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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.

Building of the KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies along the canal Witte Singel, Leiden, 2012, with a poem inBuginese languageinscribed on the quay wall, one of the specialwall poems in Leiden.
Plaque of KITLV, 2014.

Jakarta

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In 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

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The KITLV Press published and distributed academic books on Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. It also published three journals:

Brillacquired KITLV Press in 2012.[1]

References

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  1. ^Brill Completes Acquisition of KITLV Press
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