Chi Wang

Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress

Selected Writings

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780810885486
• ISBN-10: 0810885484
• Artikelnr.: 35940962

Autorenporträt

Chi Wang is co-founder and president of the U.S.-China Policy Foundation and adjunct professor at Georgetown University. He was the head of the Chinese section of the Library of Congress from 1990-2004. Wang's many publications include A Compelling Journey from Peking to Washington (2011), George W. Bush and China (2009), and U.S. Congress and America-China Relations since 1989 (2001). He has been publisher of the Washington Journal of Modern China since 1992.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface I. Building a Better Chinese Collection: Remembering My Library of
Congress Years (1957-2004) II. Possibilities for Future Book Exchanges and
Other Findings from Trip to China (1972) III. Follow-up Observations on
China's Libraries and Publishing Activities (1973) IV. Recent Advances and
Improvements to Libraries and Library Collections in China and Hong Kong
(1976) V. Chinese Knowledge of the United States: A Preliminary Survey
(1980) VI. Report on Trip to Chinese Film Festival: Torino, Italy (February
25 - March 8, 1982) VII. Chinese Character Computer Encoding Methods and
Library Automation: A Bibliographical Survey (1982) VIII. The Challenges of
Collection and Facility Management for China's Libraries(1984) IX. The
Early History and Development of the Library of Congress Chinese Collection
(1984) X. Relevant Sources and U.S. Archival Materials for Conducting
Research on China (1984) XI. The Teaching of U.S. History in the People's
Republic of China (1985) XII. Tracing the History of Libraries and Archives
in China (1989) XIII. Resources for the Researcher in the Library of
Congress Chinese Collection (1993) XIV. Overseeing the Development of a
Modern Research Library for the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1993) XV.
Developments and Trends in Publishing in the People's Republic of China: An
American Perspective (1994) 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 Appendix C: Recognition by CEAL for Contributions and Service to
East Asian Libraries