Chinese Librarianship in the Digital Era Chandos Information Professional Series

The library in China has been transformed by rapid socioeconomic development, and the proliferation of the Internet. The issues faced by Chinese libraries andlibrarians are those faced by library practitioners more globally, however, China also has its own unique set of issues in the digital era, including developmental imbalance between East and West, urban and rural areas, and availability of skilled practitioners. Chinese Librarianship in the Digital Era is the first book on Chinese libraries responding to these issues, and more.

The first part of the book places discussion in historical context, before moving on to the digital environment of the Chinese library. The book then considers the issue of digital copyright in China, and debates the core values of the Chinese library. The next three chapters cover public and academic libraries, and library consortia. Finally, the book gives a view of the future prospects for libraries in China.

Conghui Fang is a Professor of Library and Information Science, and works in the library of Nanjing University of Science and Technology. She has served as a reference service librarian, director of the library administrative offi ce, and as director of the acquisition and cataloguing department. Conghui is now the director of the information strategic research department, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Performance Measurement and Metrics.