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ASCDC Digital Archive 數位文化中心典藏網 Mixed abstract and full-text.

Images of cultural resources, including Buddhist stele rubbings, texts, and photos.

文化资源的图像,包括佛教碑刻拓片、文献与照片。

ATLA Digital Library

The items found in the Atla Digital Library are of importance to those with an interest in researching, studying, teaching, and otherwise searching for historical and archival content in religion and theology.

ATLA Research in Ministry (RIM) Abstract only.

Research in Ministry is a thesis and dissertation abstract database. Users can search graduate works related to ministry, theology and religion.

Research in Ministry is a thesis and dissertation abstract database. Users can search graduate works related to ministry, theology and religion.

Baidu Academic 百度学术 Abstract only.

Provides citations of scholarly materials in Chinese. It is not necessary to provide individual account/subscription/payment for full text, submit requests to the library.

提供中文学术资源的引用信息。如需全文,无须个人账户、订阅或支付费用,请向图书馆提出申请。

Base: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

A multidisciplinary search engine to find scholarly materials. Developed by Bielefeld University in Germany.

BioMed Central

Search for articles within over 290 open access and peer-reviewed journals from the subjects of biology and medicine. Journals are published by Springer Nature, a scientific and scholarly publishing company.

bioRxiv

Preprint server for biology, contains articles that are unpublished but uploaded to this database to make their findings immediately available and receive feedback before submission to journals.

Preprint server for biology, contains articles that are unpublished but uploaded to this database to make their findings immediately available and receive feedback before submission to journals.

Books to Borrow from Internet Archive Individual registration required.
Brill Books and Journals Online For current UWest patrons only.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences.

Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > All.  A green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.
Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences.

Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > All.  A green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.
Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences.

Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > All.  A green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.
Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences.

Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > All.  A green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.
Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

British Museum Collection
BuddhaNet's Ebook Library

Ebooks on Buddhism.

Buddhist Studies Person Authority Databases 人名規範資料庫

From the Buddhist Studies Authority Database Project 佛學規範資料庫, cross referencing names of important individuals in Buddhism.

佛學規範資料庫計畫所提供的佛教重要人物姓名對照與參照工具。

 

Buddhist Studies Place Authority Databases 地名規範資料庫

From the Buddhist Studies Authority Database Project 佛學規範資料庫, cross referencing names of important geographic locations in Buddhism.

佛學規範資料庫計畫所提供的佛教重要地理名稱對照與參照工具.

California African American Museum

"Its creation was an early and tangible recognition by the State of California of the critically important role African Americans have played in the American West’s cultural, economic, and political development." Free, parking $15 (as of 2023).

California Botanic Garden

Reserve free tickets with LA County library card.

California Science Center

Free admission, parking $20 before 5pm, $25 after (as of 2025).

Catalog Database of Republican Era Buddhist Journals『民國佛教期刊文獻集成』- 書目資料庫 Abstract only.

This database contains records for over 140,000 articles published in Chinese Buddhist Journals of the Republican Era (1911-1949). These are all articles collected in the Minguo fojiao qikan wenxian jicheng 民國佛教期刊文獻集成, (Complete Collection of Republican-Era Buddhist Periodical Literature) (MFQ), and its supplement the Minguo fojiao qikan wenxian jicheng bubian 民國佛教期刊文獻集成.補編, (MFQB). 

该数据库收录了民国时期(1911–1949)中国佛教期刊中发表的十四万余篇文章的记录。这些文章均来自《民國佛教期刊文獻集成》(MFQ)及其续编《民國佛教期刊文獻集成·補編》(MFQB)。

CBETA Chinese Electronic Tripitaka Collection 電子佛典

Software for reading and searching through the Chinese Canon.

用于阅读和检索《中华佛教大藏经》的软件

Chinese Iconography Thesaurus 中國圖像誌索引典
Chinese Text Project 中國哲學書電子化計劃

An online open-access digital library that makes pre-modern Chinese texts available to readers and researchers all around the world.

古籍全文、版本比對、註解.

CiNii Mixed abstract and full-text.

Find academic articles published in Japanese academic journals.

Find academic articles published in Japanese academic journals. Includes articles from Buddhist studies journals.

CiNii Dissertations Mixed abstract and full-text.

Dissertations from Japan.

CiteSeerX Mixed abstract and full-text.

This search engine covers articles from many different topics, with a focus on scientific literature.

This search engine covers articles from many different topics, with a focus on scientific literature.

City of Rosemead
CityUHK Scholars: Student Theses 香港城市大學: 論文
CNKI Abstract only.

A scholarly database for journal articles, dissertations, and other publications. Search freely for citations and request full text from the library.

学术数据库,用于检索期刊文章、学位论文及其他出版物。可自由免費搜索引文,并向图书馆申请获取全文.

CNKI Theses and Dissertations Database: 中国知网 論文 Abstract only.

Citation search is free, request full text via the library.

Citation search is free, request full text via the library.

Citation search is free, request full text via the library.

“引文检索是免费的,全文请通过图书馆获取。

Cognitive Classics Abstract only.

"Cognitive Classics is a platform for classicists and others interested in cognitive approaches to the humanities." Two bibliographies focusing on how knowledge and thought is processed by the brain.

Connected Papers

Explore connected papers in a visual graph.

CORE

Aggregating the world’s open access research papers, including theses and dissertations.

Aggregating the world’s open access research papers, including theses and dissertations.

Aggregating the world’s open access research papers.

County of Los Angeles
County of Los Angeles: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training

"Following a major disaster, fire and rescue resources may be unable to immediately respond to all those in need. In such a crisis, it will be neighbors assisting neighbors until emergency response personnel can arrive. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training provides residents with the skills and tools necessary to take care of themselves, their families, neighbors, and coworkers in the event of a disaster." CERT training is free. Find a class: Rosemead, CA CERT, County of LA CERT, nationwide listings by ZIP code.

CRTA - The Chinese Religious Text Authority 宗教書籍規範索引 Abstract only.

Provides bibliographic and academic information about Chinese religious texts, focusing on texts produced prior to 1949.

提供关于中国宗教文献的书目信息与学术资讯,重点关注 1949 年以前产生的文献。

DART-Europe E-theses Portal Mixed abstract and full-text.

Access to 714,660 open access research theses from 601 Universities in 28 European countries.

Database of Medieval Chinese Texts

A collaborative project dedicated to the digitization non-canonical Dunhuang texts and other materials. Texts include: Records of Auspicious Statues (瑞像記), Early Chan doctrinal texts (早期禪宗文獻), Chan songs and appraisals (禪歌/禪讚), Sūtra Lecture texts (講經文), select 敦煌遺書全, Zǔtáng jí 祖堂集.

收录非典籍类敦煌文献及相关材料、并以协作方式推进其数字化的项目。所收录文本包括:《瑞像记》、早期禅宗文献、禅歌与禅赞、讲经文、部分《敦煌遗书》、以及《祖堂集》。

Database of Religious History

"...the world’s first comprehensive online quantitative and qualitative encyclopedia of religious cultural history." Select the 'browse' link to begin your search.

DBPia Mixed abstract and full-text.Individual registration required.

Database of journal articles published by major Korean research institutions. Some articles are freely accessible with account registration. For items that charge fees, you may request the item from the document delivery/interlibrary loan service.

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