International cooperation for preserving and disseminating old archives in the Library of Social Sciences - Issues and prospect

Abstract

Preservation and dissemination of valuable archives in Library of Social Sciences are of great concerns by Institute of Social Sciences Information. The paper takes international cooperation as an approach of the Institute to deal with these issues by outlining some major international cooperative projects between the Institute and foreign partners in the last decade. It then discusses the outcomes of the projects and proposes measures to foster the effectiveness of such cooperation in the Institute information - library activities.