Inside the World’s Major East Asian Collections examines the rise of the “LAM, an acronym that stands for libraries, archives and museums. In doing so, this book profiles leading experts—librarians, archivists and museum curators—who specialise in East Asian collections from across the world. In examining the dynamically shifting role of the cultural institution in the context of managing information and collections, this book provides important themes offered by these cultural experts in understanding the necessary professional skills, knowledge and personalities that are required for working in such environments of varying size, scope and composition in LAMs. As galleries, LAMs manage preservation and access of history and culture, and their missions and goals as cultural institutions continue to converge.
As collecting institutions, LAMs share the common mandate to preserve and make accessible primary resources valuable for researchers and professionals, as well as the public. LAMs are mostly publicly funded, publicly accountable institutions collecting cultural heritage materials. Another aim of this book is to enhance the visibility and recognise the efforts of the LAM professionals as cultural institution leaders, since much of their great contributions in the respective fields to preserving our cultural and documentary heritages have gone unnoticed outside their parent institutions.
1. Introduction - p. xix 2. 1. Inside the Vatican Apostolic Library - p. 1 3. 2. A Library of the Venice and the Giorgio Cini Foundation’s Far East Centre for Comparative Studies of Cultures and Spiritualities - p. 17 4. 3. From the Shang to the Qing at the British Library - p. 25 5. 4. A Combined Library, Archive, and Museum – Exploring the British Library - p. 39 6. 5. How Popular Books From Ancient China Were Rescued by Sir Thomas Bodley: A Tale of the Bodleian Library, Oxford University - p. 53 7. 6. Preserving the Ewenki and Orochen People at the University of Cambridge - p. 67 8. 7. Worldwide and Cost-Free Access to the Geographically Scattered Materials From Dunhuang and Other Sites in Chinese Central Asia - p. 77 9. 8. Propaganda Art as a Powerful Weapon for Promoting Nationalism, Patriotism and Hatred Towards the Enemy - p. 85 10. 9. There’s No Other Way but to Use the Berlin State Library - p. 97 11. 10. Opening up the Bavarian State Library’s East Asian Collections to the World - p. 109 12. 11. A History That Dates Back to the 13th Century in Switzerland’s Zurich Central Library - p. 121 13. 12. Collecting Asia at the Oriental Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic - p. 131 14. 13. Documenting the Cultural Exchange of Czechoslovak–Chinese Relations - p. 139 15. 14. From Collection Building to Web Development and Network Building in the Nordic Asian Studies Community - p. 151 16. 15. A Royal Library That Is Open to Everyone in Denmark and Worldwide - p. 159 17. 16. Exploring the Hidden Treasures - p. 175 18. 17. The Most Royal of Museums in Belgium - p. 185 19. 18. A Unique Chinese Collection for the General Public at the Lyon Public Library in France - p. 193 20. 19. The Kingdom of Naxi Manuscript Collections at the French School of the Far East - p. 201 21. 20. A Library That Reflects the History of French Interest in China and East Asia - p. 209 22. 21. The Most Comprehensive Collection of Asian Art at the Guimet Museum (National Museum of Asian Art), Paris - p. 221 23. 22. Collecting the Orient and Eastern Collections at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (National Library of France) - p. 229 24. 23. The Knowledge of Digital Archives and History in Japan - p. 237 25. 24. A Contemporary Russian Museum Combining the Traditions of Ethnography and Western Anthropology - p. 245 26. 25. Imperial China’s Collections at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan - p. 259 27. 26. Witnessing the Birth of Asian Hollywood Through the Hong Kong Film Archive - p. 271 28. 27. Documenting Traditional Chinese Medicine Library Collections at Hong Kong Baptist University - p. 287 29. 28. The Politics Behind the Olympics and Sports Intelligence - p. 301 30. 29. Asia Art Archive: Archiving Contemporary Art in Asia as Practice - p. 313 31. 30. Archiving and Annotating Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts as a Living Archive - p. 329 32. 31. Establishing a Permanent Kung Fu Museum in Hong Kong - p. 343 33. 32. There Is No Truth: There Are Only Stories - p. 355 34. 33. The Legend Continues: How Bruce Lee’s Legacy Contributes to Our Shared Understanding of Libraries, Archives and Museums - p. 373 35. 34. Collecting Memories of Hong Kong in the Canadian Context - p. 381 36. 35. The Rise of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California, Berkeley - p. 391 37. 36. The Birth and Creation of a Leading Collection of Asian Materials at Princeton University - p. 401 38. Bringing It All Together - p. 413 39. Bibliography - p. 419 40. Index - p. 421
Inside the World’s Major East Asian Collections examines the rise of the “LAM, an acronym that stands for libraries, archives and museums. In doing so, this book profiles leading experts—librarians, archivists and museum curators—who specialise in East Asian collections from across the world. In examining the dynamically shifting role of the cultural institution in the context of managing information and collections, this book provides important themes offered by these cultural experts in understanding the necessary professional skills, knowledge and personalities that are required for working in such environments of varying size, scope and composition in LAMs. As galleries, LAMs manage preservation and access of history and culture, and their missions and goals as cultural institutions continue to converge.
As collecting institutions, LAMs share the common mandate to preserve and make accessible primary resources valuable for researchers and professionals, as well as the public. LAMs are mostly publicly funded, publicly accountable institutions collecting cultural heritage materials. Another aim of this book is to enhance the visibility and recognise the efforts of the LAM professionals as cultural institution leaders, since much of their great contributions in the respective fields to preserving our cultural and documentary heritages have gone unnoticed outside their parent institutions.
1. Introduction - p. xix 2. 1. Inside the Vatican Apostolic Library - p. 1 3. 2. A Library of the Venice and the Giorgio Cini Foundation’s Far East Centre for Comparative Studies of Cultures and Spiritualities - p. 17 4. 3. From the Shang to the Qing at the British Library - p. 25 5. 4. A Combined Library, Archive, and Museum – Exploring the British Library - p. 39 6. 5. How Popular Books From Ancient China Were Rescued by Sir Thomas Bodley: A Tale of the Bodleian Library, Oxford University - p. 53 7. 6. Preserving the Ewenki and Orochen People at the University of Cambridge - p. 67 8. 7. Worldwide and Cost-Free Access to the Geographically Scattered Materials From Dunhuang and Other Sites in Chinese Central Asia - p. 77 9. 8. Propaganda Art as a Powerful Weapon for Promoting Nationalism, Patriotism and Hatred Towards the Enemy - p. 85 10. 9. There’s No Other Way but to Use the Berlin State Library - p. 97 11. 10. Opening up the Bavarian State Library’s East Asian Collections to the World - p. 109 12. 11. A History That Dates Back to the 13th Century in Switzerland’s Zurich Central Library - p. 121 13. 12. Collecting Asia at the Oriental Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic - p. 131 14. 13. Documenting the Cultural Exchange of Czechoslovak–Chinese Relations - p. 139 15. 14. From Collection Building to Web Development and Network Building in the Nordic Asian Studies Community - p. 151 16. 15. A Royal Library That Is Open to Everyone in Denmark and Worldwide - p. 159 17. 16. Exploring the Hidden Treasures - p. 175 18. 17. The Most Royal of Museums in Belgium - p. 185 19. 18. A Unique Chinese Collection for the General Public at the Lyon Public Library in France - p. 193 20. 19. The Kingdom of Naxi Manuscript Collections at the French School of the Far East - p. 201 21. 20. A Library That Reflects the History of French Interest in China and East Asia - p. 209 22. 21. The Most Comprehensive Collection of Asian Art at the Guimet Museum (National Museum of Asian Art), Paris - p. 221 23. 22. Collecting the Orient and Eastern Collections at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (National Library of France) - p. 229 24. 23. The Knowledge of Digital Archives and History in Japan - p. 237 25. 24. A Contemporary Russian Museum Combining the Traditions of Ethnography and Western Anthropology - p. 245 26. 25. Imperial China’s Collections at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan - p. 259 27. 26. Witnessing the Birth of Asian Hollywood Through the Hong Kong Film Archive - p. 271 28. 27. Documenting Traditional Chinese Medicine Library Collections at Hong Kong Baptist University - p. 287 29. 28. The Politics Behind the Olympics and Sports Intelligence - p. 301 30. 29. Asia Art Archive: Archiving Contemporary Art in Asia as Practice - p. 313 31. 30. Archiving and Annotating Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts as a Living Archive - p. 329 32. 31. Establishing a Permanent Kung Fu Museum in Hong Kong - p. 343 33. 32. There Is No Truth: There Are Only Stories - p. 355 34. 33. The Legend Continues: How Bruce Lee’s Legacy Contributes to Our Shared Understanding of Libraries, Archives and Museums - p. 373 35. 34. Collecting Memories of Hong Kong in the Canadian Context - p. 381 36. 35. The Rise of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California, Berkeley - p. 391 37. 36. The Birth and Creation of a Leading Collection of Asian Materials at Princeton University - p. 401 38. Bringing It All Together - p. 413 39. Bibliography - p. 419 40. Index - p. 421
