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Chinese collections at the C. Laan Chun Library, Asian Art Museum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

John Stucky
John Stucky*
Affiliation:
C. Loan Chun Library, Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco 94102, California, USA
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Email: jstucky@asianart.org
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Abstract

What should a research library in a small specialist art museum be? The Asian Art Museum’s research library is a unique and rich collection of material on Asian cultural history, with over 40% of its holdings dedicated to Chinese art, history, culture and religion. The author provides an overview of its history and highlights some of its Special Collections and items of interest. Current and future developments are also discussed, including an ongoing project to make pre-1998 catalogue records available online.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 39 , Special Issue 2: Special Issue: Chinese Art Documentation in China, UK and USA , 2014 , pp. 39 - 42
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2014

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