Books Needed
Needed
We seek academic and scholarly books, journals, monographs, databases and other materials, in English and all other languages, in the fields listed below.
Used materials are as desirable as new books, when their contents are current and their condition is presentable.
| Agriculture | Foreign Languages | Natural Science |
| Anthropology | Geography | Performing Arts |
| Area Studies | History | Philosophy |
| Computer Science | History | Physical Science |
| Economics | Literature | Political Science |
| Education | Management | Psychology |
| Engineering | Mathematics | Sociology |
| English | Medicine/Health | |
| Fine Arts | Minority Studies |
Journals and magazines (partial list)
American Anthropologist, American Economic Review, American Historical Review, American Journal of Mathematics, American Political Science Review, American Psychologist, American Scholar, American Sociological Review, Architectural Digest, Astrophysical Journal, Atlantic, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Cell, Columbia Law Review, Foreign Affairs, Geology, Gramophone, Harper's, Hudson Review, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal of Religion, Mother Jones, Ms., National Geographic, National Review, Nature, New York Review of Books, Physical Review, PMLA, New Yorker, Reader's Digest, Science, Scientific American, Smithsonian, UtneReader, Wilson Quarterly, Yale Review
(Journal runs should be continuous, up-to-date, and span at least 20 years.)
Reference Works (partial list)
Databases, indexes (Chemical Abstracts, National Union Catalog, others), dictionaries, encyclopedias (current or most recent previous editions), almanacs, atlases, glossaries, thesauruses
Other Materials
Syllabuses, lecture notes, newsletters, conference proceedings, teaching aids, sheet music, maps, and audiotapes.
Not Needed
Computer books keyed to specific systems, 'life-style books' (personal development, cookbooks, pet care, New Age), and books that proselytize a religion or political view.
2 Convenient Ways to Send Your Books
Hunger for Books in the East
In Beijing or Hanoi, the price of a book in Western medicine may equal the monthly salary of a doctor.
Bounty of Books in the West
Most of the materials wanted in China can be found in the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK where many of their owners are willing to give them to people in need. Billions of books are printed each year, but most are read only once; individuals and institutions are downsizing and digitizing their libraries; and there is a wave of retiring professors. All of the above create a surplus of books and journals.
