The East Asian Library is located on the third and fourth floors of the west wing of the Frist Campus Center and the adjoining area on the third floor of Jones Hall. In Jones Hall are Western-language materials, and those Chinese and Japanese bound periodicals cataloged under the Harvard-Yenching system. Offices, the circulation desk, the reserve collection, the (selective) Current Periodicals Room, the Wilhelm Collection, and the Reference Room are on the third floor of Frist Campus Center, as are the catalogs and the Periodical Workroom (with the remainder of unbound periodicals). Chinese and Japanese stacks are located on the fourth floor of Frist Campus Center. For detailed explanations, see under the Guide "Locating books".
Food, drinks, and smoking are not permitted in the library.
There are floor plans for Frist Third Floor, Frist Fourth Floor, and Jones Third Floor.
The East Asian Library is open during the normal academic year:
Sunday 2:00pm-11:00pm
Monday-Friday 9:00am-11:00pm
Saturday10:00am-5:00pm
During breaks, spring and summer vacations, hours generally are
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm (for more detailed information, especially during holiday periods, make sure to check the hours list at the main Library website)
During summer, hours are:
Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
| Name | Position | Room | Phone | |
| Cao, Shuwen | Chinese & Japanese Cataloger | 318 | 258-3259 | scao@princeton.edu |
| Chang, Ivy | Special Collections Asst. IV | 320 | 258-3210 | ikchang@princeton.edu |
| Cheng, Charmian | Chinese Cataloger | 318 | 258-3259 | charmian@princeton.edu |
| Guan, Zhiying | Library Secretary | 317 | 258-3183 | zguan@princeton.edu |
| Heijdra, Martin | Chinese & Western Bibliographer/ Head, Public Services | 314 | 258-5336 | mheijdra@princeton.edu |
| Heineken, Kiyoko | Bibliographic Specialist | 322 | 258-3319 | kiyokoh@princeton.edu |
| Ho, Martha | Special Collections Asst. II | 322 | 258-3319 | marthaho@princeton.edu |
| Kim, Chongsook | Korean Assistant | 318 | 258-2643 | cleekim@princeton.edu |
| Li, Guang mei | Special Collections Asst. II | 319 | 258-2643 | gmli@princeton.edu |
| Liu, Hsing-feng | Special Collections Asst. V | 324 | 258-5347 | hliu@princeton.edu |
| Liu, Shu Ming | Bibliographic Specialist | 320 | 258-3210 | shuming@princeton.edu |
| Lung, Hui-fen | Sr. Bibliographic Specialist | 319 | 258-2643 | hflung@princeton.edu |
| Ma, Tai-loi | Director | 317A | 258-3183 | tma@princeton.edu |
| Maeda, Sumiko | Bibliographic Specialist | 324 | 258-5347 | sumiko@princeton.edu |
| Makino, Yasuko | Japanese Bibliographer & Cataloger | 315 | 258-6159 | ymakino@princeton.edu |
| Mull, Tomoe | Bibliographic Specialist | 319 | 258-2643 | tommull@princeton.edu |
| Nguyen, Emily | Special Collections Asst. II | 310 | 258-5208 | esn@princeton.edu |
| Shimomura, Mariko | Assistant Head, Technical Services | 318 | 258-3259 | marikos@princeton.edu |
| Wang, Chyong-Fei | Bibliographic Specialist | 320 | 258-3210 | chyong@princeton.edu |
| Wei, Iping | Head, Technical Services | 318 | 258-3259 | ipingwei@princeton.edu |
| Wu, Ya-Mei | Special Collections Asst. II | 310 | 258-5208 | ymwu@princeton.edu |
| Yurdakul, Gonul | Library Supervisor, Automated Unit | 310 | 258-5208 | yurdakul@princeton.edu |
| Zaidi, Keiko | Bibliographic Specialist | 322 | 258-3319 | kzaidi@princeton.edu |
| Edgren, Soren | Chinese Rare Books Project, Director | Jones 305 | 258-4846 | sedgren@princeton.edu |
| Chan, Chi-wah | Chinese Rare Books Project, Cataloger | Jones 305 | 258-4846 | cwachan@princeton.edu |
| Type of materials | Undergraduates | Graduate students | Faculty |
| Regular stack books | 8 weeks | Academic year | Academic year |
| Western Periodicals | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| CJK Periodical published within last 20 years | 8 weeks | 8 weeks | 8 weeks |
| Unbound Periodicals | Noncirculating | Noncirculating | Noncirculating |
| Other periodicals | 8 weeks | Academic year | Academic year |
| Reference Works | Noncirculating | Noncirculating | Noncirculating |
| Reserve books | 3 hours | 3 hours | 3 hours |
Reserve books not returned within one hour after opening the following day and recalled books not returned within ten days are subject to fine.
Borrowing privileges are extended to all members of the University community with valid identification cards, as well as to all members of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Westminster Choir College. Please refer to the Access Office in Firestone Library for any further questions.
Outside visitors are welcome to use the East Asian Library. For borrowing privileges, please contact the Access Office in Firestone Library. Prospective users of the East Asian Library can apply to the Friends of the Princeton University Library Visiting Fellowships for some limited funding; note that competition is fierce.
Services are available Monday through Friday, 9-5. Please refer to the Contacts page for details.
Interlibrary borrowing privileges are extended to all valid users of teh East Asian Library. Those who need materials from other libraries should fill out an Interlibrary Loan Request form, available at the circulation desk. For assistance (recommended for all Chinese, Japanese and Korean studies material), please consult the reference librarians in Rooms 314 and 315, Martin Heijdra (mheijdra@princeton.edu) for Western and Chinese material, and Yasuko Makino (ymakino@princeton.edu) for all Japanese and Korean material.
Faculty members, graduate students, and seniors are eligible for carrels; visiting scholars who plan to stay for some time may also be assigned a carrel, space permitting. Application forms are available at the circulation desk, or please contact Gönül Yurdakul (yurdakul@princeton.edu), Supervisor of Circulation Services.
