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## *Full-text Databases*

[**Korean Studies Data Platform**](https://kdp.aks.ac.kr/) (한국학자료통합플랫폼)

[**동양고전종합 DB (East Asian Classics DB)**](http://db.cyberseodang.or.kr/front/main/main.do)

[**Chinese Text Project**](https://ctext.org/)

- An online open-access digital library of pre-modern Chinese texts

[**NLK-HYL Korean Rare Book Digitization Project**](https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=310159&p=2071085)

- National Library of Korea-Harvard Yenching Library Korean Rare Book digitization project offers digital images of select Korean rare books collected in Harvard-Yenching Library

[**Korean Studies Digital Archive**](http://yoksa.aks.ac.kr/main.jsp) (AKS 한국학 디지털 아카이브)

[**People Search**](http://people.aks.ac.kr/index.aks) (한국역대인물종합정보시스템)

[**Encyclopedia of Korean Culture**](http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/) (한국민족문화대백과사전)

[**Database of Korean pre-modern texts**](http://db.itkc.or.kr/dir/item?itemId=BT#/dir/list?itemId=BT&gubun=book) (한국고전종합DB)

[**Veritable Records of the Chosŏn Dynasty**](http://db.itkc.or.kr/dir/item?itemId=JT#/dir/list?itemId=JT&gubun=book)

- Created by Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics

[**Veritable Records of the Chosŏn Dynasty**](http://sillok.history.go.kr/main/main.do)

- Created by National Institute of Korean History

[**Daily Records of Royal Secretariat**](http://sjw.history.go.kr/main.do) (승정원일기)

[**Records of Border Defense Council**](http://db.history.go.kr/item/level.do?itemId=bb) (비변사등록)

[**Koryo Dynasty Sources Database**](http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/) (고려시대사료 Database)

[**Database of Korean History**](http://db.history.go.kr/) (한국사데이터베이스)

- A Comprehensive Database of Korean History Created by National Institute of Korean History

[**Chosŏn Dynasty Law Codes**](http://db.history.go.kr/law/) (조선시대 법령자료)

[**The Collected Works of Korean Buddhism**](http://www.acmuller.net/kor-bud/collected_works.html)

[**Old Books of Korea Online**](http://anthony.sogang.ac.kr/)

- list and link compiled by Brother Anthony of Taize

## *Image Databases*

[**Korean Collection at Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art**](https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/collections-areas/korean/)

[**AGSL Digital Photo Archive - Asia and Middle East, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee**](https://uwm.edu/lib-collections/ags-asia-middle-east/)

- Search by "Korea"

[**The Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection?ft=The%20Joseon%20Dynasty%20of%20Korea)

- Search by "The Joseon Dynasty of Korea"

[**Harvard Art Museums, Korea Collection**](https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections)

- Search by "Korea"

[**Encyves (한글고문서)**](http://dh.aks.ac.kr/Encyves/wiki/index.php/%ED%95%9C%EA%B8%80%EA%B3%A0%EB%AC%B8%ED%97%8C%EA%B4%80_%EA%B0%9C%EA%B4%80)

[**Toyo Bunko** **東洋文庫 Database**](https://www.toyo-bunko.org/db_select.html)