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Alternate Names:
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Collection
Documentation Center on Contemporary Japan (DCJ) Collection
Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Collection
General Fung Journal Collection, also known as the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA) Journal Collection
Phone Numbers:
Circulation617-496-0485
Davis Center Librarian617-495-4030
DCJ Collection Librarian617-496-0466
Government and WCFIA Research Contact617-496-6936
Fairbank Center Librarian617-495-5753
Address:Fung Library, Knafel Building, Concourse Level, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Access Information:Fung Library admits all individuals who hold a current Harvard ID or an HCL Special Borrower Card. The library also provides access to its stacks to students, faculty, and researchers of other universities, colleges, and research centers who present a current institutional ID, letter from their faculty, passport, or other official form of ID.
Circulation Policy:The Davis Center and Documentation Center on Contemporary Japan collections circulate. Borrowing privileges are extended to those with a current Harvard ID or a Harvard College Library Special Borrower's Card, which can be obtained at the Privileges Office.

The Fairbank Center and General Fung Journal collections do not circulate.

Holdings Description:Holdings of the Fung Library consist of the collections of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, the Documentation Center of Contemporary Japan, the Fairbank Center, and a general journal collection supported by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA).

Davis Center Collection: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies collection is comprised of books and periodicals related to the field of Russian and Eurasian studies, particularly in the social sciences (political science, economics, sociology, and history) of that region of the world.

DCJ Collection: The DCJ collects materials on postwar Japan, weighted heavily toward the social sciences. Particular emphasis is placed on resources related to political science, diplomacy, economics and labor, and social-cultural phenomena. In addition to its selection of mainstream studies, the DCJ collects non-trade publications, journals, newsletters, scholarly papers, and reports issued by government ministries and institutions, private sector think tanks, and university affiliated research and policy institutions.

Fairbank Center Collection: The library contains English and Chinese social science materials on the People's Republic of China since 1949, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and the rise of the Communist Party in China. The library specializes in hard-to-find Chinese-language publications, including statistical sources and unpublished documents, and in this way complements other Harvard collections in the field of China studies. The library now holds approximately 30,000 volumes, about half of which are in Chinese. The library also subscribes to 130 periodicals and newspapers in Chinese and English.

General Fung Collection: This collection includes journals and newspapers covering the fields of international politics, foreign relations, foreign policy, economics, and political science.
Services:Equipment/Facilities: Computer workstations with printing, wireless access, microfilm reader/printer, photocopier (Crimson Cash), public scanner, study carrels.

Interlibrary loan (ILL) and circulation policies vary by collection.

Fairbank: Collections do not circulate. Does not participate in ILL program. For special requests, please contact the Fairbank Center librarian directly.

Davis Center: Circulation policy varies by collection. Special borrowing arrangements can be made for teaching and research purposes. Participates in ILL program. Consult HCL Interlibrary Loan for additional information.

DCJ: Participates in ILL program. Consult HCL Interlibrary Loan for additional information.

General Journal Collection: These journals do not circulate.

Resources for Persons with Disabilities:The Fung Library is accessible through the main entrance of the Knafel Building on Cambridge Street. Take the elevator one floor down to the concourse level for the library. Elevators and accessible bathrooms are located just outside the library entrance. Circulation Desk staff will assist patrons with out-of-reach items. For more information or to arrange for assistance in advance contact the Circulation Desk at at 617-496-0471.
Link to Staff Directory:http://hcl.harvard.edu/staff_directory/browse.cfm?ld_id=11#unit_137
Directions:The Fung Library is located in the Knafel Building at the corner of Sumner Road and Cambridge Street, northeast of Harvard Square. The Fung Library entrance is on the concourse level, one flight down from the building entrance.
Faculty (School) Affiliation:Harvard College Library


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Presidents Day (Feb 16, 2009)9am - 5pm
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   Independence Day (Jul 3, 2009)closed
   Labor Day (Sep 7, 2009)closed

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