1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779118903321

Autore

Wang Chi <1932->

Titolo

Building a better Chinese collection for the Library of Congress [[electronic resource] ] : selected writings / / Chi Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2012

ISBN

1-280-99897-0

9786613770585

0-8108-8549-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Disciplina

026.951

Soggetti

Chinese imprints

Book industries and trade - China - History - 20th century

Libraries - China - History - 20th century

Scholars - United States

China Library resources

United States Relations China

China Relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Building a Better Chinese Collection; 2 Possibilities for Future Book Exchanges and Other Findings from Trip to China, 1972; 3 Follow-Up Observations on China's Libraries and Publishing Activities, 1973; 4 Libraries and Library Collections in China and Hong Kong; 5 Chinese Knowledge of the United States: A Preliminary Survey, 1980; 6 Report on Trip to Chinese Film Festival; 7 Chinese-Character Encoding Methods and Library Automation; 8 The Challenges of Collection and Facility Management for China's Libraries, 1984

9 The Early History and Development of the Library of Congress Chinese Collection, 198410 Conducting Research on China; 11 The Teaching of U.S. History in the People's Republic of China, 1985; 12 Tracing the History of Libraries and Archives in China, June 28, 1989; 13 Library of Congress Chinese Collection; 14 The Chinese University of Hong Kong; 15 Developments and Trends in Publishing in the People's Republic of China; Appendix A: Testimony before Congress on the State



of the Library of Congress Chinese-Language Collection

Appendix B: Comments on the Proposed Reorganization of the Library of Congress Asian Division, Spring 2003Appendix C: Recognition by CEAL for Contributions and Service to East Asian Libraries; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In this collection of essays written by the former head of the Library of Congress Chinese Collection, Chi Wang chronicles the modest beginnings of the Chinese Collection at the Library of Congress and his crusade to transform it into the largest collection and Chinese cultural presence outside Asia. Select writings discuss publication and personnel exchanges with Chinese academic libraries, Chinese character encoding and library automation, and publishing activities in China.