Taiwan Resources Guide

Explore Taiwan through its scholarship, history, cultures, and communities and TAS student poster presentations.

INTRODUCTION

This guide brings together resources to support learning and research about Taiwan. Explore academic publications, historical archives, digitized collections, cultural heritage materials, and Indigenous perspectives from Taiwanese libraries and research institutions. We also include TAS student poster presentations from the 2024 CAS IB program. 

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GETTING STARTED

Start with Books, Articles & Theses for scholarly research; Primary Sources & Archives for original evidence; Taiwan History & Cultural Heritage for historical and cultural collections; and Indigenous Taiwan for Indigenous perspectives and media.

RESEARCH TIPS

Some websites offer English interfaces, while others are primarily in Traditional Chinese. Search results, registration requirements, and full-text availability vary by collection.

Find the scholarship: Discover books, research articles, dissertations, and digitized publications about Taiwan

ARTICLES & PERIODICALS

• PerioPath: Index to Taiwan Periodical Literature System — Open resource  Find articles and other periodical literature related to Taiwan.

DIGITIZED BOOKS

• Taiwan eBook — Open resource  Explore digitized books relating to Taiwan.

LIBRARY CATALOGS & RESEARCH COLLECTIONS

• 國家圖書館 (National Central Library) — Open resource  National library collections and digital resources. English homepage: http://enwww.ncl.edu.tw/ (Resources).

• 國立臺灣圖書館 (National Taiwan Library) — Open resource  Library collections and Taiwan studies materials.

• 國立公共資訊圖書館 (National Library of Public Information) — Open resource  Library collections and digital resources.

• 國立臺灣大學圖書館 (National Taiwan University Library) — Open resource  See Search & Find > Special Collections > Taiwan Studies Collection.

THESES & DISSERTATIONS

• NDLTD-Taiwan: National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan — Open resource  Search Taiwanese graduate research. English interface: https://etds.ncl.edu.tw/. Registration and email verification may enable full-text downloads where available.

   

Explore the evidence: Investigate historical documents, government records, and original archival collections.

WHAT ARE PRIMARY SOURCES?

Primary sources are records, objects, images, and other materials that provide direct evidence relevant to a research question. Their status as primary evidence depends on the topic and how they are used.

GOVERNMENT RECORDS & ARCHIVES

• 國史館 (Academia Historica) — Open resource  Collections > Collections Online System; 國史館檔案史料文物查詢系統.

• 國史館臺灣文獻館 (Taiwan Historica) — Open resource  館藏檔案文物 > 檔案查詢系統 > 文獻檔案查詢系統.

• 國家發展委員會檔案管理局 (National Archives Administration) — Open resource  Explore Archives Access Service, Archives Cross-boundaries, and Archives Access Center.

• National Central Library Gazette Online — Open resource  Search digitized gazette publications.

RESEARCH INSTITUTE ARCHIVES

• 中央研究院臺灣史研究所檔案館 (Archives of the Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica) — Open resource  See Collections.

• 中央研究院近代史研究所檔案館 (Archives, Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica) — Open resource  Diplomatic Archives, Economic Archives, and online collection database.

LOCAL & DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

• 臺北市立文獻館 (Taipei City Archives) — Open resource  臺北市立文獻館典藏文物查詢系統.

• Taiwan Memory — Open resource  Digitized historical and cultural materials.

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