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Building a Better Chinese Collection for the Library of Congress

Selected Writings

By: Chi Wang

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Hardcover | 2 July 2012

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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. For anyone who has ever wondered what goes on inside the marble walls of one of the countryâs oldest federal institutions, Wang relates an insiderâs 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.

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Wang makes a significant contribution to the growing body of library literature on Chinese and East Asian collections in the United States, and this volume will be useful in the fields of China studies and library and information science, especially from the historical perspective. * American Reference Books Annual *
Academic in style and scope, Wang has collected his various writings that center on Chinese culture, publishing and library collections. * Kirkus *
Extraordinarily relevant and enlightening for a new generation of librarians and scholars of Chinese studies. -- Chengzhi Wang, Columbia University C.V. Starr East Asian Library
I hope our young colleagues will have the opportunity to read this book and learn how pioneers built up these important collections. -- Tai-Loi Ma, Princeton University East Asian Library

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Preface	p. vii
Building a Better Chinese Collection: Remembering My Library of Congress Years, 1957-2004	p. 1
Possibilities for Future Book Exchanges and Other Findings from Trip to China, 1972	p. 37
Follow-Up Observations on China's Libraries and Publishing Activities; 1973	p. 47
Libraries and Library Collections in China and Hong Kong: Recent Advances and Improvements, 1976	p. 53
Chinese Knowledge of the United States: A Preliminary Survey, 1980
Report on Trip to Chinese Film Festival: Torino, Italy, February 25-March 8, 1982	p. 83
Chinese-Character Encoding Methods and Library Automation: A Bibliographical Survey, 1982 With Robert Dunn, Chinese and Korean Section, Asian Division	p. 97
The Challenges of Collection and Facility Management for China's Libraries, 1984	p. 109
The Early History and Development of the Library of Congress Chinese Collection, 1984	p. 117
Conducting Research on China: Relevant Sources and U.S. Archival Materials, 1984	p. 125
The Teaching of U.S. History in the People's Republic of China, 1985	p. 135
Tracing the History of Libraries and Archives in China, June 28, 1989	p. 143
Library of Congress Chinese Collection: Resources for the Researcher, 1993	p. 153
The Chinese University of Hong Kong: Overseeing the Development of a Modern Research Library, 1993	p. 161
Developments and Trends in Publishing in the People's Republic of China: An American Perspective, 1994	p. 167
Testimony before Congress on the State of the Library of Congress Chinese-Language Collection: Excerpts, Hearing on the Library of Congress Chinese-Language Collection, September 16, 2005	p. 177
Comments on the Proposed Reorganization of the Library of Congress Asian Division, Spring 2003	p. 185
Recognition by CEAL for Contributions and Service to East Asian Libraries	p. 193
Yuan Zhou, Curator for the East Asian Collection at the University of Chicago's Regenstein Library, March 30, 2005	p. 197
Index	p. 197
About the Author	p. 205
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