American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) Library

ACMS Establishes New Library Websites

The American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) is pleased to announce the establishment of its dedicated library websites in English and Mongolian. The websites contain information about the ACMS library, catalogs and databases focused on Inner Asia, reference guides to Inner Asian collections, and collection descriptions for 12 libraries and resource centers in Ulaanbaatar. The websites have several features, including search fields for the ACMS online catalog, WorldCat, Google Scholar, and a Custom Google Search Engine focused on Inner Asian Studies, satellite images and street level views of local libraries, and virtual collections of full and partial view books and journals available on the internet.

The websites are available at the following URLs:

Library (English): http://www.mongoliacenter.org/library
Library (Mongolian): http://www.mongoliacenter.org/mnlibrary

These websites are unique in providing for the first time consolidated reference information about Mongolia and Inner Asia resources held both at international and local libraries.

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Library Meeting - April 10, 2008

The fifth meeting of local librarians was held on April 10th, 2008 at the American Center for Mongolian Studies. At the meeting the ACMS librarian introduced Facebook to the attendees, demonstrating how to establish an account, use the social networking site to make contacts locally and internationally, and gather informational resources relevant to library work.
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Online Resource Development

The ACMS is developing online resources to facilitate research. Currently it is difficult to find relevant information while conducting research from outside Mongolia. The ACMS library website is one example of trying to centralize information about Mongolia to provide researchers a useful research portal. The ACMS is also currently working on the pilot phase of an online reference resource to Mongolia, which will eventually include information about a diverse set of topics. During the pilot phase two interns are collecting and compiling information resources in the areas of health and Mongolia's connection to the Middle East. These two topic areas will provide a solid demonstration of the value of continuing to develop this reference resource in other topic areas, including history, language, social policy, and politics.

LALORC Survey Complete

The results of a local library survey are now available at on the ACMS library website under the "Local Libraries" menu item. Library development is a primary aspect of the ACMS's overall mission of promoting scholarship in Inner Asia. In March 2005, the ACMS initiated in cooperation with local partners the First Symposium of Mongolian Librarians to examine Mongolia's library system. This activity was subsequently built upon in March 2006 when, as part of LALORC, the ACMS began a survey of holdings in local libraries. This initial survey culminated in general descriptions of libraries in Ulaanbaatar on the ACMS website. During the summer of 2007, the survey was expanded to include detailed information about materials held in library collections. The results of the survey are available at:

LALORC SURVEY RESULTS AND LIBRARY DESCRIPTIONS