Library Resources in or about 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.

Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (PRDLA)

The goal of the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance is to improve access to scholarly research materials through cooperative ventures. PRDLA supports traditional and emerging library functions with collaboration and funding for: digitization of information resources; shared access to electronic and hard copy information resources; sharing of expertise; personnel exchange; and professional development and research.