Southeast Asian Resources at CRL January 13, 2010
CRL Global Resources 253 academic and independent research libraries United States Canada
CRL Global Resources 253 academic and independent research libraries Supporting advanced research and teaching in the humanities, sciences and social sciences
CRL Global Resources 253 academic and independent research libraries Ensuring the availability of primary sources through preservation and acquisition
CRL Global Resources 253 academic and independent research libraries A shared collection of 5 million books, journals, archives, documents, and newspapers
CRL Global Resources 253 academic and independent research libraries Communities of interest identifying and sharing information about critical and at-risk source materials
Collections on Southeast Asia Monographs, serials Newspapers Archival and microform sets Digitized collections
Southeast Asian Resources at CRL: Collections James Simon Director, International Resources
SEA monographs 48,000 publications Coverage: (bulk ) Strengths: Indonesia; Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Burma; Philippines Primarily Social Sciences, Humanities
SEA Serials 7,000 records Coverage: (bulk ) Strengths: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines Primarily Social Sciences, Humanities
SEA Serials Subject strengths Government & politics Economics Statistics Commerce & industry; trade Education Law Religion Agriculture
SEA Newspapers 700 records, 11,000 reels Coverage: 1835-present Strong collections from Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines Indonesian, English, Malay, Thai, Chinese, Dutch, Vietnamese, French
SEA Newspapers Indonesia De Locomotief Deli Courant Djawi Kando Tjahaja-Timœr Surabaja Post Kedaulatan rakjat Angakatan bersendjata Kompas Pedoman rakjat Mimbar Umum Indonesia Times
SEA Newspapers Vietnam Trung-ḷâp-báo La tribune indochinoise Le journal d'Extrême-Orient Nhân dân Ṭư do Saigon ḿơi The Saigon post Vietnam press Sài Gòn gỉai phóng Hoa kiêù nḥât bào = Journal chinois de Cochinchine.
SEA Newspapers Philippines Gaceta de Manila Manila Times Cablenews-American La Revolución Vanguardia Manila Times Bulletin Today Philippine Star Business World
SEA Newspapers Burma The Sun The Guardian Malaysia The Straits Echo Singapore The Straits Times Thailand Bangkok Post
Microform Sets National Archives Record Sets History of the Philippine insurrection against the United States, Philippine insurgent records, Despatches from United States consuls… Papers of General Douglas MacArthur. Record group 1, Records of the military adviser to the Philippine commonwealth [ ] Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and the Far East generally :
Microform Sets OSS/CIA Research Reports & Special Studies Vietnam and Southeast Asia, Vietnam and Southeast Asia: special studies, Vietnam: national security files, 1963-June Vietnam, National Security Council histories Transcripts and files of the Paris peace talks on Vietnam,
Southeast Asia Microform Project Formed in 1969 Acquisition/preservation of significant historical content Extensive faculty/librarian participation Specialized research interests of members, scholars
SEAM Collections Pre-Colonial / Colonial Buddhist and Khmer literature held in the library of the Cambodia National Museum Manuscript collections from museums and archives in Indonesia Chau Ban: the Dynastic Records of the Nguyen Dynasty India Office Records – Burma Sessional Papers from Malay States Straits Settlement Records
SEAM Collections Post-independence Khmer Rouge Top Secret (S-21) Santebal Archives: Cambodian election materials ( ) (UNTAC) Philippine election material ( ) Thai literary serials ( ) Indonesian political tabloids microfilm collection
Southeast Asian Resources at CRL: Programs & Services Mary Wilke Member Liaison & Outreach Services Director
Outreach Services Work falls into three categories: Reference Consultation Cooperative Collection Development Programs Collaborations with members such as the Undergraduate Research Working Group
Reference Consultation Outcomes include: –Identifying material of interest to researchers Ex. – Prof. Sabine Wilke (University of Washington) & German Colonialism
Reference Consultation Example: Identifying material for classroom use –– Historical Methods Class at Carnegie Mellon –English Language newspapers (from Egypt and Lebanon) –Other English language materials
Cooperative Resource Development 3 longstanding programs –Demand Purchase –Purchase Proposal –Shared Purchase 1 new program –Scholars’ Access
Purchase Proposal Program
Some Purchase Proposal Acquisitions Mailrapporten/Mail reports from the Netherlands East Indies, Foreign Office files--United States of America. Series two, Vietnam, (PRO class FO 371) Dutch pamphlets ca Section I, The collection in the Royal Library, The Hague
Shared Purchase Proposal Program Major costly sets for which members pledge funds for cooperative purchase Includes sets that were not of wide enough interest to warrant purchase through the Purchase Proposal program Includes sets for which a member may not wish to wait for the Purchase Proposal Ballot
Some Shared Purchase Acquisitions British Intelligence on China in Tibet, The Indian papers of the Rt. Hon. Charles John Earl Canning : Governor General and Viceroy Zhongguo jiu hai guan shi liao.
Demand Purchase Program Archival material Foreign Doctoral Dissertations Newspapers
Demand Purchase Program - $2,000 limit per patron per fiscal year - Demand Purchase requests are triggered by placing an ILL.
Scholars’ Access Program Provide access to material that may not be added to our collection Examples : –Researcher working on thesis –Professors researching newspaper coverage of the Presidential Election
Undergraduate Research Work Group
Focus on Global Resources
Southeast Asian Resources at CRL: E-Collections Virginia Kerr Digital Program Manager
E-Collections at CRL 1.Planned scanning – anticipate topics of interest 2.Digital delivery Respond to patron requests for loan of materials Deliver within 5 days All source formats – bound volumes, microforms. Over 600,000 pages per year for patrons Identify Convert Disseminate Maintain CRL strategic goal: serve research and teaching needs by providing resources in digital format
Southeast Asia in e-collections at CRL Digital delivery for patrons...
Newspapers of the Philippine Revolution era for U. Massachusetts professor
Southeast Asia in e-collections at CRL Planned Scanning... Undergraduate Research Working Group
Copyright and access restrictions for CRL digital delivery Categories of accessibility -- based on fair use principles 1. Open access (public domain) 2. Member access 3. Member access restricted (click agreement for research use only) Remember to configure proxy for off site member access
Access to CRL digital resources
Access to CRL digital resources...
DLIR – a CRL partnership New digital collection: Khmer books ( ) from National Library of Cambodia
Research Challenges at CRL Libraries New and emerging fields of research? New research methodologies and tools? Source materials sought?
Southeast Asian Resources at CRL We welcome your questions and ideas Bernard Reilly (President) James Simon (Director, Global Resources Network) Mary Wilke (Member Liaison and Outreach Services Director) Virginia Kerr (Digital Program Manager)
Upcoming CRL Webinars Webinar: News – Paper, Film, and Digital Wednesday, Feb 3,1:00–2:00 p.m. CST Webinar: Access to Academic Theses and Dissertations Wednesday, Feb 24,1:00–2:00 p.m. CST For more info, visit