It focuses on the practical aspect of Chinese librarianship the world over. It publishes articles written by Chinese librarians, information scientists and library school faculty and students, as well as by librarians and information professionals of other nationalities on issues related to serving patrons with Chinese materials. It also reports any major development of Chinese librarianship throughout the world. Its main aims are to encourage discussion and exchange of information, to contribute towards an understanding of the problems of East Asian library services and to promote the development and effective bibliographical control of East Asian collections in Australia. Fulltext articles are archived on-line one year after publication and are available beginning with 1995.
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