Author: Shu Chao Hu
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-07-11
Total Pages: 189
ISBN-13: 1000315886
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is the first comprehensive and in-depth study of the Chinese collection in the Library of Congress, the largest collection of its kind in the Western world. Started in 1869 with some 950 books received in the first exhange of publications between the United States and China, the collection has grown so steadily that in 1977 it numbered more than 430,000 volumes, including 2,000 rare Chinese items, some of which were printed in A.D. 975. In this primarily historical study, Professor Hu examines the social, cultural, and political forces that led to the development and growth of the collection, the acquisitions policies followed, and the sources of personal and financial support found within and outside the Library of Congress. He also explores the methods by which the library has built up several strong areas in the collection, particularly those of Chinese gazetteers, or local histories; ts’ung-shu, or collections of reprints; and rare works.
Author: Chi Wang
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2012-07-02
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 0810885492
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this collection of essays written by the former head of the Library of Congress Chinese Collection, Chi Wang chronicles the modest beginnings of the Chinese Collection at the Library of Congress and his crusade to transform it into the largest collection and Chinese cultural presence outside Asia. For anyone who has ever wondered what goes on inside the marble walls of one of the country’s oldest federal institutions, Wang relates an insider’s account of the major milestones and changes to the administration of the Collection over the years. Readers will be surprised not only to learn about some of the rare and priceless books that have found their way to the Library of Congress but also by the candor with which Wang shares his story about serving under three different Librarians of Congress, each with a different mandate and mark they wanted to leave behind. Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress has value as American library history but also serves as a useful introduction to Chinese historical archives and libraries. Select writings discuss publication and personnel exchanges with Chinese academic libraries, Chinese character encoding and library automation, and publishing activities in China.
Author: Jennifer 8 Lee
Publisher:
Published: 2014-07-02
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780446592666
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Author: Patrick Lo
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2022-11-25
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1804551392
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: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 0870994832
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Suzanne G. Valenstein
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 0810911701
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