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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
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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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Yanning, Zheng – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2011
The collection, storage, processing, and dissemination of scientific and technical information make an important basis for economic and social development as well as for scientific development. A nation has to develop the right mechanisms and modalities to collect, store, process, and disseminate scientific and technical information tailored to…
Descriptors: Scientific and Technical Information, Research Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Development
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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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Xingyun, Luo – International Library Review, 1985
Outlines development of business and library management in western countries, management approaches in China in general, and Chinese library and information services in particular. Suggestions for improvement of Chinese library services address geographic distribution, regional cooperation, national referral services, open access, publicity,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History, Library Administration, Library Planning
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on public libraries presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Developing Children's Libraries in Shanghai" (Che Jiuzhi, China); (2) "The Development of Public Librarianship in China" (Cheng Fuchen, China); (3) "The Development of Public Libraries in…
Descriptors: Children, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Fees
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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
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