The library of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman will be closed for inventory for two months starting 1 June 2015.

Only students with accountabilities to the library will be entertained. Normal service resumes August 2015, but the date will be announced later. Like the Asian Center, UP Diliman on Facebook to receive announcements.

For inquiries, please contact the Asian Center library at 63.2.920.3549 or 981.8500 local 3579. They can also be reached by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Asian Center Library, established in 1956, provides bibliographic support to the teaching and research programs of the Center. Its primary functions include acquiring, organizing, and disseminating information materials needed by the students, faculty and staff. 

 The library’s primary collection is the Asian Studies Collection, which consists of extensive resource materials, both printed and non-printed, on Asia. Most of the materials are written in English, as well as in various local languages in Asia, such as Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and Thai, among others. It is classified according to the four main geographic areas of concentration of the Asian Center’s academic and research programs: Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, South Asia and West Asia. The collection covers resources on the socio-cultural, economic, and political aspects of the countries that span the breadth of these four main Asian regions.