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Lost in Translation: the Treatment of Chinese Classics in the Library of Congress Classification.

This paper describes the nature of the Chinese Classics
and the inappropriateness of classifying the collection as literature within the Library of Congress Classification scheme. The practical and philosophical reasons for the inadequacy of Library…

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Examining the Core Values of Libraries Using the New Economic Model of Open Access

Based on Francis Heylighen's theory of new economic model of open access, this paper discusses the significance of open access to the core values of library in providing "universal and equitable access to information, ideas and works of imagination."…

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Finding the Chinese-American Self in Scholarly Activities and Achievements

As intellectual immigrants, many of the overseas Chinese librarians have a second advanced degree in a subject area and are active in research and scholarly publication. They are in a unique position to promote Chinese culture in a foreign cultural…

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The Flow Path of Scholarly Information in Chinese Studies

Chinese studies in North America have experienced a significant and unprecedented growth during the last couple of decades. Modern technologies have stimulated new ways of scholarly communication between Chinese and American scholars. In order to…

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The Meaning of Qi—A Linguistic Approach

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Digital Initiatives and Practices at Wayne State University Libraries

A presentation on digital initiatives and code practices at Wayne State University that was delivered during the CALA Southeast Chapter and Southwest Chapter Joint Conference in June 2016.

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Artificial Neural Network to Improve Library Services

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is a biologically inspired Machine Learning model that simulates how cells are connected in human brains to make a complicated decision. In topology terms, it can be represented by an acyclical network with explicit an…

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