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Cheng, Shauley – 1987
As early as the sixth century B.C., China's imperial library served as a depository of national literature and archives, and in 1905 China's first public library was opened. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, however, library development has been sporadic. Brief examinations of some of China's major libraries reveal the status,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on library acquisitions, cooperative collection development, and the international exchange of publications, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Acquisition of South Asian Materials for the Libraries of North America and Europe: Problems, Prospects, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Organizations, International Programs, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedZhou, Peter – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1996
Describes the University of Iowa libraries' experiences in purchasing hard-to-find backfiles of Chinese periodicals directly from Chinese libraries. Reviews the libraries' collection development strategy of understanding libraries and book market conditions in a third-world country. Discusses financial benefits gained by the Chinese and University…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Wang, Julia – 1968
It is the purpose of this study to describe the size and scope of book collections in Communist China's public libraries, and to examine the criteria for book selection in these libraries. The chapters cover: (1) the historical background of Chinese Communist public libraries; (2) library organization - including function, objectives, role and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on national libraries which were presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Dangers for the Modern Information Society in the Computer Age" (Franz Georg Kaltwasser, West Germany); (2) "Functions and Objectives of the National Libraries in the Developing…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedZhang, Hongyang; Webb, T. D. – College & Research Libraries, 2002
Explains President Clinton's donation of books about the United States to the Peking University Library and compares it to a donation of Chinese books from the Peking University library to the library of Kapiolani Community College (Hawaii). Suggests appropriate directions for U.S.-China academic library cooperation and for international academic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, International Programs
