in the area of jurisprudence. With regard to the reading room, purchase of bibliographical, biographical and lexical reference materials was intensified. It is important to view the East Asian area by looking [...] cultural-historical, political and economic common ground and mutual influence. In this context, special attention is paid to the present changes of the political and economic situation in North Korea, [...] have a deep impact on the whole of East Asia. Therefore, regarding the collection building scheme, special emphasis is being put on topics relating to these aspects. Regarding the acquisition of newly published

are also acquired comprehensively. Subject areas Acquisition concentrates on the following subject areas, as already defined in the DFG's programme of Special Research Collections: History, including social [...] Department of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin maintains a working cooperation with other departments in the area of acquisition. Official publications from Japan and Korea are collected in the Staatsbibliothek by [...] atlases of the region is closely coordinated with the Map Department. Due to the Map Department's special focus on topographical maps and the scope of acquisition, an extraordinary depth of procurement is

are also acquired comprehensively. Subject areas Acquisition concentrates on the following subject areas, as already defined in the DFG's programme of Special Research Collections: History, including social [...] otherwise not included areas of natural sciences and engineering. Chinese and Korean literature on Japan will be considered, as well as Japanese literature on China research and sinology. Special attention is paid [...] in the area of jurisprudence. With regard to the reading room, purchase of bibliographical, biographical and lexical reference materials was intensified. It is important to view the East Asian area by looking

otherwise not included areas of natural sciences and engineering. Chinese and Korean literature on Japan will be considered, as well as Japanese literature on China research and sinology. Special attention is paid [...] paid to literature from the Japanese colonial period and areas (Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria and occupied territories in China).

humanities, with an emphasis on jurisprudence. The whole spectrum of Chinese culture is considered. Even areas such as light fiction, film- and children's books, propaganda pamphlets of political parties and workers [...] million scholarly and academic articles (China Academic Journals; CAJ), as combined in the Virtual Special Subject Library, CrossAsia , a portal, which is cooperatively organised and modularly structured

Churfürstl. Brandenburgischen Bibliothec, Zu Cölln an der Spree Anno 1683 / Auff Churfürstl. gnädigstem Special-Befehl in unterthänigsten Gehorsam Von Andrea Müllero Greiffenhagio. Churfürstl. Consitorial-Rahte [...] 800 titles are recorded in Tibetan. These publications are from China as well as from Tibetan exile areas in India and Nepal. More than 5,200 titles in the Uighur language have been documented in the catalogue [...] languages which are available in Cyrillic script, please contact the Oriental Department (Research areas: Ancient Oriental studies, Indian studies, General Oriental studies, South Asian studies, as well