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Structural profiles of China’s library and information systems

Gong Yitai (Shanghai Documentation and Information Centre, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Asian Libraries

ISSN: 1017-6748

Article publication date: 1 January 1998

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Abstract

The Library System of China and the Information System of China are the two systems of information organisations in China. This paper discusses the types of information agencies in each, focusing on structural characteristics, and governing regulations and especially on programmes and activities. Included in the discussion are such topics as publications, cooperative undertakings, new services and evaluation procedures.

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Yitai, G. (1998), "Structural profiles of China’s library and information systems", Asian Libraries, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 7-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/10176749810200941

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