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Significant Special Collections Acquisition

Cornelius GURLITT. Die Baukunst Konstantinopels. 3 vols. (Ernst Wasmuth), 1907-1912. 112pp., 205 plates (partly double-page, 1 double-page color). 224 illus. (partly in colour). Very rare. It is an important survey of the architecture of Constantinople, concentrating mainly on religious buildings. The extensive scope covers the major mosques of the Ottomans, as well as Topkapi Palace, the Hagia Sophia, Hagios Theodoros and the Byzantine land walls. The plates depict interior and exterior views, architectural details, street scenes, plans, and elevations. A panoramic and comprehensive overview of many centuries of architectural evolution in Istanbul.

Location: ARL Closed Stack Oversize
Call Number: NA1370 .G8 1912

Major Resources since April 2020

The following major resources have been purchased/subscribed since April 2020:

Foreign Office Files for Southeast Asia, 1963-1980

Coverage: 1963-1980

This collection is published in two parts: Cold War in the Pacific, Trade Relations and the Post-Independence Period, 1963-1966 and Foundations of Economic Growth and Industrialisation, 1967-1980. It documented the socio-political situation and economic development of Southeast Asia from 1963 to 1980, particularly the conflict between Malaysia and Indonesia in this period.

Incision

Incision is an online learning platform for various surgical skills. There are more than 370 surgical procedures, filmed in 3D format and from a surgeon's point of view. There are also step-by-step guides for each surgery.

Medicom Conference Report

Medicom Conference Reports include independent peer-reviewed highlights from the major international conferences. Reports include key findings, updated guidelines, state-of-the-art reviews, clinical updates, and late-breaking trial results.

Missionary Studies

Coverage: 19th-20th century

Provides missionary collections of 19th and 20th centuries which are global in scope, covering different churches and denominations in Africa, East and South Asia, Australasia and the Pacific, and the Americas. Primary sources, including organisational records, personal papers, correspondence, journals, travel writing and diaries, photographs, ephemera, artefacts, periodicals, and pamphlets, can be accessed via this platform.

The English Presbyterian Messenger

Coverage: 1850-1947

Messenger 1850-1947 (使信月刊) documented the foreign missions of the Presbyterian Church in South China, Taiwan and Chinese communities in Singapore and Malaysia. It has changed title several times, i.e. The English Presbyterian Church (1845-1867), Messenger and Missionary Record of the Presbyterian Church in England (1868-1878), Outlook (1881-1884), Presbyterian (1884-1885), Presbyterian Messenger (1885-1891), Presbyterian (1891-1906), Monthly Messenger of the Presbyterian Church in England (1906-1907), and Presbyter Messenger (1908-1947).

The Shanghai Courier & China Gazette (1876-1878)

Coverage: 1876-1878

The Shanghai Courier & China Gazette was digitised by Shanghai Library. The Shanghai Courier was founded in Shanghai in 1868. It was later renamed as The Shanghai Evening Courier; merged with The Evening Gazette in 1875 to publish with the title The Shanghai Courier & China Gazette; and again in 1878 The Shanghai Courier until 1889 when it merged with The Shanghai Mercury.

三晉石刻大全數據庫 (Chinese version only)

涵蓋：晉朝
以《三晉石刻總目》為基礎，均全文收錄。全書以縣分類，共125卷，現收入17242篇。全卷錄文分為現存石刻和佚失石刻，分別按時代順序排列，每件石刻編纂內容包括名稱、簡介、錄文、照片或拓片等。

中國歷史文獻總庫.近代報紙數據庫 (Chinese version only)

涵蓋：1840-1949
近代報紙數據庫

收錄1840年至1949年間出版的數百種各類的中文報刊，讀者可以區域檢索當地報紙，其發行地有北京、天津、河北、山西、內蒙、遼寧、吉林、黑龍、上海、江蘇、浙江、江西、安徽、福建、山東、河南、湖北、湖南、廣東、廣西、海南、重慶、四川、貴州、雲南、西藏、陝西、甘肅、青海、寧夏、新疆、香港、澳門及臺灣。

中華文史學術論著庫 (Chinese version only)

中國學術資源全文資料庫，資源涵蓋文學、歷史及哲學等專業學科，分為學術期刊和學術專著兩大類，共計約1億字。期刊包括《文史》和《燕京學報》等具有相當學術期刊；專著包括《岑仲勉著作集》和《王叔岷著作集》等在學術史佔據重要地位的名家名著。

宋代墓志銘數據庫 (Chinese version only)

涵蓋：宋朝
按照古籍整理出版的標準進行了點校處理，除正文外，還包含了大量注釋及校注等。收錄資源包括：見之於史書、別集及總集等傳世文獻的墓誌銘，共約5,000篇；金石圖書所錄出土墓誌及各藏家所藏舊拓本等，約1000篇；新出土墓誌之見之於各種書刊者，約1,500篇。

清代御制诗文全集 (Chinese version only)

涵蓋：1644-1912
包含《清高宗御製詩文全集》、《清世祖聖祖御製詩文》、《清世祖御製文》、《清仁宗御製詩》、《清仁宗味餘書室全集》、《清宣宗御製詩》和《清宣宗文宗穆宗德宗詩文》。