e-Resources on Trial (Full list):

Digital Library of Chinese Classics
[Expiry: 08 Jan 2026]

Digital Library of Chinese Classics is a comprehensive scholarly resource designed to support advanced research in Chinese and comparative literature, as well as intellectual history, political history, philosophy, and religion.

Key features of the platform include high-quality critical editions with detailed editorial notes, an advanced faceted search function, and an integrated Student’s Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese.

e-Resources on Trial (Full list):

Web of Science Research Assistant (AI Tool)
[Expiry: 31 Dec 2025]

The Web of Science Research Assistant is a tool powered by generative AI that helps users find relevant content and easily navigate complex research tasks. The key features include:

• Accelerating your understanding of core concepts with concise overviews and commentaries.
• Providing detailed views of referenced documents and offering AI-generated responses to help determine your next research steps.
• Allowing exploration of dynamic visualisations and performing light analytics, such as co-citation networks, topic maps, and trend graphs.

CAS BioFinder
[Expiry: 31 Dec 2025]

CAS BioFinder is engineered to accelerate research and development in drug discovery by integrating diverse data types and analytical tools. Its functionality is built upon three core pillars:

1. Integrated data platform
   This platform offers comprehensive coverage, seamlessly unifying chemical, biological, and translational data with complete experimental results. Enriched with detailed scientific metadata for deeper context, it ensures data integrity through rigorous normalisation and harmonisation.
2. Innovation engine
   This component features advanced analytics to identify critical patterns and trends. It employs predictive modelling, trained on the entire corpus of integrated data, to generate accurate forecasts. Users can then explore these insights through intuitive visualizations and dynamic clustering methods.
3. Customizable experiences
   The platform can be tailored to specific research objectives. It supports bespoke workflows and machine learning training via robust APIs, enables the secure integration of proprietary client data, and allows for the customization of predictive models and user flows.

Remark: Please log into CAS SciFinder and use the three-dot menu on the top left to navigate to CAS BioFinder.

e-Resources on Trial (Full list):

APA Academic Writer
[Expiry: 11 Nov 2025]

APA Academic Writer is a comprehensive platform for learning and applying APA Style. It features three integrated elements to support the writing process:

• Learning Centre: Access scholarly research and writing modules, sample papers, and guides. Perfect for quick reference and self-paced learning.
• Reference Centre: Create citations and references instantly using expertly designed, up-to-date APA Style templates
• Writing Centre: A structured, collaborative space for drafting papers. It provides step-by-step guidance and preformatted templates for all types of scholarly writing across numerous disciplines.

APA Style Manual
[Expiry: 11 Nov 2025]

It offers researchers full, unlimited digital access to the leading online APA Style resource.

Key features include:

• Cover-to-cover access to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition.
• Reinforce concepts with instructional lessons that present manual content in an engaging, alternative format.
• An intuitive platform that allows users to easily search, highlight, and annotate content.
• A mobile-responsive platform optimised for accessibility and use on any device.

Bookboon
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

Bookboon is a digital resource specialising in professional development and academic study. Its core collection focuses on practical disciplines, including Business, Engineering, Economics, and Information Technology, offering a wealth of resources for students.

CNKI AI
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

CNKI AI is an AI-based academic research tool built upon the "Huazhi Large Model" and the extensive literature from CNKI. The key features of CNKI AI include Ask a Question, Article Research, Collection Research, Intelligent Writing, and Originality Detection. These features encompass the entire research journey, from discovering literature and conducting thorough readings to organising knowledge and generating results, significantly enhancing research efficiency and quality.

Please access the trial within campus IPs, and log in with your personal account or register one before use.

CNKI AI Data (AI知數)
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

CNKI AI Data (AI知數) is a specialised data service platform developed by CNKI that focuses on artificial intelligence. Its primary aim is to provide researchers with quality and structured AI data resources, including large volumes of data to support academic development. The key features of CNKI AI Data include intelligent question and answer (Q&A) support, intelligent data analysis, intelligent interpretation, and the generation of data analysis reports. This platform offers users valuable data support and insightful analysis.

CNKI AI Pat+ 專利檢索分析系統
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

"AI Pat+" is an advanced domestic patent application system developed by CNKI. It leverages big data, artificial intelligence, and information security technologies to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and security of patent-related workflows. The system integrates millions of scientific documents and patent records, utilising the "Huazhi Large Model" for deep semantic understanding, intelligent analysis, and efficient retrieval. The key features include pre-application evaluation, assistance with technology disclosure, and patent intelligence analysis, all of which enable the optimisation of patent strategy and layout.

ScienceDirect AI
[Expiry: 05 Nov 2025]

ScienceDirect AI is an integrated workflow companion that provides researchers with immediate access to authoritative evidence from peer-reviewed publications. It is designed to address common research challenges, including:

• Accessing answers from a vast collection of full-text articles, book chapters from ScienceDirect, and open-access content. Researchers can gain deeper insights through AI-driven recommendations tailored to their specific inquiries.
• Easily comparing experiments and synthesising literature.
• Consulting a Reading Assistant directly when opening any article or book chapter.

Web of Science Research Assistant (AI Tool)
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

The Web of Science Research Assistant is a tool powered by generative AI that helps users find relevant content and easily navigate complex research tasks. The key features include:

• Accelerating your understanding of core concepts with concise overviews and commentaries.
• Providing detailed views of referenced documents and offering AI-generated responses to help determine your next research steps.
• Allowing exploration of dynamic visualisations and performing light analytics, such as co-citation networks, topic maps, and trend graphs.

中國近代圖書全文數據庫 (1840-1949)
[Expiry: 10 Nov 2025]

專注收錄從清末至民國時期（約1840年－1949年）在中國出版的各類圖書文獻，涵蓋13個學科大類，分別有社會科學、經濟、政治、哲學、宗教、歷史、地理、語言、文學、藝術、教育、農業、工業、自然、科學、體育等領域。

No. of concurrent users : 10 (shared for all resources on the same platform 全國報刊索引)

e-Resources on Trial (Full list):

Web of Science Research Assistant (AI Tool)
[Expiry: 31 Oct 2025]

The Web of Science Research Assistant is a tool powered by generative AI that helps users find relevant content and easily navigate complex research tasks. The key features include:

• Accelerating your understanding of core concepts with concise overviews and commentaries.
• Providing detailed views of referenced documents and offering AI-generated responses to help determine your next research steps.
• Allowing exploration of dynamic visualizations and performing light analytics, such as co-citation networks, topic maps, and trend graphs.

中國近代圖書全文數據庫 (1840-1949)
[Expiry: 10 Nov 2025]

專注收錄從清末至民國時期（約1840年－1949年）在中國出版的各類圖書文獻，涵蓋13個學科大類，分別有社會科學、經濟、政治、哲學、宗教、歷史、地理、語言、文學、藝術、教育、農業、工業、自然、科學、體育等領域。

No. of concurrent users : 10 (shared for all resources on the same platform 全國報刊索引)

APA Academic Writer
[Expiry: 11 Nov 2025]

APA Academic Writer is a comprehensive platform for learning and applying APA Style. It features three integrated elements to support the writing process:

• Learning Centre: Access scholarly research and writing modules, sample papers, and guides. Perfect for quick reference and self-paced learning.
• Reference Centre: Create citations and references instantly using expertly designed, up-to-date APA Style templates
• Writing Centre: A structured, collaborative space for drafting papers. It provides step-by-step guidance and preformatted templates for all types of scholarly writing across numerous disciplines.

APA Style Manual
[Expiry: 11 Nov 2025]

It offers researchers full, unlimited digital access to the leading online APA Style resource.

Key features include:

• Cover-to-cover access to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition.
• Reinforce concepts with instructional lessons that present manual content in an engaging, alternative format.
• An intuitive platform that allows users to easily search, highlight, and annotate content.
• A mobile-responsive platform optimised for accessibility and use on any device.

Bookboon
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

Bookboon is a digital resource specialising in professional development and academic study. Its core collection focuses on practical disciplines, including Business, Engineering, Economics, and Information Technology, offering a wealth of resources for students.

CNKI AI
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

CNKI AI is an AI-based academic research tool built upon the "Huazhi Large Model" and the extensive literature from CNKI. The key features of CNKI AI include Ask a Question, Article Research, Collection Research, Intelligent Writing, and Originality Detection. These features encompass the entire research journey, from discovering literature and conducting thorough readings to organizing knowledge and generating results, significantly enhancing research efficiency and quality.

Please access the trial within campus IPs, and log in with your personal account or register one before use.

CNKI AI Data (AI知數)
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

CNKI AI Data (AI知數) is a specialized data service platform developed by CNKI that focuses on artificial intelligence. Its primary aim is to provide researchers with quality and structured AI data resources, including large volumes of data to support academic development. The key features of CNKI AI Data include intelligent question and answer (Q&A) support, intelligent data analysis, intelligent interpretation, and the generation of data analysis reports. This platform offers users valuable data support and insightful analysis.

CNKI AI Pat+ 專利檢索分析系統
[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]

"AI Pat+" is an advanced domestic patent application system developed by CNKI. It leverages big data, artificial intelligence, and information security technologies to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and security of patent-related workflows. The system integrates millions of scientific documents and patent records, utilizing the "Huazhi Large Model" for deep semantic understanding, intelligent analysis, and efficient retrieval. The key features include pre-application evaluation, assistance with technology disclosure, and patent intelligence analysis, all of which enable the optimization of patent strategy and layout.

e-Resources on Trial (Full list):

Web of Science Research Assistant (AI Tool)

[Expiry: 30 Sep 2025]
The Web of Science Research Assistant is a tool powered by generative AI that helps users find relevant content and easily navigate complex research tasks. The key features include:

• Accelerating your understanding of core concepts with concise overviews and commentaries.
• Providing detailed views of referenced documents and offering AI-generated responses to help determine your next research steps.
• Allowing exploration of dynamic visualizations and performing light analytics, such as co-citation networks, topic maps, and trend graphs.

CNKI AI

[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]
CNKI AI is an AI-based academic research tool built upon the "Huazhi Large Model" and the extensive literature from CNKI. The key features of CNKI AI include Ask a Question, Article Research, Collection Research, Intelligent Writing, and Originality Detection. These features encompass the entire research journey, from discovering literature and conducting thorough readings to organizing knowledge and generating results, significantly enhancing research efficiency and quality.

Please access the trial within campus IPs, and log in with your personal account or register one before use.

CNKI AI Data (AI知數)

[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]
CNKI AI Data (AI知數) is a specialized data service platform developed by CNKI that focuses on artificial intelligence. Its primary aim is to provide researchers with quality and structured AI data resources, including large volumes of data to support academic development. The key features of CNKI AI Data include intelligent question and answer (Q&A) support, intelligent data analysis, intelligent interpretation, and the generation of data analysis reports. This platform offers users valuable data support and insightful analysis.

CNKI AI Pat+ 專利檢索分析系統

[Expiry: 30 Nov 2025]
"AI Pat+" is an advanced domestic patent application system developed by CNKI. It leverages big data, artificial intelligence, and information security technologies to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and security of patent-related workflows. The system integrates millions of scientific documents and patent records, utilizing the "Huazhi Large Model" for deep semantic understanding, intelligent analysis, and efficient retrieval. The key features include pre-application evaluation, assistance with technology disclosure, and patent intelligence analysis, all of which enable the optimization of patent strategy and layout.