Electronic resources for Chinese studies and East Asian libraries

This paper examines electronic resources, including journals and databases for Chinese studies, collected in North American East Asian academic libraries. A small survey of 26 East Asian academic libraries in North America was conducted in May 2003 in order to learn more about collection development...

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Published in:New library world 2003-11, Vol.104 (10), p.404-411
Main Author: Wai Fan, Ka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
China
Collection development
Collection development policies
Collection management
Cross cultural studies
Electronic Equipment
Electronic Journals
Electronic periodicals
Electronic publishing
Information retrieval
Information Services
Internet
Internet resources
Law Libraries
Librarians
Libraries
Library collections
Library Personnel
Library Services
Online Searching
Periodicals
Polls & surveys
Printed Materials
Reference services
Websites
Writing Instruction
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Summary:This paper examines electronic resources, including journals and databases for Chinese studies, collected in North American East Asian academic libraries. A small survey of 26 East Asian academic libraries in North America was conducted in May 2003 in order to learn more about collection development practices and accessibility issues for Chinese electronic resources. Based on the eight-question survey, 57 per cent of the responding libraries have collection development policies for their electronic resources, 36 per cent do not, while 7 per cent were unsure. Budget constraints, time constraints, lack of technical support, lack of training, and Chinese English computer operating system incompatibilities were given as the top five constraints in the collection of Chinese electronic resources and providing access to them. After analyzing the collection, classification, and accessibility issues, the author provides some suggestions on the future development of Chinese electronic resources in East Asian academic libraries.
ISSN:0307-4803
2398-5348
1758-6909
2398-5356
DOI:10.1108/030748003105/1241