created by the National Central Library. (UTokyo campus only.)
• 中文古籍聯合目録
  Union Catalog of Rare Books Database
  中文/English
  Genaral database of rare books created by the National Central Library. (UTokyo campus only.)
• 電子書刊送存閲覽服務系統
  E-Publication Platform System (EPS)
  中文 / English
  E-book reading and borrowing system created by the National Central Library. (Registration necessary.) .
• 經典人文學刊庫
  Sinica Sinoweb
  中文/English
  Database of humanities periodical created by Academia Sinica. (UTokyo campus only.)
• 國立臺灣師範大學善本古籍數位典藏系統
  National Taiwan Normal University Library Rare Book Collection Museum Digital Archive System
  中文
  Database of rare books created by National Taiwan Normal University Library. (UTokyo campus only.)
• 日治時期圖書全文影像系統
  Full-Text Image System for Books of Japanese Ruled Period
  中文
• 日治時期期刊全文影像系統
  Full-Text Image System for Periodicals of Japanese Ruled Period
  中文


• 漢學研究資料庫 Chinese Studies 中文 / English
• 臺灣研究資料庫 Taiwan Studies 中文 / English


• 東京大学GACoS (Gateway to Academic Contents System) 日本語 / English

LINKS

• National Central Library 中文 / English
• TRCCS (Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies) 中文 / English
• The University of Tokyo Library System English
• The University of Tokyo New Library Project English
• U-PARL (Uehiro Project for Asian Research Library), the University of Tokyo Library System English