Initially it will consolidate holdings information for collections in North America, but will later expand to include holdings of libraries in Africa, Europe, and elsewhere. The site also includes an extensive resources section in the library and information sciences, digital libraries, international networking, and information policy. The office acquires and catalogues publications from 25 countries in eastern and southern Africa. The Council provides a forum for discussion of matters of concerns to librarians, archivists and scholarly involved in the collection of library resources for Asian and Hebraic studies.
Site includes a directory of South Asian library resources.