This preliminary study investigates the current situation of school library support of K-12 health education in China. A survey of 42 school librarians and 115 K-12 teachers from selected schools was conducted to find out their views about school library's role in school health education and their current practice of library use in health…

Describes the University of Iowa libraries' experiences in purchasing hard-to-find backfiles of Chinese periodicals directly from Chinese libraries. Reviews the libraries' collection development strategy of understanding libraries and book market conditions in a third-world country. Discusses financial benefits gained by the Chinese and University…

The low prioritizing of user service is a longstanding problem in Chinese academic libraries. While acknowledging various external and internal obstacles for this problem, this article argues that traditional library culture, as demonstrated throughout the article, constitutes the root cause for the underdevelopment of user services on information…

Papers on national library services and activities which were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference, include: (1) "The Role of National Libraries of the Soviet Union in Reading Promotion" (N. S. Kartashov, USSR); (2) "Regional Library Cooperation in East and Southeast Asia--A Japanese Overview" (Takayasu Miyakawa,…

This report (1) describes the development of libraries in China; (2) examines Chinese library, documentation, and scholarly publications from a historical perspective; and (3) outlines the present state of the art as reflected by the situation before and after the Cultural Revolution. The history of public libraries, university and school…

Briefly reviews the development of Chinese library schools and describes the management and evaluation of library school faculty. The discussion covers problems with the current system and suggestions for improvements. A directory of departments of library and information science in China is included. (21 references) (CLB)

Reviews trends in Chinese library and information education since 1978 and examines the influences of reforms of the economic system, advances in science and technology, and advances in the education system. Topics discussed include the development of Chinese information industries, and integration of the work of libraries and information centers.…

Global communication cannot be understood without accounting for international relations. An examination of content and translation in Chinese library and information science literature in different political circumstances (1890-1949; 1949-1962; 1963-1976; 1977-1989) revealed that direction of transborder information flow is influenced by…

This study examines the evolution of current interests and emerging characteristics in library and information science (LIS) from Chinese iSchools, including an analysis of the LIS landscape, space distribution, citation, emerging characteristics, and collaborations. This study considers a non-parametric approach to outline the structure of the…

Papers presented at a roundtable session at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference consider current research in reading. They include: (1) "Bibliopsychology--The Contribution of a Study of Temperament" (R. O. Linden, Japan), which examines research on the impact of communication media on the…

Briefly describes Chinese higher education and bibliographic instruction in Chinese academic libraries. Problems with user education are identified, including the lack of instructors, adequate facilities and reference materials, and courses on user education in library schools. Suggestions for overcoming these problems are offered. (11 references)…

Personal experiences of a librarian's 1982 trip to the People's Republic of China are related, noting impressions of Chinese communism, encounters with the Chinese, the National Library in Beijing, a visit to a branch library of the public library system, and the Shanghai Public Library. (EJS)

Describes Chinese higher education and methods for developing bibliographic instruction in Chinese academic libraries. Issues discussed include cooperation between instructors and librarians, the development of teaching materials, barriers that may prevent growth in future user education programs, and possible solutions to those barriers. (11…

Four different methods of arranging Chinese-language author-title catalogs were compared in terms of the amount of information required to locate entries. The results of the study reinforce the current trend toward the strictly alphabetical arrangement of Chinese-language library catalogs on the basis of Romanized entries. (JB)

Two studies conducted during 2000-2001 compared how information resources are shared collaboratively through electronic devices between libraries in the United States and China. The two studies, presented at the ASIST (American Society for Information Science and Technology) 2000 annual conference and 12th International Conference on New…