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- European Sinological Libraries -

by Matthias Kaun

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European Sinological Libraries

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This is the point of starting to gather information on European Sinological Libraries. In recent editions of BEASL bigger European libraries with East Asian holdings were introduced. In BEASL No. 9 Michael Leibold started to collect Material of German Institutes libraries and libraries of other German speaking countries which are now also published in this way.
Not all sinological libraries in German speaking countries are represented. The catalogue is thus far from complete.
But the idea is to collect information on other European Sinological Libraries and not only those libraries which are joining the EASL - group.
The information should be published in this way but if you have got suggestions, ideas or remarks to this form or questions please contact me.
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This an initial overview that hopefully will be followed up by further information on EASL Homepage. It is up to you


[Austria] [Belgium] [Denmark] [France] [Germany] [Netherlands] [Norway] [Italy] [Sweden]  [Switzerland] [United Kingdom


Austria

address Department of Sinology, Vienna University Spitalgasse 2 / Hof 2 A-1090 Wien
fax +43-1/4277 9436
telephone +43-1/4277 43601
e-mail sinologie@univie.ac.at or name.surname@univie.ac.at 
foundation 1972 
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Otto Ladstätter 
library holdings 20.000 titles in Chinese and western languages
catalogue/library system RAK card catalogue; computer cataloguing: Chinese titles: LIDOS + ET, Western tiltes: catalogued centrally by the Library of the Vienna University, with BIBOS. Latter is accesssible via internet: http://bibgate.univie.ac.at/
special focus Chinese linguistics, history, social history, literature, present day Chinese society 
library staff 3 half positions (1 for Western titles, 2 for Chinese titles)
internet/www http://www.univie.ac.at/Sinologie/,
others Projects: Methods of Field Research in Asian Studies (Sinology and Japanology")

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Belgium
[Belgisch instituut voor hogere Chinese studien] [Chinese Memorial Library ] [Oost-Aziatische Bibliotheek]

Name Institut belge des hautes études chinoises - Belgisch instituut voor hogere Chinese studien
address Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire 

10 parc du Cinquantenaire

1000 Bruxelles

fax +32-2/7337735
telephone +32-2/7417342
foundation 1929
library holdings 40,000 titles in Chinese and western languages (one complet set of the Siku quanshu)
catalogue/library system card catalogue
special focus Chinese art and archeology, buddhism and philosphy, literature 
library staff / contact Nathalie Vandeperre

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Name Chinese Memorial Library
address Zavelstraat 60, 
3010 Leuven
fax +32 16 25 37 78
telephone +32 16 25 37 78
foundation 1982
e-mail Verbiest.Foundation@fvf.kuleuven.ac.be
Professor(s) Prof. J. Heyndrickx
library holdings 13.000 books, 9.000 western, 4.000 Chinese
catalogue/library system Local database for Chinese books. Libis for western books: http://www.libis.kuleuven.ac.be/libis/
special focus Chinese religions; history of the mission in China; interreligious dialogue; Relations between China and the low countries; History; Collection on oracle bones from Prof. Dr. Paul L.-M. Serruys
library staff / contact 0.5 Librarian: Els Bossier
computer/internet 1 computer www: http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/verbiest/
others We're not connected to the internet in our library but we have a connection at our office in Leuven

Last update 11/1/1998

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Name Oost-Aziatische Bibliotheek
address Oost-Aziatische Bibliotheek, Mgr. Ladeuzeplein 21, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
fax +32-16/324703
telephone +32-16/324698
e-mail benedicte.vaerman@bib.kuleuven.ac.be, meiyee.chan@arts.kuleuven.ac.be
foundation 1980
Professor(s) Prof. Dr. N. Standaert, Prof. Dr. Defoort, Dr. W. Vande Walle
library holdings 8000 books on Japan, 22,000 books on China of which 11000 in Chinese, 2000 books on Korea, 200 current periodicals.
catalogue/library system LIBIS for Western language works, card catalogue for other languages 

catalogue for Western titles: http://access.libis.kuleuven.ac.be/libis-ipac/v3/lbscheck?&Language=E&

library staff 1.3 positions 
computer equipment 1 terminal for LIBIS online, 3 PC for library work and network access
internet/www connected
last update: 5/12/2001
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Denmark

[Royal Library, Department of Orienatlia and Judaica]  [Deparment of Asian Studies, Univ. Copenhagen]
Name The Royal Library, Department of Orientalia and Judaica
address P.O. Box 2149, DK-1016 Copenhagen, Denmark
fax +45 3315 9289
telephone +45 3347 4887
e-mail blp@kb.dk
foundation 1648, Department in 1920
library holdings Titles: in Chin. 57.000 cur.per. 300, in Jap. 5.800 cur.per 100, in kor. 3.500 cur. per. 30
catalogue/library system Aleph current only in Latin Letters (Asian languages in transscriptions)
special focus Hunanities and social sciences in China, Tibet, Japan, Korea (and rest of Asia). Chin. in Pinyin, Jap. in Modified Hepburn, Kor in McCune-R.
library staff / contact 1 position (Chin. and Kor.) / Bent L. Pedersen: 1/4 position (jap.) / Merete Pedersen
(inter-library) loan Yes. Contact the Library
computer equipment PC-terminals. 
internet/www  http://pingo.kb.dk:4505/ALEPH
others Special materials: 14 Dunhuang scrolls, ca. 1700 Tibetan titles of mss. and xylographs. The Library includes books and per. on Asian in Western languages: ca. 90.000 titles 

last update: 19/10/1999
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Name Library, Department of Asian Studies
address 5/F., 33 Leifsgade, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
fax  +45 35 32 88 35
telephone +45 35 32 88 30
e-mail oesterg@hum.ku.dk
foundation 60's (it is a little unclear when the library as such came into existence)
library holdings ca. 45.000 vols.
catalogue/library system ALEPH, through the Royal Library
special focus The volume count is for books related to East, South and South-East Asia.
library staff / contact Jens Østergaard Petersen
(inter-library) loan Interlibrary loans only through the Royal Library
internet/www The library does not have its own web site at the present time. Our books catalogued after 1985 can be searched through the database of the Royal Library (http://130.226.220.82:4505/ALEPH/SESSION-473011/start/KUI01). 
last update: 26/2/2000

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France
[Bibliothèque de l'Ecole française d'Extrême Orient (EFEO)]  [Bibliothèque interuniversitaire des langues orientales] [Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, Centre d'études sur la Chine moderne et contemporaine][Fonds chinois de la Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon] [Institut des Hautes Etudes Chinoises (IHEC), Collège de France]
 

Name Bibliothèque de l'Ecole française d'Extrême Orient (EFEO)
address 22 avenue du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris, France
fax +33 1 53 70 87 60
telephone +33  53 70 18 46
e-mail taffarel@ext.jussieu.fr [head librarian]; vdd@ext.jussieu.fr [CJK librarian]
foundation 1898 in Hanoï, Vietnam; transferred to Paris in 1954
professor Jean-Pierre Drège, Director of the EFEO
library holdings about 80 000 ( Chinese and Japanese collection: 10 000 )
catalogue/library system card catalogue and various small databases; computer catalogue to be implemented in 2000
special focus Chinese and Japanese ancient history and archaeology, religions, Buddhist studies, Anthropology. The library's holdings cover Asian countries from India to Japan. Rare collection of S.E. and South Asian manuscripts, rubbings, photographs, and research manuscripts of former EFEO members. 
library staff / contact Jean-Louis Taffarelli (head librarian); Vincent Durand-Dastès (Chinese and Japanese collection)
(inter-library) loan yes
internet/www to be opened soon (spring 2000)
others The EFEO library is one of several libraries of Far-Eastern studies housed in the Maison de l'Asie in Paris, together with the "Centre Chine" (CECMC- Center for the study of modern and contemporary China ) and "Centre Inde"(CEIAS Center for the study of India and South Asia), as well as smaller research centers (topics: Tibetan religion, Taoism, Japanese popular Religion, Indonesia, Korea, Far-Eastern linguistics). A common computer catalogue is to be implemented in fall 2000.
last update:26/2/2000
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Name Bibliothèque interuniversitaire des langues orientales
address 4, rue de Lille 75007 PARIS France
fax + 33 1 44 77 87 30
telephone + 33  1 44 77 87 20
e-mail biulo@ext.jussieu.fr
foundation 1874
library holdings 620.000 volumes all languages ; ca 40.000 in Chinese
catalogue/library system OCLC for latin script languages ; paper for Chinese
special focus Languages and civilisations of Asia, Africa, Central, Eastern and Balkanic Europe, Middle East, Oceania and Amerindians. Chinese : literature, linguistics, history, sociology, ethnology, etc. Excluded are economics, sciences and technology.  The Chinese collection includes monographs and periodicals mainly from PRC, a few from Taiwan. Collection about China in French, English, German, Italian etc. 
library staff / contact Cristina Cramerotti
others The Library is supposed to move into a new building within a few years (presumably 2005).
last update: 26/2/2000
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Name Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, Centre d'études sur la Chine moderne et contemporaine
address 22 avenue du Président Wilson - 75116 Paris - FRANCE
fax + 33 53 70 18 70
telephone + 33 53 70 18 68/69/70
foundation 1958
professor Directors: Yves CHEVRIER and Françoise SABBAN
library holdings Monographs: ca 40 000 vols / Periodicals: ca 1650 titles
catalogue/library system Cards catalogue up to 1992. From 1992, automatisated catalogue with ASIA (only for monographs)
special focus Mid-nineteenth (from the Opium wars)and especially twentieth-century China, with a special focus on social sciences.
library staff / contact Monique ABUD (monabud@ehess.fr)/Bénédicte HERAUD (bheraud@ehess.fr) / PEH Guat-kooi (peh@ehess.fr)
(inter-library) loan No.
internet/www  http://www.ehess.fr/centres/cecmc/index.html
others The private Chinese collections of the two French Sinologists, the Général Jacques Guillermaz and Madame Michelle Loi are now holded in this Library.
last update: 26/2/2000
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Name Fonds chinois de la Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon (France)
address 30, boulevard Vivier-Merle F-69431 LYON cedex 03
fax +33-(0)4.78.62.19.49
telephone +33-(0)4.78.62.19.04
e-mail jlboully@bm-lyon.fr
foundation 1985
library holdings library holdings 50.000 titles of books + ca 700 titles of periodicals (Chinese & Western languages).
catalogue/library system Card catalog + computer catalog with Agate and Bestseller, GB encoding (pinyin). The Chinese
catalogue use a web browser, the URL is  http://sbibbh.si.bm-lyon.fr/
special focus Chinese literature of the 20th century ; early republican political, social, educational and cultural history.
library staff / contact full time librarian : Jean-Louis Boully
(inter-library) loan Yes, only for the books published after ‘49
internet/www http://www.bm-lyon.fr/angl/invitation/chinois.htm
others The private Chinese collections of the two French Sinologists, the Général Jacques Guillermaz and Madame Michelle Loi are now holded in this Library. Another collection is now holded in the " Fonds chinois de la Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon " : in concerns the former
Chinese collection of the Bibliothèque jésuite de Chantilly (about 12.000 volumes).

Last update: 24/5/2001
 
 


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Name Institut des Hautes Etudes Chinoises (IHEC), Collège de France
address 52 rue du Cardinal-Lemoine, 75005 Paris 
fax +33 (0)1.44.27.18.54 
telephone +33 (0)1.44.27.18.08 / 18.09
e-mail nicole.resche@college-de-france.fr / wingfong.leung@college-de-france.fr 
foundation 1927
library holdings 300.000 titles of books or texts, 13.00 titles of periodicals (300 current).
catalogue/library system card catalog + computer catalog (over 50.000 items) available on-the www since 1995: big-5 encoding, pinyin translitteration.
computer catalog: http://www.college-de-france.fr/cgi-bin/webbdr/grille?base=xor&langue=eng
special focus classical studies to 1911: good collections of local gazeteers, collectanea and rare books.
internet/www http://www.college-de-france.fr/cgi-bin/webbdr/grille?base=xor&langue=eng
others The IHEC is one of the five research centers forming the Instituts d'Extrême-Orient, Collège de France (other Institutes specialize on Japanese, Korean, Indian, Tibetan studies). Besides, the Société asiatique library is also hosted at the same site. 

Last update: 13/1/1999
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Germany

[Humboldt-Universität - Berlin] [Museum für ostasiatische Kunst - Berlin][Ruhr-Universität Bochum / Ostasienwissenschaften] [Universität Erlangen: Sinologie
[Landesspracheninstitut NRW] [Seminar für Sprache und Kultur Chinas - Hamburg] [Monumenta Serica]
[Museum für ostasiatische Kunst - Köln] [Sinologie Heidelberg]
[Sinologie Kiel] [Moderne China Studien - Köln]
[Ostasiatisches Institut - Leipzig] [Sinologie Marburg]
[Sinologie München] [Sinologie Münster][Seminar für Sinologie und Koreanistik Tübingen]
[Sinologie Würzburg]


address Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Universitätsbibliothek/Zweigbibliothek Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften Luisenstr. 54/55 D-10117 Berlin 
fax +49 30/28485666
telephone +49 30/28485691 
e-mail uta=freiburger@unibib.hu-berlin.de
foundation ca. 1850
professor(s) professor(s) Prof. Dr. Kaden (language, linguistics) Prof. Dr. Müller (Chinese literature) Prof. Dr. Reiter (pre-modern Chinese culture) 
catalogue/library system BIS-LOK
special focus Local gazetteers (difangzhi); Daoist literature (daozang-editions); Dunhuang reprints (Tripitaka)
library staff (for the whole department Asia and Africa): 4 full time librarians, 5 part- time assistants (40h/month) 
computer equipment 6 PC workstations
internet/www connected 
others projects: Studies in Daoist rituals (Dr. P. Andersen); Studies in Chinese encyclopaedias (leishu) (C. Koerbs); Cult and culture in regional history and its effects in contemporary China (Prof. Dr. Reiter), Gesellschaftliche und politische Bedingugen von Systemkrise und Systemwandel in der Volksrepublik China und der Republik China auf Taiwan (finished, Prof. Dr. Felber); Chinesische Deutschlandbilder. Deutschland in den Auffassungen chinesischer Intellektueller in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jh.s (finished, Prof. Dr. Felber)

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address Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst/Bibliothek Takustr. 40 D-14195 Berlin 
fax +49 30/8316384
telephone +49 30/8301-1 or 030/8301-382(367)(394) 
foundation 1906, total loss 1945, re-establiched 1950, unification East- and West- Berlin 1992
catalogue/library system alphabatic and systematic card cataloguing, modified RAK
special focus art, archaeology and crafts of China, Japan, Korea 
library stuff 1 (10h/week): Yoko Hintz 
computer equipment no 
internet/www no 

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address Landesspracheninstitut Nordrhein-Westfalen - Sinicum Stiepeler Str. 129 D-44801 Bochum
fax +49 234/7094-119 
telephone +49 234/7094-119 
e-mail lsi@lsi.nrw.de
foundation 1980, since 1993 togethter with Japonicum, Arabicum, Russicum as LSI
professor(s) director of LSI: Dr. Pleines, head of Sinicum: Dr. Frühauf
library holdings 10 000 titles (in part duplicates for classroom use); 320 journals, 3 daily newspapers, 31 periodicals 
catalogue/library system according to Preussische Instruktionen and Pinyin, computer cataloguing on allegro-C and RAK-WB (according to ISBD)
special focus manuals and accompanying materials (cassettes, video-tapes, character flash-cards, etc.) of Modern Chinese languge (incl. some books on Cantonese, Hakka, Taiwnese); dictionaries; translations from and into German; „Landeskundliche Literatur" (such as guides to economy, law, social conditions, history manners and customs, tourist guides)
computer equipment 1 PC (together with Arabicum, Japonicum), with allegro-C, ET
internet/www http://www.lsi-nrw.de/

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address Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bibliothek der Fakultät für Ostasienwissenschaften
UB 4, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780 Bochum
fax (+49) 0234-32114584 (Dekanat)
telephone (+49) 0234-3226188 (library); (+49) 0234-3228092 / (+49) 0234-3226092(offices)
e-mail  bib-oaw@ruhr-uni-bochum.de / or: Michael.Schuette@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
foundation 1965
professor(s) Dr. Findeisen; Prof. Dr. Roetz; Prof. Dr. Klenner
library holdings  110.000 titles; 220 current journals; 3 newspapers; 220 periodicals (total)
catalogue/library system since 1996 card cataloguing and computer cataloguing on Allegro-NW, RAK-WB, in Pinyin (ET, GB enc.)
special focus Modern Chinese literature; Taiwan literature, philosophy, history and human rights, economy and politics in East Asia
library staff Kira Rohde-Liebenau, Dipl.-Sinologin; Michael Schütte, M.A.
computer equipment  4 PCs for cataloguing and library work; 4 PCs for library users
internet/www  http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/bib-oaw/avanti/bs.html
others Richard-Wilhelm-Übersetzungszentrum (T.C. Martin-Liao, M.A.) project since 1999: Taiwan Research Unit (Dr. Christina Neder

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address Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Bibliothek Sinologie
Institut für Außereuropäische Sprachen und Kulturen, Bismarckstr. 1, 91054 Erlangen
fax +49 9131 85 26374
telephone +49 9131 85 22449
e-mail ajkeiper@phil.uni-erlangen.de 
foundation 1960
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Klaus Flessel (Traditional China), Prof. Dr. Michael Lackner (Modern China)
library holdings 35.000 vols; 150 periodicals (ca. 60 current)
catalogue/library system Card catalogue (Wade-Giles); since 1993 allegro-C + ET (GB, pinyin)
special focus Linguistics, history of modern China (since 1800), 20th-century Chinese literature, history of science and thought in China
library staff 1 librarian: Andrej Keiper, M.A.; 4 students
computer equipment 2 PCs for cataloguing and library work, 2 PCs for library users, 1 Linux server
internet/www http://www.lssin.uni-erlangen.de/biblio.htm 
others The private collection of the sinologist Hans Steininger is now held in this library.
added: 31.8.2001
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address Seminar für Sprache und Kultur Chinas, Universität Hamburg Von-Melle-Park 6 D-20146 Hamburg
fax +49 40/42838-3106
telephone +49 40/42838-6782
e-mail dzimmann@uni-hamburg.de
foundation 1909 as part of the German Colonial Institute, 1967 split into Sinology I (Language and Literature) and Sinology II (State and Society)
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Friedrich (Sinology I) Prof. Dr. Stumpfeldt (Sinology II) Prof. Dr. Eberstein (present China studies)
library holdings 85 000 volumes (oldest established sinological library in Germany); 200 periodicals 
catalogue/library system alphabetical author and titles card catalogue; computer cataloguing planned: Pica for Western titles, for Chinese titles not yet decided. Access database catalogue (in progress).
special focus Siku quanshu, congshu concerning Ming- ang Qing-history; difang zhi
library staff 1 full time librarian for Chinese titles (Mr. Weng-Onn Loke), 1 part-time librarian (19,5h/week) for Western titles, 2 students
computer equipment
internet/www http://www.uni-hamburg.de/Wiss/FB/10/ChinaS/dsino/seminar/bib/

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Name Monumenta Serica
address Arnold-Janssen-Str. 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany
fax 49-2241-206770
telephone 49-2241-23743
e-mail monumenta.serica@t-online.de
foundation 1934
Professor(s) P. Prof. Dr. Roman Malek SVD (Director)
library holdings ca. 73.500 vols. (Chinese, Japanese, Western langs.)
catalogue/library system Harvard-Yenching
special focus Chinese philosopy and religion; mission history
library staff / contact Alek Stypa, Tel.: 49-2241-237431
internet/www  http://www.steyler.de/monumenta.serica

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address Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst der Stadt Köln Universitätsstr. 100 D-50674 Köln
fax +49 221/407290
telephone +49 221/94051826
foundation 1909 (Fischer collection: 1870) 
library holdings 20 000 vol. (35% CJK), periodicals: 50 current
catalogue/library system system card cataloguing + computer cataloguing since 1992 (allegro-C + ET), before 1992 only author catalogued
special focus art catalogues, Chinese and Japanese painting, Chinese bronzes, Ukiyo-e, buddhist sculputre and painting, ceramics, jade; collection of pre-war periodicals
library staff 1 librarian (29h/week): Imke Mees
others opening hours: mon-fri: 9-13, open access, no borrowing

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address Sinologisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg Akademiestr. 4-8 60117 Heidelberg 
fax +49 6221/547639 
telephone +49 6221/547634 
e-mail library@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de
foundation 1965
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Wagner, Prof. Dr. Weigeing-Schwiedrzik, Prof. Dr. ter Haar
library holdings 120 000 vols.; 3000 periodical (468 current); 600 videos; several fulltext-databases (25 dynastic histories, 13 classics, Chinese Ancient Text Series, Mingru xuean etc.)
catalogue/library system allegro-C + ET 
special focus history of Chinese newspapers (late 19th to early 20th cent.); social and cultural history of Shanghai; party history and historiography; modern Chinese music
library staff 2.5 librarians; ca. 12 students 
computer equipment 4 Pcs for cataloguing and library work, 4 Pcs for library users, Unix-server for online-searches
internet/www http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de

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address Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Seminar für Orientalistik, Sinologische Abteilung Leibnitzstr. 10 D-24118 Kiel
fax +49 431/880-1598
telephone +49 431/880-2249 
e-mail kaun@sino.uni-kiel.de
foundation 1990 
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Linck
library holdings 11000 titles, 220 journals and newspapers (65 current journals)
catalogue/library system allegro-c & ET (Gb encoded)
special focus gender studies
library staff Prof. Linck and Dr. Kurz: aquisition of books; 1.5 library clerks for Allegro cataloguing
computer equipment 5 Pcs for library use, connected by a Novell-Network (10 Pcs in all)
internet/www http://www.uni-kiel.de:8080/ORIENTALISTIK/inst.htm, 
access to catalogue:http://doc.ub.uni-kiel.de:8080/
others EASL webpage

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address Moderne China-Studien, Ostasiatisches Seminar Universität Köln Albertus-Magnus-Platz D-50923 Köln
fax +49 221/4705406 
telephone +49 221/4705405, 4705451
e-mail amao rsl.rrz.uni-koeln.de
foundation 1989 
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Lutz Bieg (philosphy, 20. cent. literature) Prof. Dr. Robert Heusser (Law) Prof. Dr. Thomas Scharping (economy, politics, sociology)
library holdings 20 000 titles
catalogue/library system Lidos-Hupo
special focus economy, politics, population, law, 20. cent. literature 
library staff 1 librarian: Dr. Li-yun Banck-Hsiehy, 8 students
computer equipment 5 PCs for cataloguing and library work, 1 PC for library users 
internet/www http://www.rrz.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ostas/moderne/

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address Ostasiatisches Institut, Universität Leipzig, Schillerstr. 6 D-04109 Leipzig
fax +49 341/9605187 
telephone +49 341/9737150 
foundation 1878, closed 1968, reopened as Sinology 1990 
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Moritz (Chinese history, philosophy, new confucianism) Prof. Dr. von Franz (Modern China, language, environmental problems) 
library holdings 12 000 titles 
catalogue/library system allegro-C + ET, only a limited number of titles catalogued so far 
special focus Siku quanshu, large number of western language titles from the 17. to 19. century
library staff 25h/week, students for cataloguing; the library is part of the University Library 
computer equipment 1 computer
internet/www http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~jps/sino/

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address Fachgebiet Sinologie, Fachbereich 11, Philipps-Universität Marburg Wilhelm-Röpke-Str. 6 E D-35032 Marburg
fax +49 4621/28913
telephone +49 4621/28913
e-mail riemann@mailer.uni-marburg.de
foundation 1988
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Monika Übelhör 
catalogue/library system computer cataloguing with allegro-C 
special focus late Qing and early republican political, social and cultural history; gender studies; education; Minguo congshu; material on the history of the co-operative movement i nChinaa 
library staff none 
internet/www connected 

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address Institut für Ostasienkunde - Sinologie Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München Kaulbachstr. 51a D-80539 München 
fax +49 89/342666
telephone +49 89/2180-3674 
e-mail roland.winkler@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
foundation 1939 
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Roderich Ptak (economy, literature, South China) Prof. Dr. Klaas Ruitenbeek (archaeology, art)
library holdings 30 000 titles [70 000 volumes] (Western: 9000, Chinese: 15000, other languages: 3000, congshu: 150, periodicals 1000, - current 250) 
catalogue/library system computer cataloguing since 3 years with allegro-C + ET and adapted PC-MAB, Wade-Giles (titles also in Pinyin) 24 000 title entries, almost complete (except Korean) 
special focus South China (economy)
library staff Roland Winkler, Hilde Heindl (both part time), 6 students each 8 hours per week 
computer equipment 14 DOS Windows Workstations (8 for the library), 1 server (Novell 4.1)
internet/www http://www.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/sin
others cataloguing of articles of main western periodicals (HJAS, JAS, TP etc.): 5000 entries; congshu: Sibubeiyao, Huangqing jingjie et al.: 3000 entries 

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address Institut für Sinologie und Ostasienkunde, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster Schlaunst. 2 D-48143 Münster
fax +49-(0)251-8329827
telephone +49-(0)251-8324574
e-mail sino@uni-muenster.de
foundation 1957 as part of the Library of the Institute of East Asian Studies Studies within the Department of East Asian Studies by Bruno Lewin
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Emmerich
library holdings 30.000 monographies and 100 periodicals
catalogue/library system Allegro, RAK
special focus Chinese literature, history, philosophy and archeology of the premodern period
library staff beschor@uni-muenster.de; nagelm@uni-muenster.de
computer equipment 2 computers for cataloging and 2 computers for research
internet/www the western titles and the periodicals are to be found via University library
last update: 26/2/2000
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address Seminar für Sinologie und Koreanistik der Universität Tübingen, Abteilung Sinologie, Bibliothek ad: Wilhelmstr. 133, 72074 Tübingen
fax +49 7071 29 5733
telephone +49 7071 29 72708
e-mail thomas.gaiser@uni-tuebingen.de
foundation 1960
professor(s) Prof. H.U. Vogel, Prof. H. Kogelschatz
library holdings ca. 40.000 Titels
catalogue/library system Allegro-C, custom-made configuration, similar to Heidelberg's and Munich's
special focus Modern history, literature, social and economic history, philosophy
library staff Prof. Kogelschatz, Thomas Gaiser
internet/www http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/sinologie/

last update: 26/2/2000
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address Institut fuer Kulturwissenschaften Ost- und Südasiens, Sinologie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland D-97074 Würzburg 
fax +49 931/8884617
telephone +49 931/8885569 (8885570)
e-mail name.surname@rzhub.uni-wuerzburg.de or asim vax,rz.uni-wuerzburg.d400.de
foundation 1965 
professor(s) Prof. Dr. Kuhn, Prof.Dr. Raimund Th. Kolb
library holdings 15 000 titles, 30 000 volumes; 272 periodicals (141 current); 47 congshu (Congshu jicheng jibian: alphabetical author and title card catalogue; Sibu beiyao: alphabetical author card catalogueZhongguo xueshu mingzhu: alphabetical author card 
catalogue/library system system thematical classification; alphabetical author and title Wade-Giles and Pinyin catalogue; until 1988 card catalogue, since then computer catalogue (LARS no Chinese characters, catalogue is complete with extensive subject headings) 
special focus archaeology, material culture, technology, Song-dynasty, premodern history, cultural history, religion library
library staff 3 , each 5-10h/week; students: 40h/week computer equipment 
computer equipment 7 workstations, 2 exclusively for library use; word, winword, spring, tianma, twinbridge, lars
internet/www http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/sinologie/
others Song tombs (finished), silk production in Ming and Qing dynasty; catloguing of periodicals (author, titles, subject headings): Kaogu, Kaogu xuebao, Kaogu yu wenwu, Wenwu, Lishi yanjiu

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Netherlands

address Library of the Sinological Institute, University of Leiden 
PO BOX 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
fax +31.71.5272526
telephone +31.71.5272533
e-mail wu@rullet.leidenuniv.nl
foundation 1930
professor(s) Prof.dr. B.J. ter Haar, Prof.dr. J.C.P. Liang , Prof.dr. A. Schneider, Prof.dr. E. Zürcher 
library holdings 240000 Chinese vols.; 29000 Western works on Sinology; 20000 Japanese works on Sinology
catalogue/library system Pica
special focus All research topics on China are collected
library staff Mrs. J.Y.T. Wu
internet/www http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/tcc/bibliotheek1.htm
others To access the CHINABASE catalogue (Chinese books): address:  http://www.pica.nl/cgi-bin/nph-wwwp3?DB=BES39.SYS1&LANG=NE&EXT=OFF This page of part of the homepage of the Opleiding Talen en culturen van China, Universiteit Leiden

last update: 14/5/2001
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Norway

address Oslo University Library (Classical and Oriental Collection)
P.B. 1009 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway
fax +47 22 69 65 71
telephone +47 22 85 6714
e-mail koenraad.wellens@ub.uio.no
foundation 1811
library holdings Chinese books: app. 20,000 volumes
catalogue/library system most Chinese holdings accessible in pinyin through Norwegian national on-line catalogue: Bibsys
special focus congshu difangzhi from SW China 
library staff Koen Wellens - Ellen Ellefsen - Tone Sandøy
computer equipment Mac/PC
internet/www http://www.ub.uio.no/ubo/generelt/index_english.html
others the collections of the Institute of East European and Oriental Studies are integrated into the collections of the University Library

last update: 19/10/1999
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Italy
[Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana] [Venezia e l'Oriente]

Name Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
address 00120 Citta' del Vaticano
fax +39-6-69884795
telephone +39-6-69885051
e-mail yu-dong@librs6k.vatlib.it
foundation 1475
catalogue/library system GEAC Advanced (not available for CJK yet)
special focus
library staff / contact Yu Dong
(inter-library) loan Not available 
computer equipment
internet/www www: connected

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Name Istituto "Venezia e l'Oriente", Fondazione Giorgio Cini
address Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, 

30124, Venezia

fax +39-41/5238540 
telephone +39-41/5289900
e-mail iveo@cini.it
foundation 1958
Professor(s) Prof. Alfredo Cadonna
library holdings East Asia+India+Near East: about 30000 volumes. 300 periodicals (in western languages)
catalogue/library system card catalogue; computer cataloguing in progress
special focus Classical China; Taoism; Buddhism. [India and Indian music: the personal library of Alain Daniélou]
library staff / contact Ms Carla Bonò
internet/www http://www.cini.it

last update: 25/3/98
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Sweden

Name Östasiatiska Biblioteket, (Far Eastern Library) 
address Box 16176, 10324 Stockholm, Sweden
fax int+46 8 519 557 75
telephone int+46 8 519 557 75
e-mail (still only through the private e-mail of the chief librarian, Lars Fredriksson. mrfung@nada.kth.se
foundation Dec. 1985
catalogue/library system Local Automated Library catalogue for monographs and periodicals.
special focus Mainly in the Humanistic field  (Archeology, Art, Philology, History, Literature Traditional Sinology, Japanology. Koreanology, etc.)
library staff / contact Fredriksson, Lars
(inter-library) loan Jin, Yujing
computer equipment Pc and Mac
internet/www The web-site is temporarily between hosts and therefore not available.


Switzerland


[Chinesische Bibliothek des Ostasiatischen Seminars]  [Zentralbibliothek Zürich]  [Museum Rietberg Library]



 
 

Name Chinesische Bibliothek des Ostasiatischen Seminars, Universität Zürich
address Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zürich
fax +41-1-634 4921 
telephone +41-1-634 3567 or 3568
e-mail sbibl@oas.unizh.ch and siblio@oas.unizh.ch
foundation 1941
Professor(s) Dr. Robert H. Gassmann
library holdings monographs: 18 700 titles, 60 000 volumes; periodicals: 530 titles
catalogue/library system card catalogues; modified Cambridge Classification's System
special focus classical and modern literature philosophy history linguistics reference works 
library staff / contact Mrs. Wu Chia-hsun, Mr. Abdelrahman Abdelgadir, Mrs. Katharina Thölen
(inter-library) loan no
computer equipment Pc and Mac
internet/www http://www.unizh.ch/ostasien/

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Name Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Kantons-, Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek
address Zähringerplatz 6, 8025 Zürich
fax +41-1-268 32 90
telephone +41-1-268 31 00
e-mail morsier@zb.unizh.ch
foundation 1914
library holdings 3 millions
library staff / contact Dr. Claudia de Morsier
(inter-library) loan no
computer equipment Pc windows
internet/www http://www-zb.unizh.ch

last update: 24/11/99
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Name Museum Rietberg Library
address Gablerstrasse 15, 8002 Zürich
fax +41-1-202 5201
telephone +41-1-202 4528
e-mail thoelen@rietb.stzh.ch
foundation 1952
Professor(s) Dr. Albert Lutz
library holdings no figures so far
catalogue/library system soon introduction of Allegro C
special focus non-european art and archaeology
library staff / contact  Mrs. Katharina Thölen
(inter-library) loan no
internet/www http://www.rietberg.ch

last update: 24/11/99
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United Kingdom

[Bodleian Library - Oxford] [Brotherton Library (Chinese Section) - Leeds] [Chinese Section of the British Library - London] [The British Library - Boston Spa] [ Institute for Chinese Studies Library - Oxford][University of Sheffield - East Asian studies Library][University of Sheffield,  Chinese Collection] [Durham University Library] [Faculty of Oriental Studies Library, Cambridge]

address Department of Oriental Books, Bodleian Library, Oxford, OX1 3BG
fax +44 1865 277029
telephone +44 1865 277034
e-mail oriental@bodley.ox.ac.uk
foundation 1602; first Chinese book acquired 1604.
Chinese language holdings occupied shelving 3,400 linear metres (Feb '1995), including approx. 800 current periodicals, 4,000 pre-modern editions, 1,500 reels of microfilm.
special collections Sinica - includes 17th century acquisitions (120 fasc.), Alexander Wylie's books, Taiping pamphlets, Protestant missionary publications (1,500 items), modern acquisitions of pre-modern imprints and fine editions; Backhouse - mostly fine pre-modern imprints, including approx. 100 Ming editions.
catalogue/library system allegro, Big-5 encoding. Accessible externally via telnet: erl.ox.ac.uk (or 163.1.62.50). Currently includes 41,000 titles catalogued in Chinese to the second level of description as defined in AACR2.
WWW access to the allegro catalogues: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/oriental
librarians David Helliwell (djh@bodley.ox.ac.uk), Shu-ching Naughton, Zhang Yajie
notes The Chinese Studies Library and Eastern Art Library are on detached sites, but are run jointly with the main research collection described above. Together, their Chinese language holdings amount to approximately 700 linear metres, including a collection of some 300 congshu. All Chinese language holdings of Oxford libraries are being incorporated into the allegro catalogue.

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Name Brotherton Library - Chinese Section
address University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
fax + 44 113 2335561
telephone + 44 113 23355088
e-mail d.arrandale@leeds.ac.uk
foundation (of Chinese collection) 1962
Professor(s) Don Remmington, Gregor Benton
library holdings ca. 50,000 vols. 150 current Chinese serials
catalogue/library system (for Chinese books) allegro-c since 1993
special focus 20th century China materials on the Chinese diaspora esp. in Europe collected in the Dept. of E. Asian Studies
library staff / contact David Arrandale
(inter-library) loan Contact ILL Section or David Arrandale
computer equipment [General library has most modern equipment]
internet/www www: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/gateway/gateway.html

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address Chinese Section, Oriental & India Office Collections, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2 DB
fax +44 71412 7641
telephone +44 71412 7650/7651
e-mail oioc-enquiries@bl.uk
foundation British Library and acquisition of first Chinese book 1753
catalogues Fiche catalogue (pre-1964): pinyin card catalogue (1964-1996): 1996- Allegro catalogue - 
(1966 Wade-Giles' romanisation card catalogue; 1966-1993 Hanyu pinyin card catalogue; Nov. 1993 - Allegro-C automated catalogue)
Chinese language collections The 'national' collection of Chinese books and mss.
Special collections: 

- Couling-Chalfant collection of approximately 500 inscribed oracle bones.
- Stein collection of paper documents from Dunhuang and other Sino-Central Asian Sites, including the Diamond sutra, the world's earliest dated (AD 868) printed "book"; also, inscribed wood and bamboos slips (Han period 206 BC-AD 220)
- Manuscripts include Taiping documents (Gordon papers), maps, parts of the Yongle dadian
- Leifengta printed scroll (AD 975)
- More than 200 Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing (AD 960-1911) fine printed editions
- Modern printed books & periodicals: broad coverage of the humanities & social sciences and, also traditional Chinese medicine

librarians Frances Wood (Frances.Wood@bl.uk) and Graham Hutt (Graham Hutt@bl.uk)
Internet/WWW The Chinese Section
The India and Oriental Section
The British Library
notes Humanities and social sciences in Chinese: from the 1880s to 1997, copyright receipt from Hong Kong; strong collections of early printed fiction (Ming-Qing), Peking Gazette and, most notable, the Stein collection from Dunhuang which is being gradually digitised and mounted on the web.
Materials in Chinese and in other languages are available from other departments in the British Library such as the India Office Collections, Science Reference and Information Service and Document Supply Centre (located in Boston Spa, Yorkshire). For further information see the World Wide Web homepages of the library or contact the Section for a copy of guide to the Chinese language collections.
The on-line digital database of the International Dunhuang Project may be found at http://idp.bl.uk

last update: 26/2/2000
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address  The British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby, W.Yorkshire LS23 7BQ, UK
fax +44-(0)-1937-546480
telephone +44-(0)-1937-546048
e-mail  hiroko.brittain@bl.uk
library holdings 767 Current Chinese Serials
special focus Science, technology, medicine, business, finance,law and humanities.
librarians Mrs. Hiroko Brittain
Internet/WWW  http://www.bl.uk/
inter library loan Permitted through registered users.
last update: 26/2/2000
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Name Institute for Chinese Studies Library - Oxford
address Walton Street, Oxford OX1 2HG, U.K.
fax +44 1865 280431
telephone +44 1865 280430
e-mail library@orinst.ox.ac.uk
foundation 1994 
library holdings 33,000 v.
catalogue/library system Allegro (for works in Chinese and Japanese); OLIS for other material.
special focus A teaching/lending library of the University of Oxford in support of the University's taught courses on China at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
library staff / contact Tony Hyder
(inter-library) loan Available. British Library ILL code: OX/U23
computer equipment Public access, with CJK feps, to the automated catalogues and to the internet.
internet/www http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/boris/guides/ori/ori01.html
others 1.WWW access to the allegro catalogues: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/oriental
2.Telnet access to the allegro catalogues: telnet:// erl.ox.ac.uk 
3.Telnet access to OLIS: telnet:// library.ox.ac.uk

Last update: 12/12/1997
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Name University of Sheffield,  East Asian Collection
address Arts Tower, Floor 1, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN 
fax +44 114 273 9826
telephone 0114 22 27333 
e-mail g.m.goddard@sheffield.ac.uk
foundation 1963
library holdings n/a 
catalogue/library system TALIS 
special focus East Asia (CJK): modern history, social sciences, literature and language.
library staff / contact Gill Goddard, East Asian Studies Librarian
(inter-library) loan via British Library ILL scheme 
computer equipment Yes
internet/www www: http://www.shef.ac.uk/~lib/
others

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Name University of Sheffield,  Chinese Collection
address Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
fax +44 114 222 7290
telephone +44 114 222 7334
e-mail easl@sheffield.ac.uk
foundation (1997 for Chinese collection)
library holdings Bookstock :approx 1,000 Chinese language and 3,500 English language 
catalogue/library system TALIS (for all languages)
special focus Subject coverage centres on:-  Language and literature (20th c.)  History and society (late Ch'ing onwards)  Economy and business (20th c.)  Government and politics (late Ch'ing onwards)  Religion and philosophy
library staff / contact Gill Goddard, East Asian Studies Librarian
(inter-library) loan ill@sheffield.ac.uk
internet/www http://www.shef.ac.uk/~lib/libdocs/eas6.html
last update: 26/2/2000
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Name  Durham University Library
address South Road, Durham DH1 3LY, United Kingdom
fax +44 191 374 7481
telephone +44 191 374 3021
e-mail  M.A.Sunuodula@durham.ac.uk
foundation Chinese studies collection in Durham University is largely developed after 1945
Professor(s) Dr Michael Dillon (Senior lecturer in Chinese history), Mr Don Starr (Lecturer in Chinese language)
library holdings About 40,000 titles on China, of which half are in Chinese and the other half in European languages
catalogue/library system INNOPAC
special focus Chinese art and archaeology; ethnic minorities; modern Chinese politics and history; Ming Qing literature; modern Chinese literature
library staff / contact Mr Mamtimyn Sunuodula
(inter-library) loan Interlibrary Loans, Durham University Library. User code: 11204. Interlibrary.Loans@durham.ac.uk
computer equipment 2 PC's for the use of librarian and Unionway is availabe accross the University network for users
internet/www http://www.dur.ac.uk/Library/

Last update: 24/11/1999
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Name Faculty of Oriental Studies Library, Cambridge
address Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, UK
fax +44 1223 335110
telephone +44 01223 335112
e-mail oriental-library@lists.cam.ac.uk
foundation 1935
library holdings Faculty Library 60,000 vols, Chinese collections 7,000 vols
catalogue/library system http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Catalogues/OPAC
special focus Mainly and undergraduate teaching collection of books and journals but also contains some research material.
library staff / contact C.A. Ansorge
(inter-library) loan Via the Cambridge University Library
internet/www http://www.oriental.cam.ac.uk/guide1.html


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