https://youtu.be/Ll4xFPEwcXY Multilingual Browsing Supports multiple languages including English, German, French, Japanese, and Korean. Users can switch the browsing language via the “language” button on the interface (default is the original text). By selecting the option from the dropdown menu, users can change the display language of the platform interface, including the database menu, search [...]
Under the support of the TAP (Taiwan as a Pioneer) project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Taiwan Studies Center at Ruhr University Bochum’s Department of East Asian Studies hosted the workshop […]
UDP's clientele come from whole world, with high ambitions and dedicated to promoting Sinology research. Hong Kong as a major hub for Sinology research, has always been of significant importance. During this trip, business manager Wei Zhi visited several institutions, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, City University of Hong [...]
The LionArt and Li Xianwen’s Painting Donation Exhibition grandly opened at the National Central Library on May 30th! In addition to exhibiting twenty portraits of Taiwanese artists by Li Xianwen, the exhibition also features several issues of the LionArt Monthly. Over the past 50 years, Li Xianwen has published over 700 issues of magazines and [...]
In 1971, Li Xianwen launched the monthly magazine LionArt, becoming a pioneer in Taiwan's art magazine industry. LionArt was the most influential professional art magazine in Taiwan during the last century, witnessing the development of half a century of Taiwanese art history. From 1971 to 1996, it featured works by nearly 4,000 Chinese artists, 10,000 [...]
The 21st EATS Annual Conference was held at the Vienna Center for Taiwan Studies (VCTS), University of Vienna on 3-5 April 2024. The conference theme is “Conceptualising Gender, Women and LGBTQI+ in / and Taiwan: Subjectivity, Objectivity, and Every Positionality In-Between.” UDP participated in the conference as the sole database publisher from Asia. During the [...]
The platform's unique "image search" feature is worth mentioning. This innovative tool allows researchers to conduct visual comparisons and explorations of artworks, in addition to standard text searches. Zhang shares three representative research outcomes below, which is achieved by using the "image search" feature on the "National Palace Museum Journal Database."
Our marvelous partnership with EVIS can be passed on to the next generation. Since 2003, UDP went from the initial awkward exchanges with their representatives, to now establishing subscriptions with over 300 institutions in more than 30 countries, EVIS has made remarkable contributions and completely transformed UDP's development strategies and direction. Kent, President of EVIS, visited UDP on May 19, 2023. He has willingly declined partnership invitations from leading competitors, just to maintain the relationship with UDP.
In late August 2022, Manager Mr. Chung visited prominent university libraries in Singapore, such as the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. While exploring local curatorial units and cultural events and expanding business opportunities, he also collected a wealth of local historical and cultural data, yielding fruitful results.
In the autumn of 2022, UDP visited Malaysia to meet potential clients and explore new collaboration opportunities. During this visit, there was significant interest from several university libraries, expressing great enthusiasm for our databases on history and culture.
