NACIRA Conference and AGM

NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES ON ASIA
CONFERENCE & ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
DECEMBER 2026

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Friday 4 December 2026, 10.15 – 16.00

Conference fee: £10 (includes tea and coffee)

NB: Lunch is not included in the conference programme. There are many local options for lunch near the John Rylands Library. 

10.15 Registration and tea / coffee
10.45 Welcome. Dr Zsófia Buda, Curator of Global Manuscripts, John Rylands Library
10.50 Opening remarks. Dr Edward Weech, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society
10.55 Book cultures from Asia represented at the John Rylands Library. Dr Zsófia Buda and Steven Hartshorne (John Rylands Library)
11.35 ‘Seek Knowledge Even as far as China’: Durham University’s Oriental Museum. Dr Craig Barclay (Durham University)
12.15 Lunch break
13.00 NACIRA Annual General Meeting
13.30 The Alan Winnington Papers at the University of Sheffield Library. Mariam Yamin (University of Sheffield)
14.10 Asian Collections at the University of Leeds. Rhian Isaac (University of Leeds)
14.50 Tea / coffee
15.00 John Rylands Library Tour and Collection Encounter
16.00 Conference ends

John Rylands Library
150 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 3EH