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Zhang, Jian – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2012
This paper discusses the author's experience directing the Purple Mountain Observatory Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Nanjing, China. Routine collection development, management and preservation issues are described, and the unique challenges and opportunities involved in operating a remote observatory library are highlighted.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Astronomy, Library Administration
Fu, Shunkai; Zhang, Yao; Seinminn – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
Libraries are important to universities, and they have two primary features: readers as well as collections are highly professional. In this study, based on the experimental study with five millions of users' borrowing records, our discussion covers: (1) the necessity of recommender system for university libraries; (2) collaborative filtering (CF)…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Automation, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Jiang, Qian; Zhang, Yonghong – International Education Studies, 2011
From many aspects such as the resource construction, the talent group, and the mechanism and system, main factors to restrain the development of college library are analyzed, and corresponding countermeasures are proposed in this article.
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Barriers, Library Administration, Library Personnel
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Qiu, Chunlan; Wen, Rongsheng – International Education Studies, 2008
Based on an analysis on the features and problems in the libraries of some newly-upgraded local undergraduate institutions, this article finally comes to a series of management countermeasures.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Development
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Ma, Jin-Chuan – College & Research Libraries, 1999
Allocating adequate materials funds from the university operation budget is essential if libraries in China's key universities are to successfully support their learning and research communities. This article examines funding problems, and suggests proposals for change: establish a deducting-percentage system; enhance integrated resources…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Wei, Karen T. – Acquisitions Librarian, 2004
Focusing on academic libraries in North America, this article describes the selection and acquisition of library materials for Chinese Studies from the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It provides an historical overview of the Chinese book publishing and exporting practice, identifies and evaluates current online and printed…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Services