Established in 1987, the IR/PS Library is the only academic library in the United States to focus primarily on the contemporary economies, politics, and markets of the Pacific Basin. With regional strengths in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, the collection features more than 140,000 bound volumes, and some 1,400 active periodical subscriptions in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages, plus hundreds of online databases and thousands of electronic journals licensed for student and faculty use from on-campus and off-campus connections.