The Emerging University 1970-74

Ano t her i n t egra t i n g f unc t i o n o f the Board s o f Studies concern s the developmen t o f th e tota l l i b r a r y resource s o f th e Un i ver s i t y . Each Boar d ha s a L i b r a r y Commi t t e e consistin g o f a t leas t on e Board membe r f r o m eac h College . Thi s Commi t t e e ha s f u l l i n f o rma t i on o n th e boo k acquisition s budge t o f eac h College , an d reviews al l relevan t order s propose d b y th e Colleg e Librarie s an d by th e Un i ver s i t y L i b r a r y . I f nee d arises , th e Boar d Commi t t e e can re-allocat e book s amon g th e variou s Librarie s i n orde r t o ma i n t a in appropriat e strengt h i n eac h un i t . The Uni vers i ty L i b r a ry System A furthe r exampl e o f integratio n w i t h i n th e Un i ve r s i t y i s th e Un i ver s i ty L i b r a r y System , wh i c h coordinate s th e activitie s o f th e three Colleg e Librarie s an d th e Un i ver s i t y L i b r a r y . Or i g i na l l y th e Colleges wer e locate d i n Kow l oo n (Ne w Asia) , th e Ne w Territorie s (Chung Chi ) an d Ho n g K o n g (Un i t ed ) , an d thei r Librarie s wer e small unit s completel y separate d f r o m on e another . W i t h th e removal o f Un i t e d Colleg e an d Ne w Asi a Colleg e t o th e campu s respectively i n Janua ry 197 2 an d Ju ly 1973 , a s we ll a s th e completion of th e Un i ver s i t y L i b r a r y bu i l d i n g i n Decembe r 1972 , th e whole Un i ver s i t y L i b r a r y Syste m finally too k shape . Thi s evo l u t i o n has bee n mad e possibl e t h r oug h th e generosit y o f leadin g Ho n g Ko ng citizen s suc h a s th e lat e Dr . th e Hon . P.Y . Tang , wh o contributed H K $3,000,00 0 toward s th e erectio n o f th e Un i ve r s i t y L i b r a r y, an d M r . W u Chung , wh o con t r i bu t e d H K $500,00 0 towards th e Un i t e d Colleg e Endowmen t Fund , wh i c h wa s use d t o meet par t o f th e constructio n cos t o f th e L i b r a r y . Th e Chun g Ch i College L i b r a r y i s indebte d t o th e Hen r y Luc e Founda t i o n fo r a substantial donatio n o f H K $1,500,000 . T o al l thes e graciou s benefactors th e Un i ver s i t y wou l d lik e t o expres s it s deepes t appreciation. W i t h th e openin g o f th e ne w Un i ver s i t y L i b r a r y bu i l d i n g i n December 197 2 th e syste m cam e int o ful l operation . It s ma j o r responsibilities i nvo l ve : (1 ) th e maintenanc e o f a un i o n catalogu e of al l th e book s an d periodical s i n th e fou r L i brar i es ; (2 ) th e continued reclassification an d recataloguin g o f th e olde r acquisition s of the Librarie s accordin g t o th e L i b r a r y o f Congres s Classificatio n System; (3 ) th e centralize d acquisitio n o f all book s an d periodical s ； and (4 ) th e centralize d classificatio n an d cataloguin g o f al l curren t acquisitions. The Un i ver s i t y L i b r a r i an , a s Cha i rma n o f th e L i b r a r y Syste m Wo r k i ng Party , meet s regularl y w i t h th e Colleg e L i b r a r i an s t o mou ld th e whol e syste m int o a functiona l entity . Abov e th e operational leve l i s a po l i cy -mak i n g bod y i n th e f o r m o f the Senat e Committee o n th e Un i ve r s i t y L i b r a r y System . Thi s Commi t t e e i s 12