South Asian Newspapers at the Library of Congress

Gujarātī [microform] = The Gujarati.  Cover of January 2, 1881 issue.  Library of Congress Asian Division.

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The research guide for South Asian Newspapers at the LOC is now live.

The guide contains lists of more than 275 newspapers on microfilm in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, and other South Asian languages that are available in the Asian Reading Room, as well as English newspapers from South Asia in the Newspaper and Current Periodicals Reading Room.

This guide was produced by the Asian Division's South Asia reference staff, along with Andrew Kerr, a volunteer working with the South Asian collection during the spring of 2019, and Iris Yellum, Library of Congress Junior Fellow during the summer of 2019.

See: https://guides.loc.gov/south-asian-newspapers

LOC South Asian Collections Webinar

Hat-tip to AIIS for sharing information about an upcoming webinar. The Asian Division at the Library of Congress will be offering a free introduction to its South Asian collections on November 21, 2019. ADA accommodations are available.

Direct link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-the-south-asian-collection-webinar-registration-79419218019

LOC Asian Reading Room

From the website of the Library of Congress Asian Reading Room:

"The Asian Reading Room is the primary public access point for researchers seeking to use the Asian collections of the Library of Congress in the many languages of Asia. The reading room covers the area from the South Asian subcontinent and Southeast Asia to China, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia. With over 2.8 million books, periodicals and newspapers, a large number of manuscripts, and electronic media, the collections are the most comprehensive sources of Asian language materials outside of Asia. Area Specialists and Reference Librarians provide in-depth reference assistance on questions concerning Asia."

http://www.loc.gov/rr/asian/