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Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress
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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.
For anyone who has ever wondered what goes on inside the marble walls of one of the country's oldest federal institutions, Wang relates an insider's account of the major milestones and changes to the administration of the Collection over the years. Readers will be surprised not only to learn about some of the rare and priceless books that have found their way to the Library of Congress but also by the candor with which Wang shares his story about serving under three different Librarians of Congress, each with a different mandate and mark they wanted to leave behind.
Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress has value as American library history but also serves as a useful introduction to Chinese historical archives and libraries. Select writings discuss publication and personnel exchanges with Chinese academic libraries, Chinese character encoding and library automation, and publishing activities in China.
For anyone who has ever wondered what goes on inside the marble walls of one of the country's oldest federal institutions, Wang relates an insider's account of the major milestones and changes to the administration of the Collection over the years. Readers will be surprised not only to learn about some of the rare and priceless books that have found their way to the Library of Congress but also by the candor with which Wang shares his story about serving under three different Librarians of Congress, each with a different mandate and mark they wanted to leave behind.
Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress has value as American library history but also serves as a useful introduction to Chinese historical archives and libraries. Select writings discuss publication and personnel exchanges with Chinese academic libraries, Chinese character encoding and library automation, and publishing activities in China.
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Table of 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, 1984
- 10 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 2003
- Appendix C: Recognition by CEAL for Contributions and Service to East Asian Libraries
- Index
- About the Author