1 Digital Libraries and Universal Access in the 21st Century: Realities and Potential for US-China Collaboration*

then, digital libraries have flourished to make the “global digital library ” more than a partial reality. This paper intends to update what has happened in the last 8 years with specific references to two of the major international projects which she has been heavily involved. She hopes to show how activities like these can truly provide enormous opportunities for US-China collaboration in light of China’s content-rich information environment. The two projects are