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

• Autore: Wang Chi <1932->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Disciplina: 026.951
• Soggetto topico: Chinese imprints; Book industries and trade - China - History - 20th century; Libraries - China - History - 20th century; Scholars - United States
• Soggetto geografico: China Library resources; United States Relations China; China Relations United States
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Building a better Chinese collection for the Library of Congress
• ISBN: 1-280-99897-0; 9786613770585; 0-8108-8549-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816187403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II