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E-resources and Resource sharing in Chinese University Libraries. Su Chen University of Minnesota April 27, 2003. E-resources from the West. Science and Technology BIOSIS EBSCO Elsevier Kluwer Online ProQuest Springer. E-resources made in China. CNKI SuperStar Wanfang.
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E-resources and Resource sharing in Chinese University Libraries Su Chen University of Minnesota April 27, 2003
E-resources from the West • Science and Technology • BIOSIS • EBSCO • Elsevier • Kluwer Online • ProQuest • Springer
E-resources made in China • CNKI • SuperStar • Wanfang
Why e-resources • Vision of library: past and present • Modernization • Information Center • Access • Cost
Environment for e-resources • Vision of modernized library • Networks nation-wide • Broadband connections • Virtual library
Purchase e-resources • For e-resources from the West • Science and social science information center • Technology and engineering information center • Medical information center • Agriculture information center • For e-resources made in China
National effort on resource sharing • CALIS (China Academic Library & Information System) • CUCC (CALIS Union Catalog Center) • OPAC & ILL
Contributions from members • Upload and download records • Quality controls for cataloging records • Workshops
Issues affecting resource sharing • Transportation • Damage/Loss • Transaction charges • Communication challenges • Accuracy of holdings information • Trust
Summary • Informed librarians • Need to know the current state of technology and resource access in both home and target countries • Can serve as an intermediary for scholars visiting the U.S. • Can better prepare scholars and students for their fieldwork in China • Can participate in international projects • ILL • Reference