認識那些年的人物：名人錄與傳記參考資料
對現代人而言，尋找某個人的資料相當容易，可以從Google、維基百科、新聞報紙等網站找到豐富的資料。如果不是公眾人物，也可以從社群媒體 Facebook、Instagram 等平台找到個人照片、居住地，甚至直接與對方聯繫。若想尋找年代稍微早期（民國初年~80年）的華人照片、生平資料，發現網路資料不完整，擔心其正確性與可信度，有何替代方法呢？
分類: 人文與藝術館藏資源
Databases for EMI Courses-Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
The NTU library has a rich multimedia database, which is suitable for EMI courses as teaching materials to show videos in class. In this article, we’ll introduce eight databases of arts, humanities, and social sciences. Welcome to make full use of those databases to make the EMI course more interesting!
More Than Chocolate: Explore the Literature and Art of Lady Godiva in the Databases and the Library
As we know, Godiva is a chocolate brand from Belgium. Godiva is undoubtedly a symbol for high quality chocolate, and the origin of its name was from Lady Godiva, wife of Lord Leofric. She made a famous ride through the streets of Coventry and the taxes were reduced, making her a legend throughout the centuries. Inspired by the legend, the chocolate making family named their company after her and kept the associated values such as boldness, generosity, and a pioneering spirit.
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抽絲剝繭查證古人姓名資訊
有讀者詢問，在國家文化記憶庫查閱到《清赫達資畫麗珠萃秀冊》，對於此冊所繪12位女性人物，大都可查詢到其生平資訊，惟獨「吳麗居」查無資料。
雖然圖畫中題為「吳麗居」，但若以此直接做查詢，確實會白費力氣，到底是何緣故呢？
繼續閱讀Introduction to Humanities and Social Sciences Research Resources (HUSO)
Haven’t have an idea for your literature report? Too many databases from the library to choose from? Try this Humanities & Social Sciences Research Resources (HUSO) system arranged by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).
MLA – International Bibliography: Modern International Language and Literature Index Database
MLA – International Bibliography: “Modern International Language and Literature Index Database” is made by Modern Language Association, and it provides journal articles, books, and the elaborated bibliography of dissertations. The source of the index included peer reviewed academical journals, doctoral thesis, monographs, published reference materials, proceedings, textbooks, teaching anthologies and more. The themes cover multilingual academic research fields, such as linguistics, literature, folkloristics, literary criticism, drama and theater arts. Most of the documents are in English, and also includes French, Spanish, Portuguese and some 60 languages. There are up to 4,400 types of journals, and the database also provides related information of them. In this article, you will be briefly guided through the basic functions of this database.
繼續閱讀天生的舞者：雲門舞集舞蹈家羅曼菲
2021年9月16日 Google Doodle 紀念羅曼菲女士的66歲冥誕，以柔美的線條與弧度，展現綽約曼妙的舞姿。羅曼菲自臺大外文系畢業後，加入雲門舞集，也曾進入美國百老匯舞蹈團，而後於紐約大學取得舞蹈碩士學位。羅曼菲女士為雲門舞集2藝術總監、臺北藝術大學舞蹈系副教授，並獲得第二十二屆吳三連藝術獎、第四屆國家文化藝術基金會文藝獎。
繼續閱讀JSTOR Understanding Series: A connection between dated and recent research documents
After the Text Analyzer function, JSTOR introduced a new searching tool: The JSTOR Understanding Series. This tool connects the original research paper to the later-published dissertations, organizes every paragraph cited by future people, and links to the full text of the original publication.
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