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The FEAS maintains on its premises a small library containing approximately 3500 volumes, divided into a general circulating collection of books in various subject areas relating to East Asia (about 1500 volumes, housed primarily in the Meng Reading Room), and a non-circulating collection of specialized reference works in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (about 2000 volumes, housed in the upstairs Reference Library). This library is independent of Wesleyan's main library and is accordingly not searchable through the University's CTW catalogue system; however, approximately half of these volumes have been catalogued and may be searched in-house by a Filemaker Pro based catalogue. The FEAS's library collection is an eclectic mix; although there are many obvious lacunae, there are at the same time many invaluable holdings, including some items that are notably absent from Wesleyan's main Olin Library collection.
The Meng Reading Room is named in honor of Dr. Chih Meng, Founding Director of the China Institute in America, whose donations of his personal library and collections of art and historical materials provided the foundation upon which the FEAS continues to build its educational resources. The library has continued to grow through donations of personal libraries and books by other benefactors, including Mansfield Freeman and Stanley Love (P '86), through an endowment established in memory of Paul Cable '61, and through judicious purchases.
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Saturday, May 24, 2008,
04:00 PM
- 05:00 PM
Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies: Seminar Room
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