KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
TheKITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies(Dutch:Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde,lit. 'Royal Institute for the Linguistics, Geography andEthnology', abbreviated as KITLV) atLeidenwas founded in 1851. Its objective is the advancement of the study of theanthropology,linguistics,social sciences,andhistoryofSoutheast Asia,thePacific Area,and theCaribbean.Special emphasis is laid on the former Dutch colonies of theDutch East Indies(nowIndonesia),Suriname,and theDutch West Indies(theNetherlands AntillesandAruba). Its unique collection of books, manuscripts, prints and photographs attracts visiting scholars from all over the world. On July 1, 2014, the management of the collection was taken over byLeiden University Libraries.
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Jakarta
editIn 1969, a KITLV office was started byHans RasinJakarta( "KITLV-Jakarta" ), as a part of an agreement with theIndonesian Institute of Sciences.Here, publications from Indonesia,MalaysiaandSingaporeare bought and given a place in the library of the institute, publications of the institute are sold, and original scientific works in theDutch languageare translated intoIndonesian.The Jakarta office is, since July 1, 2014, part ofLeiden University Librariesand doubles as therepresentative officeof Leiden University.
Publications
editThe KITLV Press published and distributed academic books on Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. It also published three journals:
- Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde,
- Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities,and
- New West Indian Guide/ Nieuwe West-Indische Gids.
References
editExternal links
edit- Official website
- KITLV-Jakarta
- Media related toKITLVat Wikimedia Commons