Preserving local documentary heritage : conversations with special library managers and archivists in Hong Kong / Patrick Lo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lo, Patrick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archives--Law and legislation.

Archives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 313 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Kowloon, Hong Kong : City University of Hong Kong Press, [2015]

Summary:

This book in 16 chapters is based on a series of direct face-to-face interviews with different practising archivists and special library managers in Hong Kong. Their conversations recorded in the book not only enable readers to understand the urgency of approving the Archives Law, but also reveal the details about their profession, as well as the richness of the local heritage that is uniquely Hong Kong.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Chapter 1: Why Hong Kong Needs an Archives Law

Chapter 2: Learning the Importance of Archives Law through the Tragic Loss of 39 Lives

Chapter 3: Witnessing the Transfer of Sovereignty over Hong Kong through Public Records

Chapter 4: How an Archivist from Virginia Came to Build a University Archives and Fell in Love

Chapter 5: News Library-"The Library that Never Sleeps"

Chapter 6: Preserving Corporate Memory in Hong Kong

Chapter 7: The Goethe-Institut Librarian as a Cultural Ambassador of Germany

Chapter 8: Building a Crowd-Sourced Community Archive in Hong Kong

Chapter 9: The Judaic Library Serving the Jewish Community of Hong Kong

Chapter 10: Developing Informed and Positive Attitudes towards Sex and Sexuality -Resources for Sexuality Education

Chapter 11: Different Missions, Common Goals-Debates Surrounding Museum-Library Collaborations

Chapter 12: Reviving Traditional Chinese Theatre Arts via the Chinese Opera Information Centre

Chapter 13: How a Company Treasures Its People

Chapter 14: From Healthcare Heritage to Public Awareness

Chapter 15: Keeping Traditional Martial Arts Alive

Chapter 16: Graffiti Inside an Art and Design Library?

Conclusion

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

962-937-523-0

962-937-902-3