Asian Studies Centers Publication Program

Abstract

The Centers for Japanese, Chinese, South Asian, and Southeast Asian Studies have published over 300 books in the last 50 years. Together they represent a rich source of important information about the societies and cultures of Asia. The problem is that many of them are out-of-print and an even greater proportion are unavailable electronically. In this project the Library Scholar worked with faculty experts in the Centers to identify books that are particularly important to the field and deserve greater availability. Simultaneously they assisted Michigan Publishing with analyzing information about circulation, citation, reception, and sales to complement the faculty recommendations. The selected books will potentially be made available in print and ebook formats and a smaller subset will be enriched with additional content including multimedia to be presented on the Library's next generation Fulcrum platform.