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Taoist Cannon

The "official" collection of Taoist Scriptures is referred to as the Daozang or "Taoist Cannon." The first attempt to bring together Taoist texts into such a collection happened in CE 400. Since that time there have been numerous additions and revisions to the collection. Today it is the fourth Daozang of CE 1445 - composed of some 5300 texts - which is considered standard.
Title Index to the Taoist Cannon
This is an online title index to the Daozang, with the texts themselves gradually being uploaded - a great resource!
History of the Daozhang
Here's a nice history of the Daozhang, from the Encyclopedia of Taoism.

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