Libraries and librarianship in China
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Libraries and librarianship in China
(Guides to Asian librarianship)
Greenwood Press, 1998
Available at 19 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book discusses the development of library and information services in China and the effect of the nation's political and social conditions on that develpment. The author briefly reviews the history of Chinese libraries and librarianship, then describes Chinese library services in the first half of the 20th century. The remarkable consequences of the ideological change after the Communist takeover are described in a concise manner, but the focus of this book is the massive modernization movement that has taken place since 1978.
This unique book has been prepared based on data collected directly from Chinese professional journals. In addition, it provides unusual detailed information from sources obtained during the author's extensive official visits to libraries and library schools in China. For the first time, these details are now easily accessible in one comprehensive volume.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Lois M. Chan Foreword by Ching-Chih Chen Preface Introduction Historical Development Libraries for Book Storage (Pre-1905) Libraries for the Public (1905-1949) Libraries for Politics (1949-1976) Libraries for Modernization (1976-1992) Libraries for the Market Economy (1992-Present) Legislation The Republic of China (1912-1949) The People's Republic of China (1949-Present) Administration and Organization Administration Organization Professional Societies Present Status National Libraries National Libraries National Library of China Rare Book Collections in China Public Libraries Public Library Movement Modern Library Movement Organization and Administration Recent Major Developments Academic and Schools Libraries Brief Review of the Educational System Academic Libraries School Libraries Special Research Libraries Objectives and Services Organization Documentation and Information Center of the CAS Institute of Scientific and Technological Information of China Bibliographic Control and Services Early Development Modern Development (1911-1976) Contemporary Activities (1976-Present) Library and Information Science Education Brief Review of Historical Development Contemporary Library Education Programs Trends and Outlook Library and Information Automation Preparation and Experimentation (1974-1987) Application and Implementation (1987-1992) Networking and Expansion (1992-Present) Conclusion Appendix A. Selective List of Acronyms Appendix B. English Translation of Chinese Names Index
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