Stacks are open to all users.
A large part of the collection may be borrowed for use outside of the Library with a borrower's card or through interlibrary loan. All books are checked out at the main circulation desk. Both provide author, title, and subject access to the content of the East Asian Collection. The online catalog includes materials cataloged since 1989, while the old catalog includes materials cataloged before 1980, and the Non-roman catalog holds records for materials cataloged from 1980 to the present. All current serials are in the online catalog with summary holdings.