Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress

Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress

Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress

Chi Wang

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2012
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Biblioteca, archivo y gestión de la información
ISBN:
9780810885486
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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. Select writings discuss publication and personnel exchanges with Chinese academic libraries, Chinese character encoding and library automation, and publishing activities in China.

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