The East Asian Studies Librarian and South Asia Librarian have primary responsibility for selection of materials in all languages for Asian Studies, although they coordinate with other University of Texas Libraries bibliographers as appropriate.
Important literary works are acquired in English translation whenever possible. Critical and historical studies on all aspects of Asian Studies are acquired in English, French, German, and Italian as appropriate. There are no language restrictions on primary reference works and dictionaries.
| SUBJECT | SUB-CATEGORY | LC CLASS | LOCATION | CDP [NCIP] COLLECTING LEVEL | BIBLIOGRAPHER |
| Anthropology: Includes physical, cultural and social anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, and folklore. | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East and South Asian Librarians |
| Architecture: Religious architecture of historical value, primarily Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic, and contemporary architecture chiefly as it relates to India and Japan. | - | - | Architecture | C | East and South Asian Librarians and Architecture Librarian |
| Art: Includes fine arts, music, theater, crafts, and calligraphy; visual representations, historical treatment, and classical theory; efforts will be made to avoid duplication with other libraries on campus. | - | - | Fine Arts | C | East and South Asian Librarians and Art Librarian |
| Business and Economics: Government statistics and other documents are important. Also included are publications of scholarly societies or research institutes and critical individual works on policy, history and development of commerce, finance, industry, and agricultural economy. | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East and South Asian Librarians |
| Geography and History: | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East and South Asian Librarians |
| Linguistics: | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East and South Asian Librarians |
| Literature | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Literature | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| Chinese Literature: In addition to the languages designated in the general guidelines, critical works will also be acquired in Japanese. Generally, only current publications or reprints are sought. | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | - | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Classical Period ( to 220 B.C.) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Middle Epoch (200 B.C. to 7th Century A.D.) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | T'ang Dynasty (618 to 960) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Sung Dynasty (960 to 1279) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Yuan Dynasty (1280 to 1367) Emphasis on drama | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Ch'ing Dynasty (1644 to 1912) Emphasis on novels | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Literary Revolution and After (1916 to ) Emphasis on Contemporary Authors | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| Hindi Literature: | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | - | South Asian Librarian |
| - | Medieval Period (To 1600) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| - | Age of Mannerisms (1600 to 1800) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| - | Bharatendu Period (1800 to 1900) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| - | Modern Period (1900 to) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| Japanese Literature | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | - | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Early Period (To 794 A.D.) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Hein Period (794 to 1185) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Kamakura Period (1185 to 1333) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Muromachi Period (1333 to 1600) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Tukugawa (1600 to 1868) | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| - | Modern Period (1868 to) Emphasis is on contemporary authors. | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East Asian Librarian |
| Korean Literature: Added to The University of Texas Libraries in 1996 to support a developing Korean Studies Program. | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | A/B | East Asian Librarian |
| Malayalam Literature: | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| Pali Literature: | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| Prakit Literature: | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| Sanskrit Literature: | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| Urdu Literature: | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| - | To the Sepoy Rebellion, 1857 | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| - | To Independence, 1947 | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| - | 1947 to | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | South Asian Librarian |
| Other South Asian Literatures | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | A | South Asian Librarian |
| Mass Media: Film, television, journalism, and communications policy are acquired in the context of popular culture, artistic achievement, and as part of development efforts within Asia. | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East and South Asian Librarians |
| Medicine: Chiefly folk medicine and classical texts on indigenous medicine. | - | - | PCL (MAIN) or science branch as appropriate | C | East and South Asian Librarians |
| Politics and Government: | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East and South Asian Librarians |
| Philosophy and Religion: Polemical works are generally excluded; popular treatments of religions are added selectively. Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam primarily, but includes other Asian religions such as Jainism, Shinto, Sikhism, and Taoism. Polemical works are generally excluded; popular treatments of religion are added selectively. | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East and South Asian Librarians |
| Sociology: | - | - | PCL (MAIN) | C | East and South Asian Librarians |
