LEADER 05025oam 2200541 450 001 9910787550003321 005 20190911112724.0 010 $a1-78063-356-4 035 $a(OCoLC)855123577 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6ZVK 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000406314 100 $a20140514d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAcademic libraries in the US and China $ecomparative studies of instruction, government documents, and outreach /$fedited by Hanrong Wang and Bethany Latham ; with contributions by Charlcie Pettway Vann [and three others] 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aOxford :$cChandos Publishing,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 264 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aChandos information professional series 225 0 $aGale eBooks 225 0$aChandos information professional series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84334-691-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Academic Libraries in the US and China : Comparative studies of instruction, government documents, and outreach; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; About the authors; Introduction; Purpose; Audience, focus, and organization; Translation; 1 Instruction in American academic libraries; Introduction to instruction in US academic libraries; The beginning: from inception to the 1880's; Structure and concept development: from the late 1800's to World War II; Library use instruction expands: post-World War II to the 1990's 327 $aLibrary instruction in the digital age: from the 1990's to the present Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations; References; 2 Instruction in Chinese academic libraries; Introduction to instruction in Chinese academic libraries; Library information literacy instruction in China; The current state of library use education; The significance of information education; The content of information literacy education; Modes and implementation of information literacy instruction; Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations; References; 3 Government publications in American academic libraries 327 $aA history of the Government Printing Office Origins and development of the Federal Depository Library Program; Federal Depository Library Program organization and governance; Government documents: organization and workflow in the academic library; Preservation of government information; Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations; References; 4 Government publications in Chinese academic libraries; Introduction to Chinese government publications; The development of public accessibility for government publications; Government information dissemination channels 327 $aGovernment publications in public libraries Government publications in academic libraries; Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations; References; 5 Outreach in American academic libraries; Introduction to academic library outreach in the US; Defining outreach; The foundation of outreach services in academic libraries; Types of outreach; Target populations for outreach services; Participants in academic library outreach; Marketing and networking; Marketing plans; Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations; References; 6 Outreach in Chinese academic libraries 327 $aIntroduction to outreach in Chinese academic libraries The origin of outreach services; The significance of outreach; Outreach services in academic libraries; Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations; References; 7 Conclusion: A comparative analysis of US and Chinese academic libraries; Introduction to the comparative analysis of academic library services in the US and China; Instruction; Government documents; Outreach; References; Index 330 $aAcademic libraries have a long history both in the USA and China, with institutions developing along different trajectories, and responding to the rapidly changing library environment globally. Academic Libraries in the US and China compares current practices within Library and Information Science (LIS) in the USA and China, giving an historical overview of instruction, government documents, and outreach in academic libraries, as well as discussion and comparative analysis. An introduction leads to chapters on instruction, government publications, and outreach. Each topic is covered 410 0$aChandos information professional series. 606 $aAcademic libraries$zUnited States 606 $aAcademic libraries$zChina 615 0$aAcademic libraries 615 0$aAcademic libraries 676 $a027.7 702 $aWang$b Hanrong 702 $aLatham$b Bethany 702 $aVann$b Charlcie Pettway 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787550003321 996 $aAcademic libraries in the US and China$93753564 997 $aUNINA