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About International and Area Studies
The International & Area Studies (IAS) department, an integral part of UCLA Library’s Distinctive Collections division, is a highly diverse unit composed of multilingual, interdisciplinary librarians and staff, responsible for developing and facilitating access to richly diverse research collections from and about peoples and world regions beyond the United States and Canada, as well as their related global diasporas. Representing UCLA Library, IAS specialist librarians cultivate partnerships with UCLA faculty and selected institutions and organizations worldwide to build and share access to unique digital resources of mutual interest, in support of research, teaching and learning. IAS collections and services introduce and expose users to a wide array of perspectives from around the world, in a variety of languages and formats, to inform and bolster education and scholarship.
Services
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Library Instruction
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Research Consultations
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Suggest a Purchase
If we don't own it, we can purchase it for your research. Use this form to suggest the purchase of non-course reserve materials not already owned by UCLA Library.
Events
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Visualizing Armenian History: From Literature to Film and Graphic Novels 05-08-25
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Opening the Doors to Contemporary Literature
Programs spotlighting contemporary international authors and their works. - visit
Diasporas: Transnational Migrations, Spaces and Identities
Despite modern border restrictions, there has always been a history of movements across the world, creating diasporas that occupy transnational spaces and embody complicated identities.
Reading Lists
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Diasporas
The Fall 2022 list highlights diasporic communities around the world and our collections related to them. - default
International Women's Day
The Winter 2022 reading list includes works by women authors, preferably writing about women ranging from biographies and memoirs to anthologies and literary works to scholarly monographs. - default
Poetry
To celebrate this form of linguistic and cultural expression we invite you to explore the works of modern poets from around the world, such as: Naja Marie Aidtf, B. Kojo Laing, and Hone Tuwhare. - default
Science Fiction
This reading list features examples of science fiction works from around the world. - default
Supernatural & Horror
This reading list presents 42 works that explore the inexplicable, otherworldly, and frightening in works of fiction; collections of folktales, legends, and myths; and scholarly studies. - default
Travel
Created during the Covid pandemic this list encourages a kind of armchair travel. The books below provide vivid descriptions of the local environment and insight into a place’s culture and history.
