Author: Association for Asian Studies. Committee on East Asian Libraries
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 54
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Association for Asian Studies. Mid-Atlantic Region. Committee on Academic Resources
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 162
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Patrick Lo
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2022-11-25
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 1804551414
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Volume 2 of Inside Major East Asian Library Collections in North America presents an extensive collection of interviews that give key insights into Chinese, Korean, and Asian American librarianship
Author: Patrick Lo
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2022-10-24
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 1802622357
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Volume 1 of Inside Major East Asian Library Collections in North America presents an extensive collection of interviews that give key insights into Japanese and Korean librarianship.
Author: John Hickok
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2019-06-12
Total Pages: 752
ISBN-13: 0810887312
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Asian populations are among some of the fastest growing cultural groups in the US. While books on serving other target groups in libraries have been published (e.g., disabled, Latino, seniors, etc.), few books on serving library users of Asian heritage have been written. Thus the timely need for this book. Rather than a generalized overview of Asians as a whole, this book has 24 separate chapters—each on 24 specific Asian countries/cultures of East, Southeast, and South Asia—with a wealth of resources for understanding, interacting with, outreaching to, and serving library users of each culture. Resources include cultural guides (both print and online), language helps (with sample library vocabulary), Asian booksellers, nationwide cultural groups, professional literature, and more. Resources and suggestions are given for all three types of libraries—public, school, and academic—making this book valuable for all librarians. The demographics of each Asian culture (numbers and distribution)—plus history of immigration and international student enrollment—is also featured. As a bonus, each chapter spotlights a US public, school, and academic library providing model outreach to Asian library users. Additionally, this book provides a detailed description and analysis of libraries in each of the 24 Asian countries. The history, development, facilities, conditions, technology, classification systems, and more—of public, school, and academic libraries—are all discussed, with detailed documentation. Country conditions influencing libraries and library use are also described: literacy levels, reading cultures, languages and writing systems, educational systems, and more. Based on the author’s 15 years of research and travels to Asia, this work is a must-have for all librarians.