Library cooperation on overseas Chinese studies: from resource sharing to the development of library collections

Abstract

Examines the historical overview of library cooperatives, focusing on Baruch College, in the City University of New York. Describes its newly established programs on Asian and Asian‐American studies, its library’s collections on Chinese and Chinese cultural studies, the presence of Asian and Asian‐American students at Baruch, and career development activities both on campus and abroad. Describes the William and Anita Newman Library at Baruch and presents a library cooperative model at Ohio University in Athens where the author presented a paper in the First International Conference of Institutes and Libraries for Overseas Chinese Studies.

Citation

Chao, S.J. (2001), "Library cooperation on overseas Chinese studies: from resource sharing to the development of library collections", Collection Building, Vol. 20 No. 3, pp. 123-130. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005499