The Center for International and Comparative Studies moved to new quarters in the newly refurbished International Center, formerly the home of the law school, in 1987. These volumes enable students and faculty on the campus to see the most recent titles that have been cataloged and are on the shelves. Each item includes the location within The University of Iowa Libraries system. Gratis sets are located at Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa, with other academic libraries in Iowa accounting for half of the 20 copies printed. The international studies bibliographer is guided by the assistant University librarian for collection development and works with the media bibliographer and the history and social sciences bibliographer.
Some selectors are language specialists.
For example, there is a selector for the humanistic studies of East and South Asia for materials in most of the indigenous languages of the region. Still another selector chooses social science materials for China, Korea, and Japan. Acquisition and access to Oriental materials have been extensively broadened in recent years. Finally, there is a selector for Latin America who selects publications in English and Spanish on the history of Latin America, including the Caribbean. The latter subcommittee is engaged in publishing three guides to rural health, one each for India, Indonesia, and Kenya, primarily because of faculty interest in applying for and obtaining foundation grants for medical research.