In order to facilitate inter-university joint research, the Institute library has been making everyeffort since its establishment in 1964 to collect materials and basic data indispensable for the study andresearch of languages and cultures of Asia and Africa. As of March 1998 library holdings totaled89,955 volumes, 9,819 reels of microfilm, 31,390 sheets of microfiche, in addition to research reportsand dissertations from numerous overseas academic institutions with which the Institute has mutualexchange agreements.The library possesses approximately 1,150 periodicals, besides a collection of national languagetextbooks ranging from the elementary to high school level published in Asian and African countriesduring the 1960s, a collection of Bibles written in different languages of the world, and a fullcollection of back numbers (including microfilm copies) of relevant academic journals publishedthroughout the world. These include back numbers of the monthly Bengali literary journals publishedduring the 19th and 20th centuries, such as, Bharati, Pantha, Sahitya, Janmabhumi, BamabodhiniPatrika, and 65 Iranian newspapers issued from the late 19th century to 1970, as well as a complete setof the Takvim-i Vekayi, 1831-1835 (Gazette of the Osman Empire) and Resmi Gazete, 1920-1983(Gazette of the Republic of Turkey).The holdings also include 1,950 Burmese books donated by the University of Yangon, and manyother source materials written in the different native languages of East Asia, South-East Asia, SouthAsia, West Asia, Middle East, Africa, Western Europe, East Europe, Russia and the Pacific region.Another characteristic of the library is the personal collection of five prominent linguists andhistorians.(1) YAMAMOTO Collection(acquired in 1967)The collection of the late Professor Kengo YAMAMOTO(1920-65) of Atomi Gakuen College, whichincludes a large number of books relating to Manchurian and Tungus, covering the fields of linguistics,phonetics and Altaic studies (totaling 598 volumes in Japanese and European languages).(2) ASAI Collection (acquired in 1970)Academic works and dictionaries of Asian and African languages (totaling 870 volumes in Japaneseand European languages and 18 sheets of manuscript) collected by the late Dr. Erin ASAI(1895-1969),a renowned scholar of Austronesian studies. The collection includes valuable materials on thelanguages of the Formosan ethnic groups, which Dr. ASAIbrought back with him from Taiwan.(3) KOBAYASHI Collection(acquired in 1976)The personal collection of Professor Takashiro KOBAYASHI(1905-87), formerly of YokohamaNational University, and a famous scholar of Mongolian history, which consists of 1,671 volumes inJapanese and European languages, covering the life, manners and customs of the Mongolian people.(4) MAEJIMA Collection(acquired in 1986)This collection consists of 1,272 books written in Japanese and Chinese, which the late ProfessorShinji MAEJIMA(1903-83), one of the pioneers of Islamic studies in Japan, collected for the study ofOriental history, East-West cultural relations and other related topics.(5) ONG Collection(acquired in 1993)This personal collection of the late Dr. ONGIoketek (1924-1985), a distinguished Taiwanese linguist,consists of 3,163 books on linguistics, history and politics of Taiwan. Most of them are written inJapanese, Chinese or European languages. LIBRARY21
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