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Access & Circulation

Location of CJK materials | Circulation Policies | Building Policies

 

Location of Chinese, Japanese and Korean language materials


Chinese Books in LC and Harvard-Yenching call numbers
Currently Chinese books at the EAL have two different call number systems: Library of Congress Classification System (LC) and Harvard-Yenching Classification System. LC call number always starts with alphabetical letter, for example:

DS777.53 .L546 2005
PL2727 .S2 Z363 2005

Harvard-Yenching call number starts with numeric digits, such as:

4292.3 2135
9155 1143

Chinese books in LC call number are housed in the mezzanine of Meyer Library except a few big sets. Because of the space shortage, we are sending most of big sets to the Stanford Auxiliary Library (SAL). For titles in LC call number housed in SAL, please check with the staff at the front desk (725-3435).

Chinese books in Harvard-Yenching call numbers are all housed in SAL except folios (books in big size). To access this collection, users can go to SAL directly to browse. But all the SAL materials have to be requested at the EAL front desk in order to charge out. Normally it takes 2 days for the books from SAL to be delivered to EAL for picking up.

Japanese Books in LC call number and Nippon Decimal Classification
Japanese books have two different call number systems at EAL: Library of Congress Classification System (LC) and Nippon Decimal Classification. LC call number always starts with alphabetical letter, for example:

HE559 .J3 N58 2000

PL528 .S547 2001

Nippon Decimal call number starts with numeric digits, such as

351 MI47   
366.059 JR59R

Approximately 75 % of Japanese books are housed in the mezzanine of Meyer Library. Some books in LC and Nippon Decimal call number are moved to SAL because of the space shortage. For detailed information on the call number ranges of Japanese books housed in SAL, please check the staff at the front desk (725-3435). To access this collection, users can go to SAL directly to browse. But all the SAL materials have to be requested at the EAL front desk in order to charge out. Normally it takes 2 days for the books from SAL to be delivered to EAL for picking up.
 
Korean Books
All Korean books are assigned LC call numbers and housed in the mezzanine of Meyer Library.


Reference
Reference books in CJK are housed in the back of the EAL Reading Room. Chinese, Japanese and Korean materials are shelved separately. They are non-circulating. Chinese annuals are current year in Reference and back volumes in the stacks at the mezzanine. Some Japanese annuals are in the reference, the rest are kept in the mezzanine.


New book Shelf
New book shelves are located behind the front desk. Selected titles are displayed for one month and then moved to the stacks. Users can check out new books.
 
Journals and Periodicals
All current issues of Japanese and Korean as well as majority of Chinese journals and periodicals are on the display shelves. Because of space shortage, there are about 200 Chinese journals and periodicals kept in the serial processing room. Users can access to this room when there are staff around. During the evening or weekend, please check with the staff at the front desk for use of these materials.

Current issues of journals and periodicals are non-circulating. Bound back volumes are housed in the stacks at the mezzanine.

Chinese journals and periodical list
Japanese journals and periodical list
Korean journals and periodical list


Newspapers
EAL currently subscribes to 62 newspapers (42 Chinese, 10 Japanese and 10 Korean). We keep a few months of recent issues in the EAL Reading Room, the back issues of current newspapers are in two locations: issues after July 2002 are stored in SAL3 Livermore; issues before July 2002 are in Newark. 星島日報,世界日報,明報,國際日 報, 中國時報 are retained only for one year.  Monthly and reduced edition of 朝日新聞 and日本経済新聞 published since 1997 are housed in the EAL.

To request back issues of newspapers at Newark, you can come to EAL to fill out the request form, we will fax the requests and have them deliver to EAL, or request it online from the record and indicate you want the item to be delivered to EAL. Newspapers are non-circulating. Users have to use them in the EAL reading room.  Most newspapers are normally 3-4 months late because of mailing or because we buy bound volumes. Ones published locally come 3-5 days late.

EAL also subscribes to 27 Chinese newspapers on microfilm. We receive them yearly. The microfilms are kept in SAL. Users can request the microfilms from EAL and use them in the reading room of EAL.
 
Microform
EAL holds 31,173 reels of microfilms or microfiches. They are all kept in SAL. To request for microfilms, patrons have to come to EAL to fill out the request form. It takes 2-3 days for the materials to be delivered to EAL. EAL has microfilm reader which can scan the documents to PDF files. Patrons can also check it out for use in the Media Microtext unit in Green Library.


CD-ROM
CD-ROMs are kept in a locked media storage room at EAL. In order to access the materials in this collection please check with the staff at the front desk. For single title or single piece of CD-ROM in Chinese, they can be checked out for a week. (Not applicable to all the Japanese titles.) CD-ROMs must be returned directly to EAL and can only be renewed in person, with material in hand.
 
DVDs, VCDs and Videos
All film materials, including DVDs, VCDs and Videos in Chinese, Japanese and Korean are kept in the Media-Microtext Center in Green Library. For circulation policy, please check the Media-Microtext center web page: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/microtext/about/medpriv.html

Art Books
We collect materials on Chinese art and art history in Chinese language. These materials are kept in the Art and Architecture Library. For circulation policies, see Art library web page:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/art/about/access_circ.html
 
Databases
All Stanford-affiliated users can access online databases the EAL subscribes to. Three computers in the reading room at the EAL are set up respectively for Chinese, Japanese and Korean use. For instruction on how to use these databases, please check with the staff at the front desk.

To use online databases from computers outside the Stanford network, you must connect through Stanford's authenticated proxy server. See instruction on off-campus access to the electronic resources at: http://library.stanford.edu/apcproxy/index.html

List of online databases in CJK at EAL:
www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/asrg/research_help/ealelectronic.html


 

Circulation policies

Borrowing privileges and loan periods
Although EAL is open to all people, only Stanford faculty, students and staff with a valid Stanford ID, UC Berkeley ID holders, and UC students with a UC/Stanford Reciprocal Services Program card may check materials out of EAL. EAL follows the circulation policies of Green Library. See details:
www-sul.stanford.edu/how_to/policies/circulation_policies.html#loans

If a patron doesn’t have a Stanford ID, UC Berkeley ID or UC/Stanford Reciprocal Services Program card, he/she has to fill out the Visitors’ Registration Form which provides courtesy privileges for use of EAL for seven visits in a 12-month period (which starts from the first day of access). These days need not be consecutive. Courtesy pass obtained from Green library is valid for the EAL. A current photo ID must be presented along with the courtesy pass. Courtesy pass is only for in-house use of EAL materials.
 
Visitors requiring use of EAL beyond the seven visits access allowed by the courtesy privilege or wishing to borrow library materials from EAL, or any of the eleven research branches must purchase a library card. Access privileges may be purchased for one day, one month, three months, or for one year. Purchased access cards permit on-site use only of library materials. Borrowing privileges may be purchased for either three-month or twelve-month periods and allow the cardholder to charge materials from most of the Stanford University Libraries.


Holds & Recalls

If a patron wishes to recall or hold an item already checked out, he/she can place the request on the Socrates records. EAL material which circulates for a loan period longer than 14 days is subject to recall. Recalled items must be returned immediately if needed for course reserves or within 7 days of the recall notice. Once the item is returned to EAL, the requesting user will be notified and a hold placed on the item for 7 days.


Search for books
If an item cannot be located on the shelf and it is not currently charged to another user, a search may be requested at the EAL front desk. Items will be searched 3 times within a 12-day period. If the item is located, the user will be notified and the item put on hold for 7 days. If the item is not found, library staff will continue to search on a regular basis over the course of one year.


Request purchase of books
Patrons can request purchase of Chinese, Japanese or Korean books by emailing the EAL at eastasialibrary@stanford.edu. The request will be sent to the proper bibliographer. Once the book has been processed, the requester will be notified and the item put on hold for 7 days. 
 
Interlibrary loan
Interlibrary loan of CJK books from other libraries are handled by the Interlibrary Services at Green Library.
library.stanford.edu/services/interlibrary_services/doc_delivery_forms.html


Overdue fines, replacement, and payment
Overdue fines vary by loan period. Please check Overdues, Bills & Notices on the website for the Stanford library circulation policy. Overdue notices are a courtesy. Failure to receive such notice will not be considered grounds for reduction or cancellation of fines.

Bills for replacements charges include the replacement cost of the item, a $25.00 processing charge, and a non-refundable $5.00 billing fee. Replacement charges for monographs is $75 and for a journal volume $100 for CJK materials. EAL doesn’t accept payment for replacement or overdue fines for EAL materials. Payments should be made at the Privileges Office, Green Library. 


In-house use of EAL materials
For special reasons, EAL materials that are not checked out to the patron, for example, big sets from SAL, newspapers, microfilms, etc. can be kept in EAL for no more than 6 months for in-house use. To request such service and limited space, please check with the staff at the front desk.


Photocopying
One photocopy machine located in EAL and is set up for using Stanford ID, copy cards and cash. The machine that issues copy cards or adds money to the card is located on the 1st floor of Meyer by the staircase. It costs $1.00 to buy a copy card. One may add any amount to the card for the copy machine or the Kiosk to print out the searches generated from the computer. The current price is $0.13 per page. The EAL front desk does not have cash and cannot make change.

For more information please see the SULAIR guidelines for Prepaid Copy Cards.



Building policies
  • Food & Drink No food or drinks are allowed in the library.

  • Cell phone & pagers No cell phone or pages are allowed in the library.

  • Photos Taking pictures in the library is not allowed without permission from the University Librarian.

  • Bag checking Out of concern over the loss of library materials, the library reserves the right to inspect all out going book bags, backpacks, briefcases, hand bags and other personal belongs.  If patrons need to go to the stacks in the mezzanine, they need to place their book bags, backpacks, briefcases, band bags and other personal belongs on the shelves besides the front desk.

 

 



Last modified:September 30, 2008


   
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