Visual Discovery Tools for Digitized Primary Sources: Gale Primary Sources

— by Y. Y. Kwan Primary sources are original historical documents from the past. Many primary sources are available in digitized format today, including Gale Primary Sources, the online platform of the US publisher Gale. HKU Libraries has access to over 30 historical archives from Gale covering various time periods and types of material, including…

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Research tools to analyze Chinese language texts

— by Jacky Li Digital humanities has become increasingly prominent in recent years with significant resources being invested in digital preservation and large-scale applications for digital humanities projects. Although it does not necessarily lead to a paradigm shift in humanities studies, as traditional research methods have their accumulated values and numerous academic achievements, digital humanities…

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Connected Papers: A visual tool that helps speed up your literature search

— by Stella Chow Struggling to search research papers by inputting keywords or topics in the traditional databases or Google for your literature review? In this blog, we introduce Connected Papers, a visual tool to help speed up literature searches and explore academic papers. About Connected Papers Connected Papers is a handy and powerful tool.…

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