New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library (; noted as NAL) is the library of the
New Asia College
New Asia College is a List of the constituent colleges of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, constituent college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a public university in New Territories, Hong Kong. The College was founded in 1949 by a g ...
of the
Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...
(CUHK).
As one of the seven libraries of CUHK and named after
Ch'ien Mu
Ch'ien Mu or Qian Mu (; 30 July 1895 – 30 August 1990) was a Chinese historian, philosopher and writer. He is considered to be one of the greatest historians and philosophers of 20th-century China. Ch'ien, together with Lü Simian, Chen Yink ...
, the Ch'ien Mu Library houses the collections on Chinese Language and Literature, Fine Arts, Japanese Language and Literature and General Education, and provides various facilities including Exhibition Areas, 24-Hour study facilities, Group Study Rooms and Outdoor Reading Area.
Background
The New Asia College Library was first founded as part of the New Asia College on Farm Road, Kowloon in 1954. As the New Asia College became one of the constituent colleges of the CUHK, the library was also moved into the Ma Liu Shui campus in 1973 and named "Jing Ye Guan" afterwards. In 1975, it was renamed after Prof. Ch'ien Mu, the founder of the New Asia College. The bust of Mr. Ch’ien Mu, sculpted by Prof. Wu Wei-shan who was director of the Academy of Fine Art of Nanking University, was placed in the lobby of the Ch’ien Mu Library in 2004. The design of the elevated mezzanine in the building is modelled after the library of
Berea College
Berea College is a private liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky. Founded in 1855, Berea College was the first college in the Southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated. It was integrated from as early as 1866 ...
in Kentucky, United States.
Resources and facilities
The collections of Ch’ien Mu Library focus on Chinese Language and Literature, Japanese Language and Literature and Fine Arts, in order to support the research activities and the teaching of programmes offered b
the Department of Chinese Language and Literaturethe Department of Japanese Studies
an
the Department of Fine Arts
of the CUHK. In addition, the Library provides themed collections including the Ch'ien Mu Collection, New Asia College Collection, Local Art Archive, and Art Collection.
The 24-Hour study is located on the lower ground floor. On the ground floor, three Group Study Rooms and the learning cluster provide collaborative learning environment. Besides, the Exhibition Gallery on the mezzanine floor and second floor were established in 2004 for CUHK students and staff to display their artworks.
External links
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
New Asia College
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References
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Academic libraries in Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Libraries established in 1954