Inside the World's Major East Asian Collections - 9780081021453

Inside the World's Major East Asian CollectionsOne Belt, One Road, and Beyond\nAuthor(s): Patrick Lo, Dickson KW Chiu, Allan Cho\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780081021453, 978-0081021453\nSynopsis\nInside the Worlds 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 expertslibrarians, archivists and museum curatorswho 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 pr.