The expansion of electronic resource services is a trend in the development of the global library industry. Macao Public Library has launched four new electronic databases, including the Database of Macao Newspaper Clippings during the Second-Sino Japanese War, The Foreign Language News Collection Database, The Poster Collection Database and The Historical Archive of Va Kio Daily Database.
Readers are required to go to the Public Libraries under the Cultural Affairs Bureau in person (except the Wong Ieng Kuan Children’s Library in Areia Preta Urban Park) to request for an access to the above-mentioned databases from the librarian. The librarian will assist the reader to log in the database with the computer in the library. Readers who use the databases are required to abide by the Regulations Governing the Use of Audiovisual Materials Room and Internet Service.
Introduction to the electronic databases:
Database of Macao Newspaper Clippings during the Second-Sino Japanese War: including over 6000 entries of Macao news during the Second-Sino Japanese War.
The Foreign Language News Collection Database: including materials on 9 Portuguese and British newspapers in the 19th and 20th centuries, about 48,800 pages of newspaper collection of Macao Public Library.
The Poster Collection Database: including about 5,000 poster images of the library collection.
The Historical Archive of Va Kio Daily Database: including electronic collection of Va Kio Daily from its establishment in 1937 (to recent years).
