The EFEO Paris Library - Maison de l'Asie
Information
Dear library users, we will be asking you to register prior to coming to the library by visiting our online catalog and filling up the registration form, please be careful to choose "Maison de l'Asie" as homebranch (and not "Bulac").
This registration will have to be confirmed at the library's frontdesk with the staff.
Practical Informations
22, avenue du Président Wilson
75116 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 53 70 18 46
Fax +33 (0)1 53 70 87 60
email: bibliotheque@efeo.net
The EFEO Paris Library
Curator of the Library: François-Xavier André
- Head of the Chinese and Korean collections: Dat-Wei Lau
- Head of the Japanese collection: Antony Boussemart
- Head of the South Asian collection: Maïté Hurel
- Head of the Southeast Asian collections: Magali Morel
- Periodicals, exchanges: Antony Boussemart
- Electronic resources: François-Xavier André
- Inter-library loan: Dat-Wei Lau
Some books are mentioned as "Disponible pour le PEB" in the SUDOC online catalog, yet it can happen that it is not the case. Please contact the ILL in charge who will confirm you if the book is available or not. - Communication: Wanlapa Keawjundee, Saming Prasomsouk
The Asian Research Centres of the Maison de l'Asie
Depending on EHESS :
- Centre Asie du Sud-Est (CASE) (UMR 8170) : archipel@ehess.fr
- library: Hélène Poitevin
Depending on EPHE:
Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Document retrieval is not available from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm and after 5:00 pm.
Annual closing from Christmas through New Year's (dates vary, check with staff).
Conditions of use
Registration is mandatory: please bring a valid ID or student ID.
How to get there
The EFEO library, together with the EHESS (Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences socials) and EPHE (Ecole partique des hautes etudes) Asian studies libraries, are located in the Maison de l'Asie: 22, avenue du Présudent Wilson, 75116 Paris:
* METRO : Line 6 (Trocadéro or Kleber stations) ; line 9 (Iéna station)
* BUS : Lines 63, 92 or 32.
Services
Loans
Borrowing privileges are restricted to EFEO staff and members of other research institutions located in the Maison de l'Asie.
Photocopies and reprography
A photocopier and a microform reader-printer are available to members of the public.
NB: Due to conservation requirements, no photocopies may be made of rare, valuable or fragile books and publications.
Inter-library loan
The EFEO library participates in an inter-library loan scheme. Please contact the staff.
Some books are mentioned as "Disponible pour le PEB" in the SUDOC online catalog, yet it can happen that it is not the case. Please contact the ILL in charge who will confirm you if the book is available or not.
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📅 Deadline for applications: May 17, 2021
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The Maison de l'Asie will be closed from Thursday December 24, 2020 at 4 pm to Monday January 4, 2021 at 8 am.
The EFEO and its staff wish you a happy holiday season!
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