《近現代人物資訊整合系統》收錄近現代中國人名錄、人物傳記、職官表、檔案、口述史等多種人物資料，加以重新編輯組合，並以研究專題分類，整理為整合性的人物資訊。資料庫收錄的人物時間涵蓋清中葉至民國時期。現有人物約133,000多人。以研究專題分類有：近代史全文資料庫人物索引、上海地區人物錄、中國人物傳記資料、日文人名錄(1910-1960)、近史所檔案館人名權威檢索系統等。

1.近代史全文資料庫人物索引

　　《近代史全文資料庫》目前已完成的人物索引資料約有2,000筆，分為「正名」、「生卒」、「籍貫」、「字號」、「學經歷」、「資料庫索引」等六大欄位，再加延伸參考資訊，提供資料來源及相關參考資料。

2.上海地區人物錄

　　「上海地區人物錄」為本所城市研究群蒐集的專題資料，目前有上海人物通訊錄、傳記事略等，約30,000筆人物資料，資料內容尚陸續增加中。資料庫內容除了可全文瀏覽及全文檢索外，亦根據個別人物錄本身格式，設定「姓名」、「異名」、「生卒」、「學經歷」等欄位，便於分析統計。

3.中國人物傳記資料

　　中國人物傳記資料收錄清末至民國時期中國黨政學工商各界人物資料及本所出版之職官表等，約17,000人，含中、英文資料，皆可全文瀏覽與檢索，資料亦陸續增加中。

4.日文人名錄

　　「日文人名錄」網羅了1910-1960年代日本編纂有關近代中國人名的14種辭典，內容涉及政治、軍事、工商、文化各界，還包括了少部分在華活動的日人，共約33,000多人。從這些辭典裡，不僅透露出日本對於中國關注的面向外，亦可見其影響力之所在；同時也可讓我們從不同角度來瞭解中國近代人物，得悉歷史的另一面相，並填補其遺缺。

5.檔案館人名權威檢索系統

　　資料庫內容分為「外交檔案人物」、「近代海關人物」兩類，合計有5,204人。外交檔案人物是從本所檔案館典藏的外交檔案中，搜集相關人物，建置人物傳記、學經歷等資料。近代海關人物則由海關職員年表、題名錄、海關密檔等，整理出駐在地、任命時間、職稱、姓名、異名、國籍、小傳等欄位資料。

The Integrated Information System on Modern and Contemporary Characters(IISMCC) takes on the entry of Chinese celebrities, and so their biography, official posts, files, oral history rendered. A new compilation had been assumed by re-grouping into different categories in the monographic style. Such a task is also grounded on personal information with cross inference. The database includes personages extending from the Mid-Qing until the Republic of China, covering around 133,000 figures. Pursuant to the categorization, the monographic study covers the Index of Persons in the Modern Historical Documents Full-Text Database, Who's who in Shanghai, Biographical Data in China, Chien Chen Yang's A Collection of Taiwanese Gentries of 1915~1942, Japanese Who's who in China, The Personal Name Authorities Database constructed by the Archives of IMH, and so forth.

1.The Index of Persons in the Modern Historical Documents Full-Text Database.

The Index of Persons in the Modern Historical Documents Full-Text Database has some 2,000 entries under six categories of the "official name," "birth and death dates," "ancestry place," "alias" (such as literary name, style name, pseudonym, nickname), "education and work experiences," "database index." Additionally, the database also provides other extra information, such as information original sources and its related references.

2.Who's who in Shanghai.

Who's who in Shanghai is one of the monographic studies that collected by Chinese Urban History Research Group, IMH. The current entries are of some 30,000 significant Characters with their brief biography. The Database keeps working on including more figures so far. Other than general browse and search, a particular person can be searched and analyzed through the category of "official name," "alias," "birth and death dates," "education and work experiences," and so on.

3. Biographical Data in China.

The database includes personages of some 17,000 political and business figures extending from the ending years of the Qing to the Republic of China. A general browse and search can be made possible to obtain their information and functionary both in Chinese and English. The database has been expanded in the due course.

4. Japanese Who's who in China.

The Directory includes fourteen Japanese dictionaries registering Chinese celebrities during 1910 to1960s, and encompassing political, military, business and culture communities, including around 33,000 Japanese, who worked in China. These dictionaries disclose what Japan geared up toward China and where Japan exercised its influence on China. In the meanwhile, readers will be able to understand Chinese modern celebrities from different perspectives and fill up the historical void.

5.The Personal Name Authorities Database — the Archives of IMH.

There are two categories, namely, "diplomatic celebrities" and "modern celebrities of Customs administration", including 5,204 figures, in the database. The information of diplomatic celebrities, such as biographies, education, and work experiences, are gathered from the Foreign Affairs Documents, which are archived by the Archives of Institute of Modern History. The files of Customs administration are included the information of Customs staffs, such as respective stations, commissioning periods, residence posts, names, alias, nationalities, vita, etc., which are compiled by the Tenure of Customs Functionaries, Customs Rosters, Customs Secret Archives.