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TextRef provides a distributed method for sharing metadata about online historical texts and integrating this metadata into searchable catalogs with direct links to electronic resources.

This system currently provides access to a catalog of pre-modern Chinese texts available in various online database systems.

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To search or browse the catalog, use the links at the top of this page, or enter a title in the box below:

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To learn how to import metadata into the catalog, see the data model page.

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A plugin for TextRef.org is available for the Chinese Text Project - install this into your ctext.org account for easy access to the TextRef.org catalog.