The research libraries in Asia that are partnering in this undertaking include Peking University Library and Tsinghua University Library in Beijing, Shanghai Jiaotong University Library and Fudan University library in Shanghai, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library, and the Fu Ssu-nien Library of Academia Sinica in Taiwan. These library collections are among the largest and finest Chinese-language collections in the world. Once a University of Pittsburgh librarian has determined that the requested item is not available from an American library, the request is sent electronically to the appropriate Chinese library. A librarian there will locate the material in their collection, digitize it, and send it electronically to the Gateway Center in Pittsburgh. Gateway Center staff will then print the digital text and mail a hard copy of the article to the requestor.
Most patrons receive their requested items approximately one week after submitting a request.
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