The Genesis of the Modern Academic Library in China: Western Influences and the Chinese Response.

From early antiquity through the end of the nineteenth century, the primary missions of Chinese imperial and private libraries were to collect and preserve books and documents. Except for a few isolated historical periods, these libraries rendered no service to the public. The Metropolitan Universit...

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Publicado en:Libraries & Culture Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 161 - 175
Autor principal: Jing Liao
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Texas Press Spring2004
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