The most significant result expected from this project is the development
of a tool for resource sharing in Southeast Asian Studies related materials
which can become a model program in Area Studies. The libraries of Southeast
Asian Studies have long been suffering from the absence of a sufficient
online union catalog with original scripts to learn holding information
on periodicals in various Southeast Asian languages. This lack of tools
has limited the capacity of libraries in several ways.
This project will create an online database of Bibliography of Southeast Asian Studies Related Periodicals –Union List
in Japan- (2009) which provides holding information in 108 libraries and information
centers in Japan on 432 core journals on Southeast Asia Studies selected
by both librarians and area specialists. This database will contribute
as a first step toward more collaborate works and resources sharing among
Southeast Asian Studies related libraries.
The project also plans seminars on the current situation of periodical
publications in Southeast Asia in order to update librarians’ knowledge
and contribute to a more efficient and unique collection development for
each library.
