Standing Conference of National and University Libraries; Advisory Committee on Oriental Materials

Papers relating to the Advisory Committee on Oriental Materials (ACOOM), 1982-1991, comprising Committee minutes and papers, 1988-1991; Annual Meetings minutes, 1988-1991; correspondence, 1987-1990, including administrative matters; Chairman's working papers, 1988-1991, including administrative arra...

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Date(s) of creation: 1982-1991
Level: Collection
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 380592
Summary: Papers relating to the Advisory Committee on Oriental Materials (ACOOM), 1982-1991, comprising Committee minutes and papers, 1988-1991; Annual Meetings minutes, 1988-1991; correspondence, 1987-1990, including administrative matters; Chairman's working papers, 1988-1991, including administrative arrangements and policy; Officers' correspondence and papers, 1982-1989; miscellaneous papers, 1987-1989, including papers relating to rules concerning ACOOM administration, answers to a questionnaire relating to conservation facilities for Oriental materials, and papers relating to the Union Catalogue of Asian Publications. Subjects covered by the papers also include a project on romanization systems and the future of SCONUL.
Main author: Standing Conference of National and University Libraries; Advisory Committee on Oriental Materials
Extent: 2 boxes
Admin history: The Advisory Committee on Oriental Materials (ACOOM) was set up in 1980 as an advisory committee of the Standing Conference on National and University Libraries (SCONUL). The organisation acted as a discussion group for matters concerning libraries holding collections of Oriental material, largely university libraries (particularly Durham, Exeter, Cambridge, Hull, Oxford, and the School of Oriental and African Studies) and national libraries such as the various departments of the British Library relating to Oriental materials. ACOOM was formerl ... View more
Acquisition: Papers were deposited in two batches: those deposited by the Secretary are marked [Secretary], and those deposited by the Chairman are marked [Chairman].
Access status: Open
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Related material: The main SCONUL papers are deposited at University College, London. The remainder of the ACOOM papers, ie. papers predating these holdings, and papers of ACOOM predecessors are held at the University of Durham.
Format: Archive           
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Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/NNAF/C59936 Standing Conference of National and University Libraries Corporate
GB/NNAF/C48027 Standing Conference of National and University Libraries; Advisory Committee on Oriental Materials Corporate
GB/NNAF/C62038 University of London; School of Oriental and African Studies Corporate
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
6255148 Europe