1. Re-Examining the Role of University Libraries in the Service of Tibetan Studies Lauran R. Hartley, Ph.D. Tibetan Studies Librarian C.V. Starr East Asian Library Columbia UniversityJuly 22, 2013 lh2112@columbia.edu Presented at the Thirteenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

2. Original PL-480 University Participants (Tibetan) Related Faculty Today? University of California (Berkeley) ✔ University of Chicago ✔ Cornell University of Pennsylvania ✔ University of Washington ✔ University of Wisconsin ✔ Yale University ✔ Columbia University ✔ U of Illinois University of Michigan ✔ University of Virginia ✔ Harvard University ✔ Indiana University ✔

3. Early Recipients of PL-480 Tibetan Materials

4. Recently Revived Tibetan Collections 2011 2012 2005 2010 2008/2012

5. 14 Current SACAP Subscribers – Tibetan Program University of California (Berkeley) University of Chicago University of Wisconsin Columbia University University of Virginia University of Michigan Harvard College Library University of California (Los Angeles) Indiana University Tibetan Language Institute (Montana) Emory University (since 2005) Bodleian Libraries, Oxford University (since 2012) Princeton University (limited subscription) National Library of Medicine Information courtesy of LC Delhi Office, July 14, 2013

6. “ Area Studies Collections in Context: A Comparative Data Set” Compiled by Miguel Angel Valladares-Llata (University of Virginia Libraries, 2012) http://people.virginia.edu/~mav4n/alderman/parte1.pdf

7. Source: “Area Studies Collections in Context: A Comparative Data Set” University of Virginia Libraries, 2012

9. SchoolTitles % Change Columbia University7,5818,73015% Library of Congress7,3627,7555% University of Virginia6,5446,6462% University of Chicago6,3766,5272% UCal-Berkeley5,9505,517-7% University of Wisconsin5,9186,2125% Indiana University5,5056,40316% University of Michigan5,0185,2334% Harvard4,5097,07257% University of Washington4,1925,85740% University of Pennsylvania4,0563,991-2% Cornell University3,7962,890-24% Yale3,7844,17810% Florida State University3,2823,4425% U of Illinois2,6492,647-- UCLA2,4932,457-1% Emory1,2162,18079% UVA, 2012 July 2013, based on local catalog MONOGRAPHS ONLY

10. Tibetan Monograph Holdings, publication dates 2000-2010 Columbia University 2634 Library of Congress 2334 Harvard 1850 (close approx.) University of Chicago 1694 University of Virginia 1670 (close approx.) University of Wisconsin - Madison 1482 Indiana University--Bloomington 1429 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor 1429 Emory 1421 University of California -Berkeley 494 University of Washington 435 University of Pennsylvania 243 Florida State University 127 University of Toronto 121 Yale 25

11. Tibetan Monograph Holdings, publication dates 2000-2010 Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center 2056 Trace Foundation’s Latse Library 2900 (approx.) Columbia University 2634 Library of Congress 2334 Harvard 1850 (close approx.) University of Chicago 1694 University of Virginia 1670 (close approx.) University of Wisconsin – Madison 1482 Indiana University—Bloomington 1429 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor 1429 Emory 1421 University of California –Berkeley 494 University of Washington 435 University of Pennsylvania 243

13. Acquisition Sources at Columbia University, 2010-2013

14. Collection Diversity (2000-2010)

15. Rwa lung dkar brgyud gser phreng (Bhutan,1975) Total WorldCat Holdings: 20 + Cambridge University Total Holdings: 20  LIBRARY OF CONGRESS  COLUMBIA UNIV  CORNELL UNIV  INSTIT ADVAN STUDIES, WORLD RELIGIONS  NEW YORK PUB LIBR  UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY  UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES  [UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, N REG LIBR ]  [UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, S REG LIBR FAC]  YALE UNIV LIBR  FLORIDA STATE UNIV  UNIV OF HAWAII AT MANOA LIBR  CENTER FOR RES LIBR  UNIV OF CHICAGO  UNIV OF ILLINOIS  INDIANA UNIV  HARVARD UNIV, HARVARD COL LIBR  UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA  UNIV OF VIRGINIA  UNIV OF WASHINGTON  UNIV OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

16. Brug-thar, Mdo-smad byang shar gyi Bod kyi tsho ba shog pa’i lo rgyus dang rig gnas (Beijing, 2002) Total WorldCat Holdings: 10  Library of Congress  Columbia  New York Public Library  Emory University  Harvard University  University of Chicago  University of Virginia  University of Wisconsin + Bayerische Staatsbibliothek + British Library Total Holdings: 10

17. Bon kyi lo rgyus yig cha phyogs sgrig (Lhasa, 2010) Total WorldCat Holdings: 4  UNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDER  COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY + STAATSBIBLIOTHEK ZU BERLIN + STAATS & UNIVERSITATSBIBLIOTHEK HAMBURG Total Holdings: 4

18. Format Diversity  Audio-Visual  Manuscripts  Rare Books  Photos  Journals  Newspapers

19. Instructional Support  Reading seminars of materials from the collections  Bibliographic sessions  Classroom support  Instructional Tools

20. Engaging Digital Tibet http://digitaltibet.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/ Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning w/ Professor Gray Tuttle Funded by The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Materials provided by: The Rubin Museum of Art Himalayan Art Resources C.V. Starr East Asian Library

21. Archival and other Special Collections

22. THE THARCHIN COLLECTION THE THARCHIN COLLECTION http://www.columbia.edu/library/tharchincollection  Documents  Correspondence  Publications  Photos  Account Ledgers  Diary material, etc.

23. Tibet Information Network (TIN) Archive  Publications  Interviews  Photos  Research Files  Administrative Files

24. Rare Book Acquisitions Decree by the Seventh Dalai Lama (1723), encased in saffron cloth. Written in the Water-Hare Year [1723], with seal imprint.

25. Cooperative Digital Projects

26. www.columbia.edu/library/tibetmirror

27. 70% of issues now digitized through a collaborative project:  Columbia University  Beinecke Rare Book & Manusript Library at Yale University  Collège de France  Musée Guimet

28. Information courtesy of TBRC, July 2013

29. Alternative Models?  User-Driven Acquisitions  Cooperative Acquisitions  Cooperative Staffing  acquisitions and reference  cataloging  Collaboration with Other Projects