History & Heritage
These resources are intended for students and researchers in history and heritage. Keep in mind that the librarian selected these as curated resources. You are encouraged to explore other interesting subject guides.
You should use the library search engines on the Library home page, such as Discovery Service, Library Catalogue, etc., to access the library resources.
Find the Printed History Book
The subject is quickly located in the library using the following call number:
011 for bibliographies of manuscripts
907 Education, research, related topics of history
907.2 Historical research (Include oral history)
909 World history
920 Biography, genealogy, insignia
930 History of ancient world to ca. 499
940 History of Europe
950 History of Asia
960 History of Africa
970 History of North America
980 History of South America
990 History of Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic
New Arrivals
- Portuguese Eurasian Communities in Southeast Asia / by Daus, Ronald,
- Pastimes : by Brown, Shana J.,
- Portuguese and Luso-Asian Legacies in Southeast Asia, 1511-2011.
- Introduction to the Historical Books : by McKenzie, Steven L.,
- Civilization and the Chinese body politic / by Zheng, Yongnian,
- Chinese power and artificial intelligence :
- Domestic tourism in Asia :
- Fortune-tellers and philosophers : by Smith, Richard J.
- Building colonial Hong Kong : by Chu, Cecilia L.,
- Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics / by Buys, Susan.
Special Collection
Selected Journals
History Collection in JSTOR
JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and primary sources. Full runs of more
Asian Studies Collection in JSTOR
JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and primary sources. Full runs of more
Estudos de Conservação e Restauro
Estudos de Conservação e Restauro is a scientific journal that aims to disseminate the scientific work in the field of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage. This periodical intends to be a platform for researchers and conservation professionals to publish papers dedicated to the most va
Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. BHL is revolutionizing global research by providing free, worldwide access to knowledge about life on Earth. To document Earth’s species and understand the complexitie
Chinese Electronic Periodical Services (CEPS)
It provides online access to about 1,500 journals in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, applied sciences as well as life science and medicine. Full-text articles are available in most journals.Subject: MultidisciplinarySearchable in Discovery System: YesProvider: Airiti
SAGE Journals
The SAGE Humanities and Social Science (HSS) Package provides access to 554 journals in the humanities and social sciences fields, including leading international peer-reviewed titles many of which are ranked in the 2013 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters 2014).Now there are more choices — a
萬方學術期刊 | China Online Journals
該期刊在中國提供了 7,400 多種中文學術期刊全文全文，涵蓋從藝術、金融到醫學和技術的所有學科。 它被中國數百家研究所、公共圖書館和大學圖書館廣泛使用，作為其圖書館服務不可或缺的一部分。COJ provides a collection of over 7,400 Chinese academic journals in full text in China, covering all subjects from arts, finance to medical and technology. It is widely used by hundreds of research institu
SARC – Serviço de Alojamento de Revistas Científicas
SARC – Serviço de Alojamento de Revistas Científicas was setup to host online Journal from Portuguese institutions. This service is build with the Open Source tools OJS – Open Journals. SARC – Scientific Journal Hosting Service was created to develop the online publication of scientific journals in
Selected Databases
澳門記憶｜Memória De Macau
“澳門記憶”為澳門基金會開展的一項大型文化保育工程，蒐集和梳理澳門從古至今散落的各類歷史文化資料，加以整合及數碼化，永續保存，通過建立一個網上互動多媒體資料庫，達至分享集體回憶、推動大眾參與、啟發思考研究、推廣澳門形象的目的。 Translation: The Macao Foundation launched the “Macao Memory” project to collect and sort out various historical and cultural materials scattered throughout Macao from ancient times to t
The Cambridge History of China
The Cambridge History of China is the largest and most comprehensive history of China in the English language. Planned in the 1960s by the late, distinguished China scholar Professor John K. Fairbank of Harvard, and Denis Twitchett, Professor Emeritus of Princeton, the series covers the grand scale
The Database of Religious History
The DRH began as one of the flagship initiatives of the Cultural Evolution of Religion Research Consortium (CERC), based at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. It now continues as an independent academic initiative, based at UBC but involving partners and collaborators from all over the
Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. BHL is revolutionizing global research by providing free, worldwide access to knowledge about life on Earth. To document Earth’s species and understand the complexitie
AMNH Library Digital Repository
The AMNH Library Digital Repository is an archive maintained by the Research Library for AMNH Scientific Publications, AMNH scholarly output and other original and published materials digitized by the Library. All information in the repository is freely accessible to scholars around the world to sup
UNESDOC Digital Library
The UNESCO Digital Library is the repository of UNESCO’s institutional memory and a source of high-quality information on UNESCO activities (in education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information), with more than 350,000 documents dating back to 1945. I
Arts & Humanities Database
The Arts & Humanities Database complements the ProQuest Arts and Humanities portfolio, providing Full Text access to around 600 contemporary specialist arts titles along with journals from related fields including ethnic studies, women’s studies, sociology, cultural studies, and more.Subject: Art, D
East & South Asia Database
This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many East Asian and South Asian countries. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, s
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