CRL Global Resources
253 academic and independent research libraries
Supporting advanced research and teaching in
the humanities, sciences and social sciences
CRL Global Resources
253 academic and independent research libraries
Ensuring the availability of primary sources
through preservation and acquisition
CRL Global Resources
253 academic and independent research libraries
A shared collection of 5 million books, journals,
archives, documents, and newspapers
CRL Global Resources
253 academic and independent research libraries
Communities of interest identifying and sharing
information about critical and at-risk source
materials
Collections on Southeast Asia
Monographs, serials
Newspapers
Archival and microform sets
Digitized collections
SEA monographs
• 48,000 publications
• Coverage: 1800-2008 (bulk 1950- )
• Strengths:
• Indonesia;
• Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Burma;
• Philippines
• Primarily Social Sciences, Humanities
SEA Serials
• 7,000 records
• Coverage: 1829-2010 (bulk 1969-2000)
• Strengths:
• Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore,
Thailand, Philippines
• Primarily Social Sciences, Humanities
SEA Serials
Subject strengths • Government & politics
• Economics
• Statistics
• Commerce & industry; trade
• Education
• Law
• Religion
• Agriculture
SEA Newspapers
• 700 records, 11,000 reels
• Coverage: 1835-present
• Strong collections from Indonesia, Vietnam,
Philippines
•Indonesian, English, Malay, Thai, Chinese,
Dutch, Vietnamese, French
SEA Newspapers
Indonesia• De Locomotief 1864-1956
• Deli Courant 1885-1917
• Djawi Kando 1891-1920
• Tjahaja-Timœr 1914-1942
• Surabaja Post 1962-2000
• Kedaulatan rakjat 1964-1991
•Angakatan bersendjata 1965-1998
• Kompas 1965-2004
• Pedoman rakjat 1965-2001
•Mimbar Umum 1966-2000
•Indonesia Times 1961-1997
SEA Newspapers
Vietnam• Trung-lâp-báo 1924-1933
• La tribune indochinoise 1926-1942
• Le journal d'Extrême-Orient 1948-1969
• Nhân dân 1954-1960
• Tư do 1954-1968
• Saigon mơi 1955-1972
• The Saigon post 1963-1975
• Vietnam press 1963-1966
• Sài Gòn giai phóng 1975-1986
•Hoa kiêù nhât bào = 1924-1941
Journal chinois de Cochinchine.
SEA Newspapers
Philippines• Gaceta de Manila 1861-1868
• Manila Times 1898-1921
• Cablenews-American 1902-1920
• La Revolución 1922-1932
• Vanguardia 1930-1941
• Manila Times 1945-1972
• Bulletin Today 1973-1986
• Philippine Star 1986-2007
• Business World 1990-1997
SEA Newspapers
Burma• The Sun 1930-1953
• The Guardian 1959-1988
Malaysia• The Straits Echo 1903-1986
Singapore• The Straits Times 1845-2008
Thailand• Bangkok Post 1946-2009
Microform SetsNational Archives Record Sets
• History of the Philippine insurrection against the
United States, 1899-1903
• Philippine insurgent records, 1896-1901
• Despatches from United States consuls…
Papers of General Douglas MacArthur. • Record group 1, Records of the military adviser to
the Philippine commonwealth [1935-1941]
Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and the Far East
generally : 1950-1961
Microform Sets
OSS/CIA Research Reports & Special Studies
• Vietnam and Southeast Asia, 1946-1976
• Vietnam and Southeast Asia: special studies, 1960-1980
• Vietnam: national security files, 1963-June 1965.
• Vietnam, National Security Council histories
• Transcripts and files of the Paris peace talks on
Vietnam, 1968- 1973
Southeast Asia Microform Project
• Formed in 1969
• Acquisition/preservation of significant historical
content
• Extensive faculty/librarian participation
• Specialized research interests of members, scholars
http://www.crl.edu/area-studies/seam
SEAM Collections
Pre-Colonial / Colonial
• Buddhist and Khmer literature held in the library
of the Cambodia National Museum
• Manuscript collections from museums and
archives in Indonesia
• Chau Ban: the Dynastic Records of the Nguyen
Dynasty
• India Office Records – Burma
• Sessional Papers from Malay States
• Straits Settlement Records
SEAM Collections
Post-independence
• Khmer Rouge Top Secret (S-21) Santebal
Archives:
• Cambodian election materials (1992-1993 )
(UNTAC)
• Philippine election material (1907-1971)
• Thai literary serials (1973-1984)
• Indonesian political tabloids microfilm collection
Southeast Asian
Resources at CRL:
Programs & Services
Mary Wilke
Member Liaison & Outreach Services
Director
Outreach Services
Work falls into three categories:
• Reference Consultation
• Cooperative Collection Development Programs
• Collaborations with members such as the
Undergraduate Research Working Group
Reference ConsultationOutcomes include:
– Identifying material of interest to researchers
• Ex. – Prof. Sabine Wilke (University of Washington) & German Colonialism
Reference Consultation
Example:
Identifying material for classroom use
– – Historical Methods Class at Carnegie Mellon
– English Language newspapers (from Egypt and
Lebanon)
– Other English language materials
Cooperative Resource Development
• 3 longstanding programs
– Demand Purchase
– Purchase Proposal
– Shared Purchase
• 1 new program
– Scholars’ Access
Some Purchase Proposal Acquisitions
• Mailrapporten/Mail reports from the Netherlands East Indies, 1869-1940
• Foreign Office files--United States of America.
Series two, Vietnam, 1959-1975 (PRO class FO 371)
• Dutch pamphlets ca. 1486-1750. Section I, The
collection in the Royal Library, The Hague
Shared Purchase Proposal Program
• Major costly sets for which members pledge funds for
cooperative purchase
• Includes sets that were not of wide enough interest to
warrant purchase through the Purchase Proposal
program
• Includes sets for which a member may not wish to
wait for the Purchase Proposal Ballot
Some Shared Purchase Acquisitions
• British Intelligence on China in Tibet, 1900-1951
• The Indian papers of the Rt. Hon. Charles John Earl
Canning : Governor General 1856-1858 and Viceroy
1858-1862
• Zhongguo jiu hai guan shi liao.
Demand Purchase Program
- $2,000 limit per patron per
fiscal year
- Demand Purchase requests
are triggered by placing an
ILL.
Scholars’ Access Program
• Provide access to material that may not be added to
our collection
• Examples:
– Researcher working on thesis
– Professors researching newspaper coverage of the
Presidential Election
Undergraduate Research Work Group
• http://www.crl.edu/collaborative-digitization/undergraduate-research-work-group
E-Collections at CRL
1. Planned scanning – anticipate topics of interest
2. Digital delivery
• Respond to patron requests for loan of materials
• Deliver within 5 days
• All source formats – bound volumes, microforms.
• Over 600,000 pages per year for patrons
Identify Convert Disseminate Maintain
CRL strategic goal: serve research and teaching needs by
providing resources in digital format
Digital delivery for patrons . . .Newspapers of the Philippine Revolution
era for U. Massachusetts professor
Copyright and access restrictions
for CRL digital delivery
Categories of accessibility -- based on fair
use principles
1. Open access (public domain)
2. Member access
3. Member access restricted (click
agreement for research use only)
Remember to configure proxy for off site member access
DLIR – a CRL partnership
New digital collection:
Khmer books (1950-
1973) from National
Library of Cambodia
Research Challenges at CRL Libraries
New and emerging fields of research?
New research methodologies and tools?
Source materials sought?
Southeast Asian Resources at CRLWe welcome your questions and ideas
Bernard Reilly (President)
James Simon (Director, Global Resources Network)
Mary Wilke (Member Liaison and Outreach Services Director)
Virginia Kerr (Digital Program Manager)