Wang, Bing, “The Development of the Three Largest Chinese Libraries in the Twentieth Century” (2003)

Title : “The Development of the Three Largest Chinese Libraries in the Twentieth Century”

Author(s) : Wang, Bing

Year : 2003

Type : Journal article

Subject : History

Keywords : culture

Journal : Library History

Volume : 19

Number : 1

Start page : 13

End page : 22

Language:Name : English

Support : Print

Abstract : An updated version of a lecture given at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, McGill University, Montreal, in October 2001. The aim is to describe briefly the history, cultural holdings, comprehensive services, international exchanges, and contacts, as well as the latest development trends of the three largest libraries in China: the National Library of China, the Shanghai Library, and the Nanjing Library. There has been a rapid development of Chinese librarianship in the last century.