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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Professor David McMullen of the University of Cambridge and Professor David Holm of the University of Melbourne. They not only granted me permission to access the Chinese Studies sections in their universities but also were extremely supportive in allowing me unlimited intellectual space in the undertaking of this research.
My deepest gratitude goes to all the respondents—students, librarians, archivists, and, most of all, the academic respondents in both universities. Because of confidentiality concerns, their names are not mentioned in this book. I am most grateful for their openness and willingness to share the insights of their professional lives; without their generosity, it would not have been possible to gain such an in-depth understanding of the subject matter.
I would like to thank the master of Darwin College, Cambridge, Professor William Brown and the staff of the college for the support they gave me. I would also like to thank Dr. Brian Mooney in Singapore, Dr. Paul Rule and Dr. Tom Bartlett in Melbourne, and Dr. Rob Moore in Cambridge, United Kingdom, who all kindly offered their time and opinions at various stages of this work.