Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The East Asian Library Collection at the University of Kansas

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1 Journal of East Asian Libraries Volume 1999 Number 119 Article Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The East Asian Library Collection at the University of Kansas Vickie Fu Doll Follow this and additional works at: BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Doll, Vickie Fu (1999) "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The East Asian Library Collection at the University of Kansas," Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol : No. 119, Article 4. Available at: This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the All Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of East Asian Libraries by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact scholarsarchive@byu.edu.

2 CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON TBE EAST ASIAN LIBRARY collection TBE university KANSAS urlhttpilarkccukansedu HOME PAGE urlhttplarkccukansedueastasia EASTASLAJ vickie fu doll university kansas 1I introduction university kansas east asian library EAL collection supports teaching research information needs kansas university students faculty staff serves east asian information center people state kansas beyond university kansas EAL state funded mid sized collection started 1959 library formally established 1964 academic research library support area studies developed kansas university center east asian studies although library limited resources grown every year support major areas east asian studies many unique programs well article describes EAL collection major programs supports budget issues collection development guidelines discusses operation library cooperation institutions current collection development challenges well article assumes mid sized collections share many same challenges library faces develop maintain quality collection I1 hope article generate further discussion among tn CEAL member libraries collection development issues shared CEAL community especially purchase big ticket items electronic databases big set reprints microfilm university kansas east asian studies program east asian studies KU traditionally concentrated medieval pre modem china japan emphasis history art history literature religion cultural history traditional east asia study modem east asia added traditional east asian studies early 1980s due growing importance trade political interaction china japan korea east asian countries interdisciplinary courses political science communication business international law offered study political sociological economic developments modem east asian societies recent emphasis international studies university kansas produced increased interest modem modern east asian studies among faculty students froin variety departments center east asian studies CEAS university kansas founded 1958 promotes coordinates variety activities programs east asia university kansas center east asian studies does itself offer classes award degrees coordinates interdepartmental inter academic activities dealing east asia center composed forty east asian faculty nineteen departments professional schools throughout university offering 130 courses per year fields literature history political science art history law geography religion theater anthropology economics business social work 11

3 11 east asian library collection collection history 1958 university kansas established east asian studies program onset KU libraries supported program through collection east asian materials 1964 KU libraries established east asian library EAL facilitate acquisition processing materials region beginning center east asian studies substantial federal grants optimistic prospects continued support government university founders east asian studies program envisioned phd programs major subject disciplines however outside funding sources support dwindled rapidly center within first five years founding consequently 1970 east asian acquisitions funding very irregular collection grew sporadically 1970 early 1980 dependent availability outside funding special purchases bulk chinese studies collection purchased before 1970 during years generous funding US dollar extremely strong against asian currencies substantial part japanese collection acquired 1970 funding become uneven US dollar weakened substantially consequently therp unevenness collection until late 1970s major focus east asian studies university kansas history art history phd programs since then primary focus shifted gradually MA level programs except history art program consequently east asian collection reflects change emphasis begun broaden scope subject coverage rather develop depth recent general recognition east asias contribution world economy resurgence interest developing new programs east asian focus academic focus east asian programs seems shifting emphasis humanities business economics law those three areas emphasized asian studies KU before 1980s traditionally emphasis placed collecting east asian materials humanities EAL collections particularly strong fields art history history languages cultures religion since mid 1980s economic success business potential east asian countries engendered substantial interest academic departments KU previously associated east asian studies effort support expanding east asian interests programs emphasis placed collecting social science materials particularly contemporary politics business law womens studies much collection development accomplished external funding sources andor special onetime endowment money awarded KU libraries currently EAL supports teaching research needs students faculty throughout university nineteen departments professional schools collections support east 12

4 asian languages cultures B M programs doctoral programs east asian concentration number departments humanities social sciences KU libraries able provide access electronic materials since 1989 EAL joined OCLCCJK CJK membership 1989 provided electronic bibliographic access EAL holdings through Z KU libraries OPAC online public access catalog t1 since then since 1995 KU libraries provided patrons access world wide web online databases CJK CDROM products addition KU libraries established electronic document delivery patrons same year EAL added audiovisual material collections 1997 enhance support teaching initiatives outreach activities center east asian studies secondary schools holdings june 1999 total holdings east asian library consisted volumes include chinese japanese 2046 korean EAL 1406 serial titles half them currently received approximately titles western languages support east asian studies according statistics published council east asian libraries 1 KU east asian library collection size 22nd among sixty nine CEAL east asian collections 1 lith among public universities excluding private universities nonacademic libraries state budget appropriation 20th excluding funding sources among north america east asian collections private nonacademic libraries excludedour dour state budget loth among public universities comparison seventeen comprehensive undergraduate titlevi titievi NRC national resource center international program U department education east asian collections KU lith holdings 12th state budget appropriation 13th endowment grants I1 lith grants received EAL holdings just above university wisconsin university pennsylvania below university arizona indiana university following universities state funds allocated east asian collections KU listed descending sequence univ michigan UC berkeley UCLA univ washington univ pittsburgh UC san diego ohio state university user populations primary users east asian library EAL collections forty faculty members several hundred graduate undergraduate students university kansas professors members various departments college liberal arts sciences schools architecture urban planning business education fine arts journalism law social welfare part degree requirements masters students east asian languages cultures programs must proficient japanese chinese language ID 1 current status east asian collections north american institutions journal east asian libraries 117 feb 1999 pp ap pp ap bly bid 13

5 therefore frequent users EAL collection graduate students workingz studies humanities social sciences must proficient language tn allow them work field specialization east asian region addition those patrons several hundred students east asian countries enroll university kansas each year non east asian majors visible users collection students come KU participants longstanding exchange programs japan china many exchange visiting scholars east asian countries various academic appointments university each year active users collections EAL collections serve information resources needs people state kansas beyond through reference assistance interlibrary loan through outreach programs collection strength reflecting major teaching research activities during past forty years east asian collections strong art history history language literature religion theater drama japanese womens studies description collections chinese collection chinese collection provides broad coverage history art history language literature philosophy religion sources social science study modem period particularly stronor strong stroner study yuan ming qing dynasties study social economic conditions post cultural chinas cainas republican period revolution china 1975 history modem china support those history related teaching research activities EAL provides primary source local gazetteers song yuan ming qing dynasties focus central china huazhong Huazhong north china huabei Huabei northwest china xibei kibei regions individual authors ming qing periods authoritative collectanea collections collections cong shu tsung shu procured primary resources those collections support doctoral level studies collection strong art song yuan ming qing za z1 41 dynasties art history studies collection includes works individual painters museum exhibition catalogs biographies writings literati painters period criticism historical works paintings buddhist paintings studies ofdunhuang Dunhuang mural paintings history chinese calligraphy early period 6th ath century 10th century relatively strong 14

6 chinese language literature collection strong traditional classical literature contains literature histories criticism representative literary styles each dynasty important collections include tang song poetry yuan ming drama ming qing novels prose tang through qing literary collections wenji benji modem chinese literature collections important 20th century authors collection supports graduate studies master level EALC department students history art history doctoral studies utilize collection well since inception EAL procured chinese collectanea cong shu classical collections compiled qing imperial government private collectors those collections collections provide primary sources traditional chinese studies notable acquisition purchase schindler collection 1965 collection contained several hundred chinese rare books literature history bronze inscriptions 17th century late 18th century original woodblock print format collection studies philosophy religion relatively strong primary sources include buddhist tripitaka emphasis chinese text sutra collection supports art history studies buddhist paintings many titles microfilm collection support research history development christianity china japanese collection3 collections 3 EAL japanese collection established later chinese collection supports undergraduate graduate programs phd studies history art history particularly strong therefore EAL collection strengths japanese paintings modem japanese history literature medieval heian period classical writings 20th century literature important authors japanese art history collection particularly strong paintings medieval period pre modem period japan collection covers major picture scrolls produced between heian period muromachi Muromachi period EAL extensive collection edo tokugawa period paintings ukiyoe ukiyoye woodblock prints remarkable private stem collection added EAL collection late 1970s focuses japanese paintings especially edo tokugawa period EAL constantly collected major publications exhibition catalogs established museums japan thereby providing updated secondary resources library users collection materials performing arts especially kabuki noh theater extensive written well visual materials performing arts collected history collection begins medieval period pre modem japan particular emphasis placed modem japan late meiji period early showa periods collection exceptionally strong materials socialistcommunist communist movement including original reprint issues journals monographs published socialist communist groups 1920s 1930s collection holds extensive 3description 3 japanese collection michiko ito EAL japanese studies librarian 15

7 materials taiwan chosen manchuria manchukuo japanese occupation special note collection original military maps manchuria manchukuo Manchukuo created kwangtung Kwangtung army during 1930s japanese history collection strongest collection Manchukuo under general covers important primary sources supporting MA phd level studies terms social science disciplines concentrated effort made collect materials japanese minority issues particular discrimination against buraku burako people womens studies EAL collected materials examine historical well contemporary problems buraku burako people additional concentrated efforts made collect materials onthe anthe status japanese women including recent issue comfort women period world war II 11 EAL acquired several reprinted womens journals originally published between meiji early showa periods grant support japan foundation NCC multi volume set grant EAL become enriched reprinted journals proletariat literature closely related early feminist movement japan korean collection traditionally university kansas emphasized korean studies therefore EAL korean language collection consists core reference works acquired primarily gift books history language art history 1996 EAL purchased small number korean materials support grant funded korean position east asian languages cultures department KU periodicals financially impossible mid size library collect newspapers periodicals available east asian studies therefore periodicals including newspapers collected selectively support teaching research needs university selections based upon evaluation subject areas taught research projects faculty recommendations addition purchase periodicals national central library taiwan national beijing library given gift titles EAL since 1995 EAL home page provided public access current online newspapers available world wide web english language materials vernacular library materials supported western language materials east asia studies housed general KU libraries collection murphy art architecture library government document map library special collections spencer research library western language materials supporting east asian studies consists volumes history art history literature language philosophy religion political science sociology anthropology theater drama geography through approval plans coordination subject specialists KU libraries acquire english language scholarly academic publications east asian studies produced north america support basic undergraduate graduate research professional schools 16

8 important campus resources video collections collected center east asian audiovisual language materials operated language laboratory those studies primarily directed teaching support classroom use staffed personnel above units access KU collections anyone affiliated university may use KU collections site visiting faculty students along residents state kansas given borrowing privileges patrons granted borrowing privileges addition online catalog available httphwwwlibukansedu collections available through world wide web httpwwwlibukansedu off site through interlibrary loan collection locations vernacular materials housed east asian library fifth floor main library watson library well 4 12 center stack addition watson home western language materials east asia except art history materials east asian art history materials housed murphy art architecture library selected low use materials ceased periodical titles under dewey classification scheme housed 1 north level anschutz science library finally spencer library special collections houses 4 rare book holdings east asian languages library acquisition budget fy94 fy99 budget total average state endowment grants title VI ctr support gift NA total entire budget budaet budlet td spent east asian language materials addition KU libraries spend 1 approximately per year acquiring non asian language materials english french german etc through approval plans through subject funds support east asian studies KU 44most CJK manuscripts acquired supplement KU special collections cosmopolitan printed holdings natural history emphasize ornithology botany dated fourteenth century nineteenth century 17

9 EAL budget funded mainly state kansas part university kansas libraries acquisition budget distributed EAL beginning each fiscal year according bibliographer budget requests 5 those requests go library collection management council6 councile Council 6 evaluation appropriate fund distribution among subject areas recent years state funds averaged approximately comprised 8 1 total budget sources support come endowment funds external grants including title VI funding equals 19 total materials budget east asian non continuing materials budget including monographs microform reprints onetime file audiovisual time serials periodical back audio visual materials usually categorized monographic fund equaled 73 state fund rest state fund supporting serials subscriptions monographic chinese japanese materials subdivided under state funded portion monographic fund EAL purchased several hundred korean titles title VI library support money since mid 1990s while regular korean budget present time korean studies focus currently under development center east asian studies once initial korean studies collection budget D seeded external grants gifts state budget established korean collection expanded complete way endowment money released KU libraries library administration each year available amount money varies year year bibliographers make requests based availability funds year generally materials requested endowment funds expensive items EAL afford acquire through regular state funds external grants gifts opportunities pursued bibliographers include national bibliograph foundations center east asian studies title VI NRC grant library support state private regional grants institution gift exchange programs recent grants include national coordinating committee japanese library resources multi volume set project funded japan united states friendship commission kansas library network interlibrary loan development program ILDP ELDP metropolitan center far eastern art studies center east asian studies title VI library support grant important supplement EAL acquisition budget fund subsidized through annual endowment grant major purchase requests korean materials enhancement audiovisual audio visual collection budget request form includes information I1 user information primary departments supported fund fields tracks departments significant changes numbers faculty andor graduate students significant use materials bought fund fond depts user groups special user circumstances II 11 discipline characteristics impact approval plans discipline primarily book serial dependent what extent discipline dependent foreign publications what countries what impact electronic format materials discipline what extent does document delivery andor interlibrary loan affect discipline what library collections impact development use collection III iff 111 lff lii paid each five years average serial price paid each five years expected inflationcost books expected fy99 inflationcost increase serials recent changes publishingmarketing ZZ r trends affecting cl collections discipline IV reasons increase base funding discipline amount ili trade information average book price inflation cost increase 6chaired schaired 6 dean scholarly communication collection development membership includes each representative fine arts humanities social sciences science technology international studies groups 18

10 established ILDP grant materials support outreach teaching activities microfilm collections fill gaps major newspaper collections special gift programs including kanagawa university very valuable our sister university gave five year gift commemoration founders goth birthday gift given mostly areas japanese business economics art history literature womens studies selected EAL through commercial book dealer catalogs bibliographers Bibliograph selected available gifts national central library taiwan korean foundation catalogs according collection development policy gifts individuals valuable well those gifts total several hundred volumes each year except kanagawa gift set range volumes price range gift values estimated HI guidelines collection development these guidelines refer east asian language materials east asian bibliographers consultation east asian faculty select materials east asian languages librarians serve liaisons between EAL centers faculty ensure collection meets information needs academic programs bibliographers Bibliograph language subject areas generally select works east asian studies european languages consultation EAL librarians centers library committee available consultation faculty requests seem conflict library budget scope collection priorities first priority east asian collection acquire current published core materials east asian studies special emphasis reference sources key journals important bibliographies indexes titles major publishers museums works directly support teaching research art history history literature religion east asian statistics business government japanese womens studies japanese minority studies priorities collections collection scope ers chronology Z antiquity history art history present special emphasis medieval period literature formats formats included chiefly printed books journals microfilm serial sets acquired hard copy available multimedia media videotapes audio tapes slides photos included since 1997 electronic database bibliography ofasian ogasian aslan studies CDROM versions peoples daily many stand alone CDROMs added since 1998 geography china japan minor emphasis korea peripheral regions impact east asia 19

11 languages chinese japanese korean publication dates current publications reprints earlier works chinese japanese collections source materials books east asian countries academic journals government publications museum exhibition catalogs individually selected ordered approval plans include major new publications areas east asian studies western languages major publishers university presses north america EAL gift exchange programs national libraries major universities institutions east asia titles selected according collection guidelines exchange titles published KU departments museums schools offered partners many academic journals periodicals received EAL result continuous gift exchange relationships east asia partners gift books commonly given EAL evaluated inclusion collection same criteria purchase decision selection tools EAL selects materials major commercial dealers catalogs lists specialized dealers following important dealers ouruse furuse ouruse joint publishing company hong kong shanghai mans book hong kong chiao liu publication trading hong kong china book hong kong han wen hong kong tai yap hong kong china post taipei linking taipei lohgwind taipei china national publishing industry trading beijing wen wu chu ban beijing zhong hua shuju chuju beijing japan publications trading tokyo isseido Isseido tokyo gannando fannando Gannando tokyo geibundo Geibundo tokyo maruzen marueen Maruzen tokyo new york panmum pannum book seoul dealers weekly lists regularly reviewed identify new publications might appropriate collection many lists compiled dealers contain citations reviews new titles help process selection decisions despite input final purchase decision based EAL collection strength university teaching programs faculty research interests graduate student research topics undergraduate students study research needs projected need future development collection special arrangement established collecting japanese museum exhibition catalogs since japanese art exhibitions largely held department stores prefecture museums catalogs exhibitions usually available through major book dealers EAL working art books dealer japan twenty years purchase art exhibition catalogs using ta t1 special approval plan 20

12 user input faculty students welcome submit subrnl i t purchase recommendations EAL patrons may submit requests KU libraries web page OPAC front page suggestion directly EAL staff addition appropriate faculty members often consulted purchase expensive titles finally east asian faculty established library committee provide consultation advice EAL bibliographers subjects excluded bibliograph ephemeral works textbooks except language readers translations western literature east asian languages works science general excluded collection evaluation collection evaluation projects conducted every three five years librarians check collection holdings against major bibliographies7 7 specialized areas consultation appropriate faculty librarians work fill lacunae major challenges collection development major challenge collection development book selection almost totally based information provided dealers therefore knowledgeable reputable dealers must used making book selection even difficult fact book reviews published six months few years title appears time reviews published research titles long print east asian research monographs published very small quantity acquired relatively short period time few weeks few months major commercial dealers control quantity distribution price new publications once publication sold very hard acquire Ac acquiring quirina new journals periodicals extremely difficult new journals published east asian countries seldom advertised advance publication new journals identified first issue published addition journal subscription prices witnessed increases annually those increases due ever increasing cost overseas postage daily newspapers east asian countries cost year subscription price going cover airmail postage subscribe major national newspapers china japan korea taiwan hong kong language studies research EAL decided reduce costs having newspapers 7 7bibliographies chinese studies annotated bibliography selected chinese reference works teng biggerstaff 1971 china bibliography research guide reference works china past present zurndorfer Zumdorfer 1995 chinese history manual wilkinson 1998 bibliographies japanese studies guide japanese reference books nihon sanko tosho henshu hanshu linkai kinkai 1966 guide reference books japanese studies nihon kenkyu kenryu tame sanko tosho international house japan library 1989 japan japanese bibliographic guide reference sources makino miki

13 delivered sea mail rather airmail subscribe north america overseas editions informational purposes since internet provide real time news hope airmail issue disappear soon another challenge identify acquire government publications especially statistics publications unfortunately those publications usually included major dealer catalogs special arrangement made acquire government publications japan taiwan cost publications problematic price materials varies immensely different sources chooses contact publisher direct price might cheaper delivery service usually unpredictable quality service delivery guaranteed going through major dealers however EAL pays quality service addition major serial titles converted electronic publishing since 1996 electronic format costs several thousands each year substantial increase cost paper publication difficult justify acquisition high priced materials many areas cover basically high cost electronic journals databases threatens continued development EAL collections still strongly emphasize humanities vast number new publications price difference between dealers publishers challenge hard find materials government publications museum catalogs high cost art related materials make selection process demanding ZI task past few years east asian electronic resources developed standardized formats specific system requirements price new products reasonable offer direct sale discounts others offer easy payment arrangements therefore now possible mid sized libraries acquire essential electronic materials rather treat them luxurious elite resources currently many electronic databases copies original printed works provide value added enhanced features electronic format those essential works research libraries now provide key words title author search capabilities years modem researchers great difficulty using big sets newspapers periodicals accumulative indexes table contents retrospective conversion cataloging big sets analytical entries helps immensely find specific materials core traditional collections electronic key word search capability desirable find information timely manner feature may justify purchase materials electronic format already owned library standard format provide researchers easy use tools indexes difficult use materials however considering widely scattered user population serve geographic distribution campus consortium web versions electronic resources even preferred public service point view unfortunately east asian electronic publishers yet work web version licensing issue current east asian single multiple users licenses do accommodate network environment university campuses already essential databases running non east asian material local area networks LAN 22

14 requests electronic materials purchase KU libraries electronic information council approves individual bibliographers electronic librarian ex officio member bibliograph council determines language each contract license agreement consultation university attorney copyright law specialist east asian electronic products yet developed LAN use license agreements contracts time conditions east asian publishers proposed license agreements university attorney considers violation fair use law libraries normally practice CDROMs east asian region sometimes restricted workstation circulation interlibrary loan prohibited license agreement immense price these electronic resources makes impossible mid sized library obtain them restrictions may make impossible borrow them remote access them another source library patron may forced travel great distance use material setback ability library provide access needed materials through interlibrary loan document delivery possible solution CEAL member libraries deal electronic resource dealers consortium purchase big ticket resources shared among CEAL member libraries far better thirty forty libraries consortial access those electronic resources instead merely three four libraries producers dealers greater profit wider circulation usage materials under proper license structure few sales stand alone resources publishers focus immediate short term profit without our support encouragement sustained market I1 fear unless problem addressed scholarly research study teaching east asia severely hindered electronic age access circulation restricted dealer contract very few access material electronic fori forr format nat suggestion made previous CEAL conferences information agency OCLC firstsearch FirstSearch service mount CJK electronic databases centrally charge members service fee access databases CEAL work consortium electronic acquisition these both appear reasonable solutions dilemma cooperative arrangements 21 OCLC CJK actively participate university kansas libraries members OCLC OCLCCJK research libraries big twelve plus consortium 8 loan center interlibrary since EAL close major east asian collections faculty students must rely our monographic collection primary research still able use document delivery interlibrary loan services supplement serial holdings KU special interest strong chinese art history collection spencer art reference library 8 big twelve plus consortium includes baylor university brigham young university colorado state university iowa state university kansas state university linda hall library new mexico state university oklahoma state university rice university southern illinois university texas aam university texas tech university university arkansas university colorado boulder university houston university kansas university missouri columbia university nebraska lincoln university new mexico university oklahoma university texas austin university utah utah state university 23

15 nelson atkins museum art kansas city cooperation between two libraries murphy art architecture library ongoing going many years year three partners working toward established policy future collection development reciprocal relationship interlibrary loan policy nearest large collection university texas austin asian library collection major east asian collection big 12 plus libraries consortium major collections university chicago east asian library collection center research libraries chicago extensive collections china japan useful resources supplement our collection depth research topics university kansas member center research library CRL online catalog easily accessed KU online catalog system big 12 plus libraries consortium asian collections include asian collection brigham young university east asian library university colorado boulder east asian collections university iowa future direction collection development EAL collection development reflected emphasis academic teaching research activities past continue work support priorities KU east asian studies community future ever increasing cost acquiring materials formats region becoming difficult provide depth collection development recent years EAL worked strengthen traditional humanities core collection history art history literature language same time worked develop collections support new programs social sciences professional schools external funding sources utilized supplement collection development budget those funds used acquire materials government politics education international relations business economics womens studies KU east asian studies enhanced expanded assistance title VI funds department education continued growth development these programs creates challenge EAL like state funded universities library funding KU unable keep pace inflation result difficult find funds acquire materials support new subject areas while continuing develop core collections major new korean concentration developed department east asian lacaua lanaua languages cultures development allow B degree korean language literature M degree east asian studies concentration korea presently EAL korean collection adequate support level study korean studies yet high priority KU EAL collections reflect priority external funding 24

16 need utilized develop korean collection point where support academic programs IV technical public services EAL selects purchases catalogs materials east asian languages provides public service east asian subjects order successfully fulfill mission EAL works closely many library departments units EAL works various units retrieval services including serials receiving claims giftexchange interlibrary loan acquisition payment materials EAL works cataloging department particularly authority unit serial cataloging unit cataloging issues access services provides circulation periodical microform services reserve service fines preservation department provides support services east asian library EAL works closely art architecture library houses art materials EAL purchases catalogs EAL member OCLCCJK CJK online computer library center chinese japanese korean cataloging system since 1989 cataloging work done online through OCLCCJK CJK database since then currently 60 our holdings accessible through KU integrated online system local remote access retrospective conversion project convert records card catalog online records continuous effort departments retrospective conversion project EAL cataloged titles per year past several years old manual brief records converted online record mid 1990s EAL staff concentrates efforts work requires specialized language skills technical services central KU library units handle services do require special language skills public service includes providing reference service instruction bibliography library research methods both printed electronic resources related east asian studies includes conducting library tours K 12 outreach activities EAL created maintains home page guide patrons east asian resources available world wide web EAL actively involved centers outreach activities conducting resource sharing conferences elementary secondary language social science teachers sharing resources K 12 students compiling resources secondary school teachers teaching east asia subjects V staffing support librarys reporting channel reorganized 1996 hierarchy line group collegial management structure EAL part KU libraries international program reports KU libraries coordinator international programs program consists four area studies components under assistant dean technical service coordinator collection development 25

17 staffing EAL chinese studies librarian japanese studies librarian both tenure tane 02 ot track faculty positions professional staff taen provide part time cataloging t support equal FTE FIFE fire support staff EAL includes eight nine part time graduate students each semester equal FIE 375 FTE EAL support staff graduate student assistants fluent east asian language work fifteen eighteen hours per week work mostly technical includes bibliographic searching local national databases prior ordering producing purchase orders copy cataloging serials database maintenance binding preparation card production filing withthe appropriate level supervision EAL students make remarkable workforce several librarians play key roles development operation east asian collections university kansas libraries two librarians support EAL technical service operations providing cataloging assistance catalogs east asian serials assists cataloging japanese monographs bibliographer history plays active role identifying acquiring western language age materials east asian studies art librarian assists staff EAL development east asian art collections KU library cataloging department librarians staff support EAL cataloging operation establishing authority files preservation department supports bindery preparation making labels repairs access services handles east asian library materials circulation shelving retrieval services assists department acquisition western language materials invoice processing payment billing compilation statistics serials receiving serials accounting purchasing interlibrary loan services EAL function concentrated reference service technical service vernacular material east asian subjects services performed main library VI conclusion chen shous chous san guo zhi records three states describes zhuge jhuge kongming kingming Kongming outstanding unemployed person sleeping dragon concept became idiom wo long cang hu wo hu cang long lonc iong iono ZI means sleeping dragon hidden tiger ZI crouching tiger hidden dragon double phrase emphasize meaning outstanding unnoticed KU EAL collection hidden treasure land oz I1 shared librarys basic history growthcollection guidelines operations along issues collection development remain challenge I1 hope librarians share own struggle build collections stimulate discussion mutual concerns 26