With fewer print publications being provided or desired, what then are the benefits of membership in the AAS? This has been an ongoing issue of concern to the leadership of AAS and other scholarly membership associations for several years.
To address these issues, we would like to point out that members who no longer wish to receive the printed JAS may choose to “opt-out” and only receive the digital JAS (for instructions, see the JAS webpage). Of course, the costs to produce and distribute traditional print publications also continue to increase, which ultimately impacts the AAS operating budget and our ability to invest resources into other programs and initiatives. Some members might view the traditional print versions of the above as somewhat of a dubious benefit or even a liability when trying to find shelf space to store their full runs of the JAS.
With the onset of the digital age however, many of these publications are now available to members through institutional subscriptions or via the AAS website. The latter have included at various times over the years the print Journal of Asian Studies ( JAS), the Newsletter, Education About Asia, the annual conference program, and the AAS member directory. Traditionally the benefits of membership in the Association for Asian Studies could be measured in tangible terms, whether discount member rates for conference registration and other association products or in the number of print publications received.
The following post is a revised version of AAS Executive Director Michael Paschal’s column from the December 2016 issue of the Asian Studies E-Newsletter. and the Importance of YOUR Membership in AAS to You and to the Field of Asian Studies Re-envisioning Asia: Contestations and Struggles in the Visual Arts.Distinguished Service to the Association for Asian Studies Award.Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies Award.Striving for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Asian Studies: Humanities Grants for Asian Studies Scholars.Gosling-Lim Postdoctoral Fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies.Cultivating the Humanities & Social Sciences Initiative Grants.AAS Takes Action to Build Diversity & Equity in Asian Studies.AAS Community Forum Log In and Participate.
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