March 10, 2008
The C.V. Starr East Asian Library - the first freestanding structure at a United States university erected solely for East Asian collections — opened its doors to the public on Monday, March 17. Housing nearly one million volumes, the facility occupies a prominent, central-campus location next to Memorial Glade and Doe Library, reflecting Berkeley's role as a worldwide Pacific Rim hub for scholars of East Asian studies. The building brings together under one roof the vast collections that have been stored at several locations on and off campus. Now, students and other researchers will have easier and faster access to one of the top East Asian library collections in the United States.
Read more about the library and collection:
Charles Buress, Chronicle Staff Writer, The San Francisco Chronicle
Monday, March 17, 2008- Asian library is among best new buildings(link is external)
John King, Chronicle Urban Design Writer, The San Francisco Chronicle
Monday, March 17, 2008 - C.V. Starr East Asian Library to open March 17(link is external)
Kathleen Maclay, Media Relations, UC Berkeley
Friday, March 14, 2008 - New East Asian Library Opens to Public(link is external)
Valerie Woolard, Contributing Writer, The Daily Californian
Tuesday, March 18, 2008