[Song-Yuan Listserv] Academia Sinica text database

[Charles Hartman]

Paul’s idea to negotiate with Academia Sinica for “institutional” access 
to their databases seems an excellent idea. Since I do not have access, 
I’m not sure exactly what’s there or how useful their database would be 
to my research. However, the impetus for this discussion was their 
digital version of Li Tao’s Changbian. The Changbian, and most other 
“mainline” Song primary sources, are available through the “e-Siku.” I 
think most of us, one way or another, have access to the e-Siku. To my 
knowledge, the only database that Academic Sinica has, outside of texts 
already searchable through the e-Siku, is the Song Huiyao. Thanks to 
Peter, we once had an agreement with Academia Sinica that American Song 
scholars could access their SHY database. I could however never quite 
manage from Albany to gain functional access, and the last time I tried 
I was informed that the database was undergoing repair and not 
available. I believe, however, it is available to those who have 
institutional access to the entire Academia Sinica database.

I manage time and again through intermediaries to run searches on the 
SHY database, and it’s an enormously useful resource. My suggestion 
therefore is this: if negotiations with Academic Sinica for access to 
their entire database prove unproductive or overly ambitious, perhaps 
another alternative would be to attempt to revamp the access we once had 
to the SHY.

Take care,

charles hartman



Xiao-bin Ji wrote:
> I share everyone's enthusiasm for Paul's wonderful idea.  A technical
> question:  When one uses JSTOR, etc. via one's university's
> subscription, one has to set up a proxy via the university's server.
> How would the proxy arrangement work if the Society subscribes as an
> institution?
>
> Best,
> Xiao-bin
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Beverly Bossler<bjbossler at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>   
>> I think Paul's idea of approaching them as a Society is excellent--it would
>> be a great service to our members and might even entice others to join.
>> Best, Beverly
>>
>> Curtis Dean Smith wrote:
>>     
>>> I have been in communication with Ms. Chang Ch'ung-yueh, who is listed on
>>> the entry page as the contact person, and asked about applying for an
>>> individual account.  She said I was eligible, but once it became very
>>> clear
>>> that I am not physically in Taiwan, I was reminded of bullet two of the
>>> application explanation: Applications are received from residents of
>>> Taiwan
>>> (irrespective of nationality).
>>> I guess I was hoping they had changed that restriction.
>>>
>>> Curtis Dean Smith
>>> Assoc. Professor of Chinese
>>> Dept. of Modern Langs & Lits
>>> Grand Valley State University
>>> Allendale, MI  49401-9403
>>> smithcu at gvsu.edu
>>>
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