Statement on recent suspension of access to CNKI databases

We would like to draw your attention to the joint statement on the recent suspension of access to CNKI databases, published by the international professional library organizations for Chinese Studies Librarians. The statement was issued in reaction to the unpreceded suspension of access to material subscribed to by libraries within an active subscription period or that is fully licensed and owned in perpetuity by libraries.
 
This open statement was published on the website of the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) at:
 
https://www.eastasianlib.org/newsite/category/all/ceal-news/
https://www.eastasianlib.org/newsite/joint-statement-on-cnki-suspension/
https://www.eastasianlib.org/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/The-Joint-Statement-on-CNKI-Suspension.pdf

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