The Asian & African Studies Reading Room contains a wide range
of bibliographical, biographical and other reference tools in both
western and oriental languages relating to Asia, Pacific
and Africa
and the British involvement there.
For enquiries about the Asia, Pacific
and Africa collections held in the British Library, contact staff in the Asia, Pacific & Africa Reference Service, who will be happy to help you.
Within the reading room is a print room where items from the Prints,
drawings and photographs collection may be consulted, Mon-Fri 14.00-17.00.
Contact us for an appointment.
Open access material
| Using the Asian & African Studies reading room |
Reader services
Ecclesiastical search service
The remote ecclesiastical search service is for enquirers who are unable to visit our reading room. We also regularly hold Family History Study Days.
Electronic resources
British Library subscribed
resources of interest to researchers on Asia, Pacific
and Africa.
These resources are only available within the Library's
Reading Rooms. Access from outside the Library is not possible owing to licensing restrictions.
Research resources
Freely available Internet resources:
- Resources
for research - institutions in the United Kingdom and overseas
with an interest in Asian, Middle East and North African studies,
or associated with the activities of the India Office Records.
- Asian and African Studies - British Library collections relating
to all the cultures of Asia and North Africa and the European
interaction with them.
- Official
Publications of India - includes Asian & African Studies holdings of pre - 1947
Indian Official Publications.
- Access to Archives (A2A)
- catalogues of archives held across England and dating from the
900s to the present day.
- Times
Digital Archive - articles in the Times newspaper of London,
from 1785 to 1985.
Further information
For general enquiries, or requests for our search service, contact
The British Library
Asia Pacific & Africa Collections
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7873
Fax: +44 (0)20 7412 7641
Email: apac-enquiries@bl.uk
For Prints, Drawings and Photographs Collections enquiries and appointments, contact
Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7877
Fax: +44 (0)20 7412 7641
Email: apac-prints@bl.uk
