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“Writing History in the Digital Age”: The New Qing History Project and the Digitization of Qing Archives
Article first published online: 2 MAY 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2012.00841.x
© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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How to Cite
Mao, L. and Ma, Z. (2012), “Writing History in the Digital Age”: The New Qing History Project and the Digitization of Qing Archives. History Compass, 10: 367–374. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2012.00841.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 2 MAY 2012
- Article first published online: 2 MAY 2012
Abstract
Since 2003, the Qing History Committee has been allocating huge funds to digitize a total number of 34 archival holdings and to build a password-protected archival database of over 1.5 million files. Because the database is currently only open to researchers who are affiliated with the Qing history project, international scholars might not be aware of its existence. This article intends to offer an overview of the scope and progress of the digitization works funded by the Qing History Committee and the structure and content of the database. We would also like to share our experience of using this database to organize archival files.