(18 Mar 2026) The manuscript traditions of Southeast Asia reflect a rich confluence of cultural, spiritual, and artistic practices. Central to these traditions is the use of pigments—natural and synthetic materials applied to illustrate religious and literary texts as well as manuals for practical use. Recent scientific investigations have brought renewed understanding of the materials…
(10 Mar 2023) Since 2004, the Endangered Archives Programme (EAP) has helped to preserve cultural heritage and to make it available globally to as wide an audience as possible. To achieve this, grants are provided to digitise and document archives that are at risk of loss or decay, and which are located in countries where…
(13 Sep 2022) It can remain challenging for subject librarians who represent smaller programs to effectively advocate for robust digitization of their archival materials. This challenge is even more important to address when the materials in question originate from voices historically underrepresented in the archives, such as Southeast Asian communities. When selecting materials for digitization,…
(27 Aug 2022) In the decades of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, much of Southeast Asia was under Western colonial dominance. Most of the region was divided among the British, French, Dutch, Spanish, and American powers, supplanted by a brief period of Japanese influence following the outbreak of World War II in Europe and…
(2 Oct 2019) NIU (Northern Illinois University) Libraries has been awarded a four-year grant of $610,000 by the Henry Luce Foundation to enhance the Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL), a collaborative project of the Association of Asian Studies’ Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia (CORMOSEA), an association of Southeast Asia librarians and member institutions across the United…