LEADER 03839nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910816187403321 005 20240812230457.0 010 $a1-280-99897-0 010 $a9786613770585 010 $a0-8108-8549-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105214 035 $a(EBL)967440 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000736620 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12249552 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736620 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10772350 035 $a(PQKB)10259527 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC967440 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL967440 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10580456 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL377058 035 $a(OCoLC)828617296 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105214 100 $a20120509d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBuilding a better Chinese collection for the Library of Congress $eselected writings /$fChi Wang 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLanham, Md. $cScarecrow Press, Inc.$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8108-8548-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $a9 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 327 $aAppendix 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 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aChinese imprints 606 $aBook industries and trade$zChina$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aLibraries$zChina$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aScholars$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aChina$xLibrary resources 607 $aUnited States$xRelations$zChina 607 $aChina$xRelations$zUnited States 615 0$aChinese imprints. 615 0$aBook industries and trade$xHistory 615 0$aLibraries$xHistory 615 0$aScholars 676 $a026.951 700 $aWang$b Chi$f1932-2024.$01764857 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816187403321 996 $aBuilding a better Chinese collection for the Library of Congress$94206052 997 $aUNINA