Our library was founded in June 1977. It supports the research activities in our Institute and provides services to the public. It is located on the second floor of the new IIS building. Our archives include more than 300 journal titles and 17,000 volumes of books. We are proud of the tradition that we bear in our library not only for the scope of the literature in our collection accumulated during the past twenty-nine years, but also for the friendly and efficient assistance rendered by our librarians to all.

     Our library is a member of the Nationwide Document Delivery Service, which links us to a large number of libraries in universities and academic institutions in Taiwan. We are now part of a joint effort attempting to integrate all the libraries within Academia Sinica. The final goal is to create a "virtual library" by sharing resources and providing services through computer networks.

June 2006