Collection consists of digitized historical publications and reprints of Chinese literature and poetry. Collection was a gift of the East Asian Resource Centre which includes special collections from Jerome Chen and the Chan family. Digitized material consists of historical publications that fit the format and physical condition requirements of the Internet Archive, were in the public domain and/or at a low risk of copyright infringement, and had not been digitized by the Internet Archive, Canadiana, Europeana or The Hathi Trust at the time of selection.