South Asia Commons
South Asian history, archives, and cultural heritage — including the Iran Society Archive and South Asia Archive.

South Asian history, archives, and cultural heritage — including the Iran Society Archive and South Asia Archive.
South Asian history, archives, and cultural heritage materials — previously undigitised, now searchable and preserved. Includes the Iran Society Archive (open collection).
South Asia is home to nearly 25% of the world's population — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. India is the world's most populous nation and one of the five largest economies globally.
Like much of the Global South, South Asian content is underrepresented in libraries worldwide — including invaluable cultural heritage materials at risk of being lost.
Collaborating with libraries globally, South Asia Commons discovers, digitizes, and preserves crucial regional content — making it accessible to scholars and students worldwide and fostering more inclusive, equitable research opportunities.
Five frictionless options including IP recognition, Shibboleth, OpenAthens, EZproxy, HAN.
Full VPAT statement available. Accessibility built-in, not bolted on.
Indexed in Primo, Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service, WorldCat, and more.
Quarterly updates. Free .MRC downloads from the Customer Portal.
Fully COUNTER 5 / SUSHI compliant. Transparent reporting.
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