News & Events

January 10, 2012
Translation Service Order Process Streamlined
The new online order form allows customers to easily take advantage of Oriprobe’s expertise and experience in translating STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) literature. With a few clicks, users could request and obtain documents translated from Chinese to English or from English to Chinese. Click here for more information.

December 16, 2011
Enhanced Order Form to Deliver Asian Documents More Efficiently
China/Asia on Demand (CAOD) has implemented an enhanced self order form to allow users to order all sorts of documents, which could be journals, dissertations/theses, patents, conference proceedings, books, newspapers, standards, research reports, etc. The self order form is tailored for each material category to enable more efficient retrieval of documents from Asia, including China, Japan and Korea.

November 24, 2011
New User Interface to People's Daily (1946-Present)
More advanced functions have been integrated into the new user interface of People's Daily (1946-Present). Beside enhanced search capabilities, users could now view the original color pictures in html files. It also makes intuitive to navigate to the issue of a specific date. To experience the new interface, click here.

November 04, 2011
New Titles Added to China/Asia On Demand (CAOD)
Additional 32 journal titles from China have been added to China/Asia On Demand (CAOD) since September and the total number of journals from China reaches 9,826 at CAOD. As a one-stop portal to China STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) information, CAOD offers a flat fee subscription to an inclusive variety of materials from China.

October 12, 2011
Oriprobe’s China/Asia on Demand (CAOD) Discoverable at Ex Libris’ Primo Central Index
Windsor, Canada – Oriprobe Information Services, Inc.®, a world leader in the provision of China/Asia information solutions, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Ex Libris® Group to make China/Asia on Demand (CAOD)™, a de facto portal to China STM information, discoverable at Ex Libris' Primo Central Index™. The entire press release.

September 20, 2011
Electronic People's Daily Copyright and Exclusive Agency
The publisher of the People's Daily Database issued a further warning against copyright infringement. It also officially issued an exclusive agent certificate. > more

August 22, 2011
Comprehensive Collection of China Dissertations & Theses Made Online
A comprehensive collection of Chinese dissertations and theses made available online at HuuZaa with 2.3 millions of records (as of August 2011), covering all subjects, including arts/humanities, business/economics, laws/politics, social sciences, science, technology, medicine, and agriculture. Visit HuuZaa for details.

July 20, 2011
Oriprobe’s China/Asia on Demand to Enhance Serials Solutions' Discovery Service
Windsor, Canada – Oriprobe Information Services, Inc.® is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Serials Solutions®, a business unit of ProQuest® LLC, to enable the discovery of its China/Asia on Demand (CAOD)™ content from the Summon™ web-scale discovery service. With the inclusion of CAOD, researchers now at Summon™ will be able to discover materials from a comprehensive collection of Chinese science, technology and medicine serials and information for their research projects. The entire press release.

June 20, 2011
New Search Functionalities at People's Daily (1946-Present)
The enhanced search functionalities at People's Daily (1946-Present), the de facto voice of China, empowers easier discovery and retrieval of the hidden insights from the past 65 years of the communist rule. To explore, click here.

May 26, 2011
Global Times (1993-Present) Supports PDF Format
The newly implemented function at Global Times (1993-Present), the International Relations Studies newspaper, supports the PDF format to display the original print newspaper, allowing easy copy and paste. More information.

April 22, 2011
120 Million E-book Reader Users in China: Report
A newly released report on China's e-book market shows that the number of e-book reader users in China reached 121,190,000 in 2010 and that China has rapidly entered the e-book reader consumer market era. More information.

March 14, 2011
New Launch of Contemporary Chinese Studies (CCS)
A wide range of resources, including the Global Times (1993-present) and People's Daily (1946-present), is covered in Contemporary Chinese Studies (CCS), providing an authoritative research portal on the four main political entities governing China. More information.

February 08, 2011
Launch of Complete Run of Global Times (1993-present)
Oriprobe is pleased to announce the availability of the complete run of the Global Times (1993-present). As with the People's Daily (1946-present), the database includes the contents from its very first publication to today's issue.

January 06, 2011
People's Daily (Overseas Edition, 2001-present) Available Online
The People's Daily (Overseas Edition, 2001-present) has recently been launched online with access to today's issue. Again, as with People's Daily (1946-present), the subscription licence agreement would be signed directly with the publisher, guaranteeing the sustainability of the research resource.

December 22, 2010
People's Daily (1946-present), Sibu Congkan and Sibu Beiyao
The price schedules for People's Daily (1946-present), Sibu Congkan and Sibu Beiyao would be adjusted for the 2011 fisical year. Details are available at info@oriprobe.com.

November 24, 2010
Policies, Laws & Regulations of China reaches 70,000 English records
China Legal Access (CLASS), aka Policies, Laws & Regulations of China, is an authoritative collection of legal documents in China, providing information on China's commercial, civil, and administrative laws, policies and regulation on both national and regional levels. It features a substantial portion of English contents, reaching a total 70,121 records, the largest of this kind.

October 21, 2010
Upgraded Search Interfaces at China/Asia On Demand (CAOD)
The upgraded "Advanced Search" functions would be able to help researchers explore the vast research collection at China/Asia On Demand (CAOD).Users could easily constrain or expand search results. On the other hand, the new "Combined Search" would expedite the process to locate articles that match certain fields.

September 15, 2010
The University of California Chooses Online Access from Oriprobe
After years of replying on Intranet serivices, the University of California has finally moved its access across all campuses to the Online People's Daily (1946-) and the Online Sibu Congkan. While facilitating hassle free user experiences, the switch to the services supported by Oriprobe makes available the most updated search features and, in the People's Daily case, the current daily issue of the newspaper, the de facto "voice" of the Communist Party and the Chinese government.

August 16, 2010
China/Asia On Demand (CAOD) Reaches 36 million journal articles
China/Asia On Demand (CAOD) achieves a new level of coverage. The total number of journal articles included in CAOD has reached 36 millions, making CAOD a truly comprehensive source for Chinese STM research information.

July 20, 2010
Flat Fee Subscription offered to China/Asia On Demand (CAOD)
Flat fee subscription of China/Asia On Demand (CAOD) is offered to customers interested in China STM research materials. Flat fee subscription allows users to access articles with ease and convenience while accessing a vast pool of journal titles at a low cost.Please contact us at info@oriprobe.com for more information.

June 16, 2010
Oriprobe at SLA (Special Library Association) conference
Oriprobe proundly presented its collection of STM, legal and business research information at the conference. The databases, especially China/Asia On Demand (CAOD) and China Legal Access (CLASS), received great interest. Existing customers showed their keen enthusiasm in the new searching and tracking functions that CAOD recently added.

May 28, 2010
New Titles Added to China/Asia On Demand (CAOD)
Additional 208 titles has been added to China/Asia On Demand (CAOD) since May 2010, making the total number of titles at CAOD 9,680. CAOD is a one-stop portal to STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) and social science journals published in China sepcifically while delivering materials from Asia in general.

April 26, 2010
New Contents Added to the Database of the Chinese Government
Since the release of the Database of the Chinese Government in 2008, additional three million Characters have been added covering all aspects of the Chinese Government from regional authorities to the central government and from policies, by-laws, speeches to annual statements.
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April 06, 2010
Oriprobe Attended the AAS Conference
Oriprobe showcased its wide range of products and services, including Sibu Congkan, Sibu Beiyao, China/Asia On Demand, China Open Resources, People's Daily (1946-present), the Database of the Communist Party of China (CPC),
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March 08, 2010
New Contents Added to the Database of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Since the release of the Database of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
in 2008, additional two million Characters have been added covering all aspects of the Communist Party including the Party history, historic documents, publications of Party elites, Party's Congresses, and who's who in the Party.
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February 02, 2010
Online Sibu Beiyao Launched
Researchers of Chinese classical studies would be very glad to find another classic collection available online. The online Sibu Beiyao, like the successful and popular Online Sibu Congkan - the classic Chinese literature collection of 504 titles, requires no installation of proprietary programs or plug-ins.
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January 11, 2010
People's Daily Classic Photos
People's Daily Classic Photos
A collection of classic photos from the 64 years history of the People's Daily is made available online. More photos would be added at a later stage. > more

December 01, 2009
Oriprobe Releases News and Reports on China Electronic Publishing
Oriprobe has released a brand new service-Dynamics of China Electronic Publishing Market in this December, which is especially designed for librarians, researchers and professionals interested in the Chinese publishing industry.
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November 5, 2009
Peoples Daily Copyright Infringement Legal Notices
People's Daily Press has recently issued two legal notices regarding People's Daily copyright infringement. One of them reads unauthorized copying or distribution of People's Daily violates copyright laws. > more

August 12, 2009
Oriprobe Attended the ALA Annual Conference:
Librarians from public, academic, school and special libraries were keen to learn more about Oriprobe's featured products including People's Daily (1946-), China Legal Access(Class) and China Business Reference (ChinaBref). > more