A 24 page brochure East Asian Materials available in the Library and on the CRL Web site . Of particular note are the great microfilm and reprint series of periodicals, government publications, newspapers, press summaries and clipping files, as well as archival resources. The Center is also a source for dissertations submitted to universities outside Canada and the United States. Many materials not owned by the McGill Libraries may be borrowed free of charge from the Central Document Delivery Service. English, Chinese and Japanese predominate while works published in other languages, primarily French and German are purchased as funds allow.
Some Korean material is acquired, largely as gifts.
Whenever possible, retrospective titles are purchased to upgrade specific areas of the collection. Replacements for important books that have deteriorated or disappeared are regularly sought. Collection Levels Definitions are derived from the American Library Association's Guide for Written Collection Policy Statements, 1989. All periods, all genres including film Japanese. All periods, all genres including film Korean.