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Using the East Asia Library's special collections
Visitors without a Stanford ID will need to supply a government ID and register upon entrance to the East Asia Library. Stanford affiliates (students, faculty [including emeriti], staff, fellows, postdoctoral researchers, and visiting scholars) can access the reading room with a StanfordID. Because many of our materials are stored offsite, we ask patrons to request materials at least three business days in advance (excluding weekends). To do so, first locate materials in SearchWorks, and then use the Aeon system to request delivery to the East Asia Library's Special Collections Reading Room (first-time Aeon users will need tocreate an account). Prior to using the reading room, please carefully read and sign the use procedures document.
Language and description of archival materials
Stanford Libraries is committed to implementing practices to address the use of offensive or harmful language in library description work. Please read the Special Collections and University Archives Statement on Potentially Harmful Language in Cataloging and Archival Description to learn more about these efforts.
The Thomas S. Mullaney East Asian Information Technology History Collection
The Thomas S. Mullaney East Asian Information Technology History Collection is thought to be the only one of its kind in the world, containing over two thousand items assembled during fifteen years of research and teaching. The collection is currently in processing, but research grants are available for scholars who would like to work with it.