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Selected Works of Alfred K'aiming Ch'iu in Library Science. Harvard-Yenching Library Studies.(Book review)

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| March 22, 2006 | Liao, Jing | COPYRIGHT 2003 University of Texas at Austin (University of Texas Press). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Selected Works of Alfred K'aiming Ch'iu in Library Science. Harvard-Yenching Library Studies, no. 2. Edited by Cheng Huanwen. Guangxi, China: Guangxi Normal University Press, 2003. 424 pp. $20.00, ISBN 7-5633-41927.

This volume contains thirty-eight essays authored by Dr. Alfred K'aiming Ch'iu (1898-1977), a great pioneer in Asian American librarianship and the founder of Harvard-Yenching Library, with introductory essays by Dr. Tsuenhsuin Tsien and Dr. Cheng Huanwen. Tsien, the former head librarian of the East Asian Library at the University of Chicago, summarizes the important contributions made by Ch'iu, particularly his establishment of a unique cataloging and classification system, later adopted by many Asian libraries worldwide. Ch'iu was also acknowledged for his outstanding…

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