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The East Asian Library, comprising a separate unit within the Alexander Library, has an extensive collection of materials in East Asian languages. More than 100,000 books, journals, and monographs in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean are available at all levels of instruction and research. These holdings in both contemporary and historical material are being augmented constantly.

The William Elliot Griffis Collection and the Arthur Waley Collection, both housed in the Alexander Library, are of special interest to scholars in Asian studies; also, a collection of Japanese art and other materials related to Japonisme are on display at the Zimmerli Art Museum.

Rutgers University maintains a faculty and student exchange program with several universities in Asia, including Jilin and Zhejiang Universities in the People's Republic of China and Fukui University in Japan. Exchange programs with additional distinguished universities in China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea are currently under consideration. Rutgers is also a member of the Council on International Educational Exchange. Students may participate in semester, academic-year, or summer study programs in Asian countries sponsored by the council or other educational institutions.

Rutgers Summer Chinese Program in Nanjing, China

The East Asian House on the Douglass campus, and the East Asian residence hall wing on the College Avenue campus provide students the opportunity to live with people who share an interest in languages and to join in a variety of social events reflecting East Asian cultures.

Several language labs on campus are equipped with audio equipment, computers, and reference materials so that foreign language students can practice and improve their language skills at their own pace. The departmental computer lab (Scott 340) also has multimedia materials for language learning.