Author Reference Services ｜ Date 2024-12-25
To enhance the electronic database resources available for research and teaching by our faculty and students, the library has conducted a cost-efficiency analysis of current subscriptions. Considering rising exchange rates and subscription costs, databases with overlapping content, low usage rates, and high unit costs have been evaluated for potential cancellation. Efforts will also be made to seek suitable alternative resources.
◆New Reference Databases:
|
Number |
Database Name |
Subscription Period |
|
1 |
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832–1953) |
Permanent Purchase by the History Department |
◆Renewed Reference Databases:
|
Number |
Database Name |
Subscription Period |
|
1 |
Digital Dissertation Consortium (DDC) |
Annual Updates, Permanent Purchase |
|
2 |
EndNote |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
3 |
WOS-SCIE |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
4 |
WOS-SSCI |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
5 |
Journal Citation Reports |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
6 |
Engineering Village - Compendex |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
7 |
Westlaw |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
8 |
SciFinder-n |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
9 |
Britannica-Academic |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
10 |
Xiang Xue Educational VOD Online Database: Foreign Language CentraI I |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
11 |
Taiwan Industry Economics Services |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
12 |
Lawbank |
Until December 31, 2025 |
|
13 |
Biological Science Collection |
Until December 31, 2025 |
◆Unsubscribed Reference Databases:
|
Number |
Database Name |
Subscription Period |
|
1 |
Chinese Electronic Theses and Dissertations Service (CETD) |
Until December 31, 2024 |
|
2 |
ABI/INFORM Complete |
Until December 31, 2024 |
|
3 |
ASTM Standards Basic |
Until December 31, 2024 |
|
4 |
AGRICOLA |
Until December 31, 2024 |
|
5 |
LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts |
Until December 31, 2024 |
|
6 |
Materialsnet.com |
Until December 31, 2024 |
Note:
The China Doctoral and Master Dissertations Full-text Database (CDMD) has been temporarily suspended from providing full-text downloads since April 1, 2023, due to compliance requirements under China’s "Measures for Data Export Security Assessment." Data services at the Qingdao site have resumed on April 1, 2024. Based on an evaluation of the publisher's performance and the university's needs, the subscription will not be renewed in 2025. However, previously subscribed content (Humanities and Social Sciences from 2000–2024, and other collections from 2000–2022) will remain accessible.
For information about the themes and usage guidelines of the electronic databases, please visit the library website > Library Resources > Database Search > Electronic Database page. We encourage you to make full use of these electronic resources.