Re-Examining the Role of University Libraries in the Service of Tibetan Studies Lauran R. Hartley, Ph.D. Tibetan Studies Librarian C.V. Starr East Asian Library Columbia UniversityJuly 22, 2013 Presented at the Thirteenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Original PL-480 University Participants (Tibetan) Related Faculty Today? University of California (Berkeley) ✔ University of Chicago ✔ Cornell University of Pennsylvania ✔ University of Washington ✔ University of Wisconsin ✔ Yale University ✔ Columbia University ✔ U of Illinois University of Michigan ✔ University of Virginia ✔ Harvard University ✔ Indiana University ✔

Early Recipients of PL-480 Tibetan Materials

Recently Revived Tibetan Collections /2012

14 Current SACAP Subscribers – Tibetan Program University of California (Berkeley) University of Chicago University of Wisconsin Columbia University University of Virginia University of Michigan Harvard College Library University of California (Los Angeles) Indiana University Tibetan Language Institute (Montana) Emory University (since 2005) Bodleian Libraries, Oxford University (since 2012) Princeton University (limited subscription) National Library of Medicine Information courtesy of LC Delhi Office, July 14, 2013

“ Area Studies Collections in Context: A Comparative Data Set” Compiled by Miguel Angel Valladares-Llata (University of Virginia Libraries, 2012)

Source: “Area Studies Collections in Context: A Comparative Data Set” University of Virginia Libraries, 2012

SchoolTitles % Change Columbia University7,5818,73015% Library of Congress7,3627,7555% University of Virginia6,5446,6462% University of Chicago6,3766,5272% UCal-Berkeley5,9505,517-7% University of Wisconsin5,9186,2125% Indiana University5,5056,40316% University of Michigan5,0185,2334% Harvard4,5097,07257% University of Washington4,1925,85740% University of Pennsylvania4,0563,991-2% Cornell University3,7962,890-24% Yale3,7844,17810% Florida State University3,2823,4425% U of Illinois2,6492,647-- UCLA2,4932,457-1% Emory1,2162,18079% UVA, 2012 July 2013, based on local catalog MONOGRAPHS ONLY

Tibetan Monograph Holdings, publication dates Columbia University 2634 Library of Congress 2334 Harvard 1850 (close approx.) University of Chicago 1694 University of Virginia 1670 (close approx.) University of Wisconsin - Madison 1482 Indiana University--Bloomington 1429 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor 1429 Emory 1421 University of California -Berkeley 494 University of Washington 435 University of Pennsylvania 243 Florida State University 127 University of Toronto 121 Yale 25

Tibetan Monograph Holdings, publication dates Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center 2056 Trace Foundation’s Latse Library 2900 (approx.) Columbia University 2634 Library of Congress 2334 Harvard 1850 (close approx.) University of Chicago 1694 University of Virginia 1670 (close approx.) University of Wisconsin – Madison 1482 Indiana University—Bloomington 1429 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor 1429 Emory 1421 University of California –Berkeley 494 University of Washington 435 University of Pennsylvania 243

Acquisition Sources at Columbia University,

Collection Diversity ( )

Rwa lung dkar brgyud gser phreng (Bhutan,1975) Total WorldCat Holdings: 20 + Cambridge University Total Holdings: 20  LIBRARY OF CONGRESS  COLUMBIA UNIV  CORNELL UNIV  INSTIT ADVAN STUDIES, WORLD RELIGIONS  NEW YORK PUB LIBR  UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY  UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES  [UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, N REG LIBR ]  [UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, S REG LIBR FAC]  YALE UNIV LIBR  FLORIDA STATE UNIV  UNIV OF HAWAII AT MANOA LIBR  CENTER FOR RES LIBR  UNIV OF CHICAGO  UNIV OF ILLINOIS  INDIANA UNIV  HARVARD UNIV, HARVARD COL LIBR  UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA  UNIV OF VIRGINIA  UNIV OF WASHINGTON  UNIV OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Brug-thar, Mdo-smad byang shar gyi Bod kyi tsho ba shog pa’i lo rgyus dang rig gnas (Beijing, 2002) Total WorldCat Holdings: 10  Library of Congress  Columbia  New York Public Library  Emory University  Harvard University  University of Chicago  University of Virginia  University of Wisconsin + Bayerische Staatsbibliothek + British Library Total Holdings: 10

Bon kyi lo rgyus yig cha phyogs sgrig (Lhasa, 2010) Total WorldCat Holdings: 4  UNIV OF COLORADO AT BOULDER  COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY + STAATSBIBLIOTHEK ZU BERLIN + STAATS & UNIVERSITATSBIBLIOTHEK HAMBURG Total Holdings: 4

Format Diversity  Audio-Visual  Manuscripts  Rare Books  Photos  Journals  Newspapers

Instructional Support  Reading seminars of materials from the collections  Bibliographic sessions  Classroom support  Instructional Tools

Engaging Digital Tibet Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning w/ Professor Gray Tuttle Funded by The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Materials provided by: The Rubin Museum of Art Himalayan Art Resources C.V. Starr East Asian Library

Archival and other Special Collections

THE THARCHIN COLLECTION THE THARCHIN COLLECTION  Documents  Correspondence  Publications  Photos  Account Ledgers  Diary material, etc.

Tibet Information Network (TIN) Archive  Publications  Interviews  Photos  Research Files  Administrative Files

Rare Book Acquisitions Decree by the Seventh Dalai Lama (1723), encased in saffron cloth. Written in the Water-Hare Year [1723], with seal imprint.

Cooperative Digital Projects

70% of issues now digitized through a collaborative project:  Columbia University  Beinecke Rare Book & Manusript Library at Yale University  Collège de France  Musée Guimet

Information courtesy of TBRC, July 2013

Alternative Models?  User-Driven Acquisitions  Cooperative Acquisitions  Cooperative Staffing  acquisitions and reference  cataloging  Collaboration with Other Projects