The East Asian Collection is located on the 5th floor of UCSB Library.
Created in 1967, the East Asian Collection supports the research and curriculum of the East Asian Language and Cultural Studies Program at UCSB and hold our collections in the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages.
The East Asian Collection focuses on the history and literature of East Asia, including: Chinese literature in the medieval and modern periods, contemporary Chinese and Japanese government and politics, economic and social conditions, and religious studies (especially Buddhism, Shinto, and Taoism).
Languages Other Than English at the Library
Arabic Italian
Aramaic/Syriac Japanese
Armenian Korean
Chinese ancient Latin
Czech Persian
Dutch Portuguese
French Russian
German Tibetan
ancient Greek Turkish
Hebrew Yiddish
Hungarian & select other languages
Find out more about foreign language collections here
Learn more about finding foreign language materials here
