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Shanghai Library donates e-book access to Dunedin Public Libraries through the 'Window of Shanghai' program

Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•New ZealandDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•New ZealandSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2013

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Shanghai Library

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Dunedin Public Libraries

Loan description

Shanghai Library donates e-book access to Dunedin Public Libraries through the 'Window of Shanghai' program

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2013, through the Shanghai Library's "Window of Shanghai" program, the library provided e-book services to the Dunedin Public Libraries in Dunedin, New Zealand. The arrangement allows patrons of Dunedin Public Libraries to access Chinese-language books from the collection of the Shanghai Library. The financial value of this grant is unknown.

Staff comments

1. In 2003, "Window of Shanghai" was set up in libraries of the sister cities of Shanghai or via friendly agreements with other cities, as part of the “China Book International” project. It seeks to redress the limited Chinese language holdings in overseas libraries, and to provide overseas readers with more access to the latest Chinese publications.