Journal of East Asian Libraries Volume 2005 Number 137 Article 5 10-1-2005 Learning the Ropes: Cooperation in Chinese Authority Work Maria Lau Owen Tam Patrick Lo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Lau, Maria; Tam, Owen; and Lo, Patrick (2005) "Learning the Ropes: Cooperation in Chinese Authority Work," Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol. 2005 : No. 137 , Article 5. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal/vol2005/iss137/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of East Asian Libraries by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Journal of East Asian Libraries, No. 137, October 2005 LEARNING THE ROPES : COOPERATION IN CHINESE AUTHORITY WORK by Maria LAU (Head of Technical Services, University Library System, The Chinese University of Hong Kong ; Representative of HKCAN Database) Owen TAM (Technical Services Librarian, Lingnan University Library, Hong Kong) Patrick LO (Cataloguing Librarian, Lingnan University Library, Hong Kong ; HKCAN Project Secretary) Title: Learning the Ropes : Cooperation in Chinese Authority Work ABSTRACT This paper provides an overview of the latest developments and challenges of authority work implemented in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. This paper is divided into three different parts. Part I describes the newly established Coordination Committee on Cooperation of Chinese Name Authority (CCCNA) and its second annual meeting held in Beijing, China in October 2004. The meeting was hosted by the National Library of China, with participating members coming from three different regions.