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- 1990 (Creation)
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The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
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The material available for 1990 is:
- Agenda and Minutes for Library Committee Meeting, 15 February 1990
- Agenda and Minutes for Library Committee Meeting, 3 May 1990
- Minutes of the Meeting of the Working Group on Development, 24 May 1990
- Proposal for an In-House Conservation Unit, Paper presented by the President for Council Meeting, 14 June 1990
- Agenda, Minutes, Library Report and Papers for Library Committee Meeting 17 October, 1990
- Agenda, Library Report on the layout of the Library and Papers for the Library Committee Meeting, 22 November 1990
- Agenda, Minutes, Reports and Papers for Library Committee Meeting, 12 December 1990
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- English
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The Council Minutes for 8 February 1990 record the Council's approval of board mounting of paintings as laid out in a paper by the Librarian. The Minutes for 12 April record that investigation into software for computerisation of the catalogue and the possibility of an in-house conservation unit were being discussed.The Minutes for 14 June 1990 reports the progress with sorting books, the ongoing software search and that the in-house conservation unit was approved. The Minutes for 11 October1990 record that Mr Gardiner was working full-time and the unit staying within budget. The Minutes for 13 December 1990 record that a computer cataloguing system was being trialled.