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ASIA
Congress
of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL)
CONSAL was founded in Singapore in 1970 in response to a growing sense of Southeast
Asian identity, fostered particularly by the formation of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It promotes cooperation in the fields of librarianship,
bibliography, documentation and related activities, and holds a conference every
three years in each member country by turn. Membership is open to libraries,
library schools, national library associations, national libraries, and other
related organizations in the region. To date, CONSAL has 10 members which includes
the library associations and librarians of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Council
on East Asian Libraries (CEAL)
CEAL’s prurpose is to serve as a faculty-librarians'
forum for the discussion of East Asian library issues of common
concern; to formulate programs for the development of East Asian
library resources, bibliographic controls, and access; and to
improve and enhance interlibrary and international cooperation
in East Asian library development and services. Membership is
open to the members of the Association
for Asian Studies (AAS).
European
Association of Sinological Librarians (EASL)
EASL is the outcome of a workshop on sinological
libraries which took place 1981 at the Sinologisch Instituut
of Leiden University. Originally affiliated with the European
Association of Chinese Studies (EACS), today EASL counts over
one hundred members who attend an annual conference to discuss
common experiences and needs.
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