Asian Collections

Rare and archival material from Southeast Asia and East Asia form a leading research resource.

Overview

The collections consist primarily of Asian language materials with a focus on

• Indonesia and Southeast Asia
• Korea
• Japan
• China

The Asian Collections include extensive print, electronic and multimedia holdings. The Asian-language collections are complemented by English-language resources relating to Asia, including substantial holdings on South Asia. There are also rich research resources in Dutch and French for the study of colonial Indonesia and Indochina.

The Asian Collections house rare and archival materials, including the Norodom Sihanouk Archival Collection, the Suetsugu Collection, the Australia Tibet Council Collection, the David Chandler Cambodia Collection, the Balai Pustaka Collection, the Southeast Asia Pamphlets Collection and the Indonesian Historical Collection. Consult these inventories for information about the contents of these collections.

The Library staff also manage the Japanese Teaching Collection.

Location

The Asian Collections are located at the Matheson Library, Clayton, on Level 1. Some special collections of rare or fragile material are on closed access and can only be used in the Special Collections Reading Room. Find out how to access them.

Borrowing

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