Self‐development of Public Libraries in China: The Current Situation and some Problems

Abstract

Since the mid‐1980s public libraries in China have been suffering great physical difficulties. Under these pressures, some libraries wait to be rescued by the government but others endeavour to find new sources of finance at the same time as continuing to strive for more investment from the government. These two divergent practices result in two very different results. Advocates self‐development as a means of escape from the uncertainties affecting public libraries in developing countries such as China.

Citation

Chu, J. (1994), "Self‐development of Public Libraries in China: The Current Situation and some Problems", Library Review, Vol. 43 No. 8, pp. 40-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539410072182