Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library

📣 Did you know that University of Toronto researchers have access to the Historical Newspapers: South China Morning Post (1958–2001) collection?

Published in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post is one of the most significant English-language newspapers covering Hong Kong, China, and the Asia-Pacific region. The collection provides a valuable window into post-war Hong Kong society, politics, international relations, and major events that shaped the twentieth century.

This resource may be especially useful for research in:
• Chinese history and studies
• Hong Kong studies
• International relations
• Media studies
• Political science

Explore decades of reporting, commentary, and historical perspectives through the University of Toronto Libraries.

ℹhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/eal-newsletter/new-e-resource-historical-newspapers-south-china-morning-post-1958-2001

📚 Did you know that University of Toronto researchers have access to 新釈漢文大系 (Shinshaku Kanbun Taikei) through JapanKnowledge?

This monumental reference work contains 120 volumes plus a supplementary volume of Chinese classics and related texts that have shaped Japanese intellectual and cultural traditions for centuries. The collection includes complete translations, scholarly commentaries, annotations, glosses, and indexes for major works such as the Four Books and Five Classics, Historical Records (Shiji), and many other foundational texts.

The JapanKnowledge edition offers powerful search functionality, allowing users to search across approximately 58,000 pages of content by title, personal name, place name, phrase, and keyword.

An invaluable resource for:
• Chinese Studies
• Japanese Studies
• East Asian History
• Classical Literature
• Intellectual History
• Religious and Philosophical Studies

Explore the resource through JapanKnowledge via the University of Toronto Libraries.

🔗 Learn more:
https://east.library.utoronto.ca/eal-newsletter/new-volumes-xinshihanwendaxi-shinshaku-kanbun-taikei-now-available

📢 Library Closure Notice

Please note that the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library will be closed on Monday, August 3 for the Civic Holiday.

The library will reopen on Tuesday, August 4.

We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable long weekend!

📣 As we continue to celebrate Tibetan Heritage Month, the East Asian Library invites you to support the Friends of the Lhalungpa Collection. Your gift will help preserve an extraordinary legacy of Tibetan knowledge for future generations.

ℹ️https://library.utoronto.ca/news/enriching-tibetan-scholarship-one-friend-time

✨The July 2026 East Asian Library Newsletter is now available! Discover recent community programs, the World Journal Toronto digitization project, and notable new acquisitions.

🔗 https://east.library.utoronto.ca/eal-newsletter/new-read-july-2026-issue-our-newsletter-now-available-online

🐎 Did you know?

2026 is the Year of the Horse. On display at the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library is this expressive ink painting by Taiwanese Canadian artist Tien Chang (章天柱), created during a live demonstration at the University of Toronto in 2011.

In Chinese culture, the horse symbolizes strength, energy, freedom, and success.

🔎 Did you know that University of Toronto researchers have access to the China Research Gateway?

The China Research Gateway is a powerful discovery platform that connects users to a wide range of Chinese research databases across the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields. Through a single interface, researchers can discover scholarly journals, newspapers, government documents, statistical publications, and other valuable research materials.

Whether you are studying Chinese history, politics, economics, society, science, or culture, the China Research Gateway can help you uncover relevant sources more efficiently.

A valuable resource for:
• Chinese Studies
• History
• Political Science
• Sociology
• Economics
• STEM research
• Interdisciplinary scholarship

Explore the wealth of Chinese-language research resources available through University of Toronto Libraries.

📣 The University of Toronto Libraries Renews Tibetan Collections Partnership with Columbia University Libraries (2026-2029)

The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library is pleased to announce the renewal of the Tibetan Collection Development and Services Agreement between the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) and Columbia University Libraries (CUL) for a further three-year term (2026-2029), effective July 1, 2026. This international collaboration continues to strengthen Tibetan collection development, library services, and research support, reinforcing both institutions' longstanding commitment to advancing Tibetan Studies in North America.

Established in 2013, this unique partnership celebrated its 10-year milestone in 2023 and continues to support Tibetan collection development and maintenance, research and reference services, acquisitions activities, and original cataloguing of Tibetan-language materials. Through shared expertise and dedicated funding, the collaboration has contributed significantly to the growth, discoverability, and accessibility of Tibetan resources while supporting research, teaching, and scholarship in Tibetan Studies at U of T and beyond.

Today, the collection contains more than 10,000 items, making it one of North America's leading Tibetan research collections. During the first decade of the UTL–CUL partnership alone, the collection nearly tripled in size. The collection now includes books, manuscripts, maps, microforms, musical scores, newspapers, sound recordings, and videos, with particular strengths in Tibetan Buddhism, history, language and literature, medicine, social sciences, politics and government, and art.

The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library looks forward to continuing this successful collaboration and further strengthening support for Tibetan Studies research, teaching, and scholarship over the next three years.

📣 The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library is a proud co-sponsor of the inaugural Chinese Instrumental Music Symposium (CIM-S) Ontario Chinese Cultural Network , taking place on August 1, 2026. The symposium will bring together scholars, educators, performers, and community members from across Canada to explore Chinese instrumental music through presentations, workshops, and performances.

https://cim-symposium.ca/

📚 Did you know that University of Toronto researchers have access to more than 900 issues of Kŭlloja (근로자), one of North Korea's most important political theory periodicals?

Published by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kŭlloja offers valuable insight into North Korean political thought, ideology, governance, and labour history. The collection spans from the magazine's first issue in 1946 through 2019.

This resource may be of particular interest to researchers in:
• Korean Studies
• North Korean politics and government
• Cold War history
• Labour and social movements
• East Asian studies

Access is available to the University of Toronto community through Scholars Portal Journals using your UTORid.