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Report onSummer Institute on Chinese Studies
Librarianship in the Electronic Environment University of Washington, Seattle
Zhijia Shen
University of Washington
July 19- August 1, 2008, Post-curriculum Field Trip to China, Oct. 16-24, 2008 University of Washington 37 Trainee librarians 20 Senior librarians and faculty members from libraries, library Schools, China studies program in the U.S., Mainland China, and Taiwan taught or spoke at the institute
Summer Institute was one of the only three in-depth training programs that had a focus on Chinese studies librarianship in the past twenty years.
Summer Institute for East Asian Librarianship, U Washington, Seattle,
1988
Luce Summer Institute at U of Pittsburgh, 2004
Photo of summer institute here
The summer institute focuses on the electronic environment and working with the hybrid Library.
Three components of the Summer Institute:
Two-day Pre-conference symposiumTwo-week on-site Class-room instructionPost-curriculum Field Trip to China (optional)
Twenty senior East Asian Librarians and database specialists, faculty as power user spoke All trainee librarians participatedDiscussion and new-working continued on the half-day boat tour on the Puget SoundPositive Feedback from participants
Pre-conference Symposium: Chinese E-Publishing and CNKI Database Standards,
July 20-21, 2008
Pre-conference symposium
Pre-conference symposium discussion
Participants of the Pre-conference Symposium
Discussions and networking continued on the Puget Sound
Two-week Class-room Instruction: Curriculum
State of the field of Chinese studies and publishing trendsDeveloping collections of electronic resources for Chinese language materials while balancing the print collectionThe latest development in information technology pertinent to the Chinese languageCurrent developments and accessibility of new electronic resources, virtual reference, faculty liaison, and library instruction, research methodology for Chinese studies using electronic resourcesmanagement and leadership skills Group work and final project
Opening Ceremony
Opening SpeechesDean of UW LibrariesDean of iSchoolDirector of Jackson School of International StudiesPhil Melzer, CEAL immediate past presidentPeg Waltet, Information Officer, U.S. Embassy in Beijing
Dr. Ching-Chih Chen, keynote lecture
group work dorm experience local tours visit to Microsoft
“Student Life” and Local Cultural Experience
Home of 2 Weeks: “The Harry Potter House”
Dancing
Singing
Relaxing
Class in session
Class in session
Microsoft Visit
Beautiful scenery; beautiful people
Website: http://www.lib.washington.edu/eastasia/institute/institute.html
Communication CurriculumCourse materialsFinal projectField trip Final reportDonor honor roll
Closing Ceremony
Commencement Speeches:
Betsy Wilson, “Leadership of Research Libraries in the 21st century”
David Knechtges, “Traditional Scholarship in the Digital Age”
Harry Bruce, “ iSchool and the future of LIS education”Eugene Wu, “Improved Means to an Improved End:
Observations on the Development of East Asian Libraries and Training of EA Librarians in North America”
Closing Ceremony
Graduation
Faculty Representative speech: Mr. Tim JewellTrainee Librarian speech: Mr. Ting Ye Presentation of Diploma: Dean Betsy Wilson
Graduation
At Closing Ceremony: “Thank you, Betsy!”
“Thank you, CCM and UW EAL!”
Post-Curriculum Field Trip to China, October 16-24
BeijingShanghaiJournal from the trip
In Beijing
Journal of the Field Trip
Feedback and Comments: Evaluation Surveythirty-two surveys were collected. The overall feedback very positive. Most useful: the information and training on the
development of Chinese electronic collections and services in China and Taiwan, the technology and best practices employed in developing digital projects and organizing digital materials, copyright and licensing; trends in Chinese studies and the opportunity to interact with China studies faculty about their concerns and expectations as library users. opportunity to network with their peers through group discussions and group projects; the practical skills that they could immediately apply to work at their home institutions
constructive suggestions for future trainings: class schedules can be relaxed to allow more time for discussions and socialization. More group projects instead of individual assignments would be more helpful. All suggested such training be offered regularly and many suggested every three years.
Jing Liu’s Blog documenting the classes
http://blogs.ubc.ca/jingliu/category/summer-institute-for-chinese-studies-librariship/page/2/
Explore a Sustainable Model of Training
We believe that in the global library, training of its workforce must be institutionalized and periodically provided to librarians as part of their job training and free of charge
There was the Japan Foundation supported NCC model
The Korean Foundation model We hope the summer institute will help
inspire exploration for a sustainable model of professional training for Chinese and all East Asian librarians
Last but not the least, we want to thank the people whose generous
support and participation made this excellent program possible
Management: Support and Participation of Dean of UW Libraries and other UW Leadership
Management Team: Betsy Wilson, Dean of UW Libraries Harry Bruce, Dean of UW iSchoolAnand Yang, Director of UW Jackson School of International Studies
Special Thanks Go to Our Advisory CommitteeEugene Wu, Harvard-Yenching Librarian, Emeritus, Harvard UniversityJames Cheng, Harvard-Yenching Librarian, Harvard UniversityHwa-wei Lee, Chief of Asian Division, Library of CongressTai-loi Ma, Director of the East Asian Library and Gest Collection, Princeton UniversityEugene Wu, Harvard-Yenching Librarian Emeritus, Harvard UniversityPeter Zhou, Director of the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, UC BerkeleyYuan Zhou, Curator of the East Asian Collection, University of Chicago.
Excellent Team of CCM Task-force: Instrumental in Turning Plans to Reality
Su Chen, U of MinnesotaAnne Moreau, U of WashingtonMichael Meng, U of WashingtonZhijia Shen (chair), U of WashingtonAmy Tsiang, UCLAAnna U, U of TorontoCheng-zhi Wang, Columbia UDianna Xu, U of Wisconsin, MadisonKuang-Tien Yao, U of Hawaii
CEAL LeadershipIts Vision, Support and Participation ensured the
success of the program.
Profound Appreciation to our Donors and Grant Organizations:
Grants received: 21st Century Grant from UW LibrariesHenry Luce Foundation GrantCCKF grant
Private Donors from All Over the World
Private Donors:•China International Book Trading Corporation•Oriprobe Information Services/Wanfang Data •SuperStar D-Library Information Technology Co., LTD•Apabi Technology Limited•Starmark International, Inc.•China National Publishing Industry Trading Co.•Transmission Books & Microinfo Co., Ltd.•Pan Asian Publications, Inc.•China Education Publications Import and Export Co.•Sino Economic Books Import & Export Corporation•National Library of China•People's University in China
Thank you!