From Collection to Documentary: An Eventful Journey of Developing and Managing the Wan-go H.C. Weng Film Collection

Authors

• Jim Cheng, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia UniversityFollow

Keywords

Special Collection Development and Management, 16 mm Film Reels, Documentaries, AV Materials, Donor relationship, Fund Raising, Digitization Project, Asian American Studies, Chinese American Studies, Cultural Heritage, US-China Cultural Exchange

Abstract

Experience, challenge, lesson, reward, and inspiration of developing and managing a special collection: Wan-go Weng Film Collection in a major research library.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Cheng, Jim (2026) "From Collection to Documentary: An Eventful Journey of Developing and Managing the Wan-go H.C. Weng Film Collection," Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol. 2026: No. 182, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal/vol2026/iss182/2

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