A Case Study of Collaboration in the Building of China's Library and Information Infrastructure

Author(s)

Zhixian Yi, Charles Sturt University
Kim M. Thompson, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Subject Area(s)

China, library infrastructure

Abstract

The building of a nation's library and information infrastructure relies upon more than books and computers, libraries, and other information centers. Although literacy and information technologies have long existed as part of China's infrastructure, the social ideal of widespread access to information is remarkably recent and has largely been influenced by library collaboration and cooperation with other nations. Using a tripartite information access model, this article explores the role international collaborations played in building the foundations of physical, intellectual, and social infrastructures of libraries in China during the twentieth century and recommends future actions.

Publication Info

Published in Information and Culture, Volume 50, Issue 1, 2015, pages 51-69.

© Information and Culture, 2015, University of Texas Press

Yi, ZX., Thompson, Kim M. (2015). A Case Study of Collaboration in the Building of China's Library and Information Infrastructure. Information and Culture, 50(1), 51-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.7560/IC50103