The Area Programs Libraries comprise the Near East, Slavic, South Asia, and Southeast Asia Divisions. Their collections are housed in the Graduate Library. Each division assumes responsibility for the entire range of bibliographic duties to provide readers with access to vernacular and western language resources within their respective geographic and language domains. Accordingly, Area Programs staff select and acquire materials added to the collections in vernacular languages and in Western languages with relevant geographical and topical focus. In addition, all vernacular language materials receive cataloging in the Area Programs Divisions. Staff assist readers in finding materials and using the collections, compile bibliographies, identify print or electronic resources held elsewhere, and offer classes and informal instruction in library use as it applies to the geographical, linguistic, and subject areas covered by the Area Programs Libraries.

Area Programs librarians serve a broad faculty and student constituency associated with the Centers for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Judaic Studies, Russian and East European Studies, and South and Southeast Asian Studies, whose members and affiliates are drawn from numerous campus departments and schools, among them Near East Studies, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Asian Languages and Cultures, Anthropology, History, Linguistics, Political Science, and Sociology. In addition, Area Programs staff serve a national and world-wide constituency which looks to the University of Michigan Library for unique resources and staff expertise in international librarianship.

The Near East Division is responsible for the selection and acquisition of materials from and about the countries of the Near East and North Africa in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, and the European languages, including Yiddish. In addition, the division has the responsibility for acquiring Judaica. The staff of the division catalogs all monographs, serials, and microforms in the vernacular languages.
Because the staff of the division is especially trained and possesses extensive experience in the languages and subject matter of the region and in addressing problems unique to Near Eastern and Judaica librarianship, it is well prepared to provide a broad range of specialized reference services. Among these services are providing bibliographic guidance to graduate students beginning dissertation research, assisting in the compilation of course related bibliographies, introduction to and assistance in searching such bibliographic utilities as  ProQuest, JSTOR, MLA Bibliography, Francis, Linguistic Abstracts Online, RLIN (Hebrew and Arabic alphabet) and OCLC, introduction to the collections and the use of MIRLYN databases, and locating and acquiring unique or rare antiquarian materials in microform.

TOTAL COLLECTION SIZE:
329,785 monograph titles; 1088 current serial titles (vernacular and Western languages) and 32 newspapers.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE:
North Africa, Southwest Asia, Asia Minor, and Central Asia.

LINGUISTIC COVERAGE AND COLLECTION SIZE BY LANGUAGE:
Arabic (111,072), Hebrew/Yiddish (41,341), Persian (19,822), Turkish/Ottoman (22,628), Kurdish, other Turkic, Iranian languages (2,591), European languages (134,500)

SLAVIC AND EAST EUROPEAN DIVISION
http://www.lib.umich.edu/area/Slavic/
HEAD: Janet I. Crayne, Librarian
LOCATION: 110-F Hatcher North
PHONE: 936-2348
E-MAIL:

The Slavic and East European Division collects materials from and about Eastern Europe as well as the Soviet Union and its successor states. Its expert staff assists researchers in using one of the country’s largest such collections, one that is especially strong in languages, literatures, history, social sciences, and bibliography. The best represented countries are Russia, Poland and the Yugoslav successor states (especially Bosnia and Hercegovina), and the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Notable holdings include Russian revolutionary movements and revolutions, Russian and East European dissident writings, modern Armenian and Central Asian history and literature. The library maintains exchanges with numerous foreign libraries, cooperates with other universities in collection development, and participates in federal programs for acquisitions and preservation.

COLLECTION SIZE:
482,000, including approximately 287,800 monographic titles and 2,600 current serial titles in vernacular languages; 181,000 titles in Western languages; 11,000 items in nonprint media, including microforms and electronic resources.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE:
Soviet Union and its successor states, approximately 321,000 titles; East Central Europe, 80,200; Balkans, 80,200.

LINGUISTIC COVERAGE:
Russian, approximately 183,000 titles; Serbo-Croatian, 25,000; Polish, 25,000; Czech and Slovak, 13,000; Ukrainian, 6,500; Bulgarian, 5,500; Romanian, 4,000; Hungarian, 3,500; Armenian, 10,000; Belorussian, 2,600; Baltic, 1,700; other Balkan, Transcaucasian, and Central Asian languages, 7,000.

SOUTH ASIA DIVISION
http://www.lib.umich.edu/area/sasia/
HEAD: Jeffrey Martin
LOCATION: 110-D Hatcher North
PHONE: 936-2344
E-MAIL:

The South Asian studies collection at the University of Michigan Library covers the following countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sikkim (now a part of India), Sri Lanka, Tibet (for Buddhist studies), and, to a lesser degree, Afghanistan. Since many of these countries, or portions of them, were for extensive periods of time colonies of Portugal, France, and Great Britain, there are large overseas South Asian communities within the former colonial states. Similarly, there are significant immigrant populations in several other countries, including the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and the Caribbean Islands. South Asian studies also encompass these communities in the former colonies.
Materials on and from South Asia defined in these very broad terms are acquired and catalogued by the South Asia Division. Although within this broad view there are variations in degree of coverage or emphasis on particular countries and disciplinary interests, the study of India and Indians remains the prime interest and importance.

COLLECTION SIZE:
285,000 monographic titles in various formats 1,700 current serial titles (vernacular and Western languages). A large collection of maps is housed in the Map Library.

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet (Buddhist Studies).

LINGUISTIC COVERAGE:
English, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Tamil, Tibetan, Bengali (not currently collected); Classical languages: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali, Persian, Arabic.

SOUTHEAST ASIA DIVISION
http://www.lib.umich.edu/area/Southeast.Asia/
Southeast.Asia/
HEAD: Fe Susan Go
LOCATION: 110-G Hatcher North
PHONE: 764-7523
E-MAIL:

The Southeast Asia Division manages the acquisitions and cataloging of vernacular materials of the region in all formats. Reference questions pertaining to the region are also the responsibility of the Division. Three countries, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia, have received the most comprehensive attention. Substantial holdings also exist for other nations of the region. Furthermore, the division holds the responsibility for collecting materials in the languages of the regions former colonial powers and for collecting English language materials found throughout Asia. Finally, the Division collects English and Aboriginal language materials from Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania.
The staff of the Southeast Asia Division consists of native speakers of the five most studied countries of the region. With its varied fields of subject specialization, the Divisions staff is capable of assisting faculty, students, staff, and the general public with research consultations pertaining to Southeast Asia and its neighboring countries.

COLLECTION SIZE: 223,000 vernacular and Western languages; (excludes Pacific/Oceania collection).

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.

COGNATE COVERAGE: East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania. LINGUISTIC COVERAGE: Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Bhasa Indonesia, Malay, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese, and all dialects within the region; English for Australia and New Zealand; indigenous Oceanic languages.

If you need assistance in any of the above areas, please contact the appropriate Division Head; Area Programs reference and technical staff in Room 111C (the"Oasis"), at 936-2347; or Jonathan Rodgers, Coordinator, GL Area Programs, 110-E Hatcher North, 764-7555.

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