Building the Asian Library

Leiden University Libraries provide access to unique Asian collections that are of inestimable value to support research and teaching in the field of Asian area studies. To provide outstanding facilitaties for researchers and students Leiden brings together the different Asian collections together into a library facility for scholars, students and visitors.

The new Asian Library is build on the rooftop of the University Library and will house collaborative facilities for scholars and students, a media centre and a centre for visiting fellows and international scholars. The Asian collection itself will be immediately available on-site through digital access, an open stack collection and through fast delivery of the Asian collections all stored on-site. The Asian Library will open spring 2017.