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EAST ASIAN
LIBRARY
OVERVIEW
The East Asian Library (EAL) primarily supports CEAS programs and the teaching
and study of East Asia in the mid-America region. The EAL ranks 11th among
publicly funded East Asian collections in the U.S. As of June 2021, the total
collection is 340,172 including Chinese 181,388 (53%), Japanese 100,554 (30%),
Korean 10,960 (3%), and other languages such as English, Tibetan, Mongolian,
and Uyghur 45,977 (14%). Total serial titles in print is 3,664 (16%), and eJournal
titles by subscription is 18,666 (84%). From 2018 to 2021 the average total holding
growth rate was 0.53%; with print and eBook volume holding growth rate at 1.16%.
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