About the Project

The Bibliotheca Diocesis Macaonensis is a comprehensive research bibliography about the History of the Diocese of Macau and the Catholic Missions in Asia. Altough it is a specialized bibliography, we can hardly disconnect the Political, Social and Cultural History of Macau, at least not until the handover in 1999, from the History of the Diocese, therefore this database can also be a great support to all kinds of historical research projects about Macau, the East-West relations and the History of Christian missions.

Objective

To be an essential research database for the study of the history of the Diocese of Macau and Catholic missionary work in Asia.

Advisory Board

  • Prof Doutor António Saldanha
  • Prof Doutor Jin Guo Ping
  • Prof Doutor Jorge dos Santos Alves
  • Prof Doutor Moisés da Silva Fernandes
  • Prof Doutor Wu Zhiliang
  • Dra Margarida Lages
  • Dra Teresa Sena

Institutional Partners

  • Diocese de Macau
  • Centro Científico e Cultural de Macau (Portugal)
  • Arquivo Diplomático e Biblioteca do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros (Portugal)
  • Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
  • Biblioteca da Ajuda (Portugal)
  • Others TBC

Registration

The database is publicly available to the general public, and many third party documents are freely available online, however to access extended features and a significant number of full text documents, transcriptions, etc, you are required to register as “Guest Researcher of the Bibliotheca Diocesis Macaonensis”.

Some of the benefits of registering as “Guest Researcher”:

  1. Access to the core database through the Zotero research management system which facilitates referencing and citation, creating bibliographies, etc.
  2. Full access to all documents of the “Bibliotheca Diocesis Macaonensis” project.
  3. Complimentary access to our USJ Library collections and selected electronic resources.
  4. Additional research support
  5. Member of a worldwide community of researchers about Catholic Missions in Asia

Register here https://bdm-files.usj.edu.mo/apps/registration/. After registration you will receive a confirmation link and we will contact for further information. Registration is free but requires that you comply with the regulations, code of conduct and ethics.