LCSH Changes

This is to bring to the attention of those affected CEAL members and their patrons that, after NNC's repeated enquiries filed with LC, the latter has finally proposed cancellation of its LCSH:

   LCCN:  sh2008006789
   hdg.:  Dewa Region (Japan)

in favor of its separate LCSH:

   LCCN:  sh 85037415 
   hdg.:  Dewa (Japan)

These two LCSHs appear quite similar in geographic extent to each other. LCC # DS894.39.D4 entered in LCCN sh 85037415 for "Dewa (Japan)" has caption "Dewa region":

   010 $a CF 95263496
   153 $a DS894.39.D4 $c DS894.39.D495 $h History of Asia
       $h Japan $h Local history and description $h Tohoku
       region $h Prefectures, subregions, etc., A-Z $j
       Dewa region

GEOnet, Dec. 9, 2011 carries:

   Dewa (Approved)
   Dewa-no-kuni (Variant)
   Dewa Province (Variant)
   Ideha (Variant)
   39° 00' 00"N 140° 30' 00"E
   Feature Type: region

Col. gaz., Dec. 9, 2011 carries:

   Dewa
   Type of Place:  former province
   Location:  Akita, Japan
   Dewa, former province in N Honshu, Japan; now Akita
   prefecture and part of Aomori prefecture.

LC's cancellation proposal of its LCSH sp2008006789 now carries:

   010    $a sp2008006789
   682    $i This authority record has been deleted 
          because the heading is covered by the subject 
          heading Dewa (Japan) (sh 85037415).

This LCSH cancellation proposal is scheduled for discussion at the first 2012 PSD Editorial Meeting.

Hideyuki Morimoto

NII Authority Records for Japanese Classics

The Dec. 2011 revision of NII's (Japan's National Institute of Informatics) coding manual, ch. 14, to change provisions of uniform title authority records for Japanese classics has been released to the general public, here: http://www.nii.ac.jp/CAT-ILL/archive/pdf/CM14_kaitei.pdf. It may be of some interest to some CEAL members and their patrons. NII's explanation of this revision is available here: http://www.nii.ac.jp/CAT-ILL/archive/pdf/CM14_kaisetsu.pdf

Hideyuki Morimoto

Tokyo Metropolitan Lib Authority Data Offline

During Tokyo Metropolitan Library's system renewal, which is scheduled until Dec. 21, 2011, at 9:00am (Japan time), their authority data search service (URL:  http://catalog.library.metro.tokyo.jp/) is offline, and inaccessible.

(Click to view the Tokyo Metropolitan Library announcement in Japanese)

Hideyuki Morimoto

CEAL Directory PDFs Updated

The PDF version of the CEAL Directory Personnel and Institutions files have been updated. Links to both PDFs are here, along with more information about the CEAL Directory.

Click here to log in to the online CEAL Directory.

Annual Meeting Schedule: Toronto March 2012

Keep up-do-date with planning for the 2012 CEAL Annual Meeting in Toronto by checking the 2012 CEAL Annual Meeting Schedule, here (updated as information comes in).

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CALA Program at ALA

Dear Colleagues and Friends:

Please mark your calendar and don’t miss this wonderful program at the ALA:
Embracing the Changes: Diversity and Global Vision in a Digital Age
Annual Program of the Chinese American Librarians Association
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 284
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Keynote Speaker:
Betty Turock, Former ALA President, Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University
“Access to Information in a Digital Age”
Panel Speakers:
Michael Dowling, Director of the Chapter Relations and International Relations Offices, ALA
“Digital Age Provides Opportunity for ALA to Increase International Connectivity"
Miguel Figueroa, Director of Offices for Diversity and OLOS, ALA
“Diversity – Where We Are and Where We Are Going”
Clara Chu, Chair and Professor, Department of Library and Information Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
“A Call to LEADD (Librarians Enhancing Access, Diversity and Development)"
Michael Porter, President & CEO of Library Renewal, L J Mover and Shaker 2009, elected ALA councilor and member of the Executive Board
“Unity Through Libraries and Global Electronic Content Access”
Program brochure and poster are attached. More information is available at the program website http://www.cala-web.org/node/1221.

The program is open to all. Refreshments (coffee, tea, fruits, and sweets) are provided. Chance to win a free Kindle!

Organized by the Chinese American Librarians Association, an ALA affiliate

Co-sponsors:
ALA Committee on Diversity, ALA International Relations Committee, ALA International Relations Office, ALA International Relations Round Table (IRRT), American Indian Library Association, Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), REFORMA - The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking.

Corporate sponsors :
SAGE
Wisers
Emerald
See you there!!!
Min Chou, Chair
On behalf of the CALA 2011 Conference Program Committee
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Send A Message to Librarians in Japan

Dear all,

The group “Savelibrary” in Japan has been set up to share information among librarians in Japan concerning the recent disaster.  The wiki is titled "世界からのメッセージ－私たちは一人ではない" [We are not alone – messages from the World], and can be found here:
Savelibrary Wiki
http://www45.atwiki.jp/savelibrary/pages/41.html

Note that contributions to the Savelibrary Wiki are not accepted from outside Japan. However, If you would like to send a message to our colleagues in Japan, please email your message to arg.editor@gmail.com.  There are volunteers to translate your English message, so please do not worry about that.

Thank you very much,
Hiro

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Hiroyuki N. Good
Japanese Bibliographer
University of Pittsburgh
Blog: Nihon Kenkyu @Pitt: http://nihonkenkyu.wordpress.com/
LibGuides for Japanese Studies: http://pitt.libguides.com/cat.php?cid=24454
Shashi Wiki: Database of Japanese Company Histories Books in North America: http://library.osu.edu/wikis/shashidb/index.php/Main_Page

Libguide on Earthquake and Tsunami

I created a libguide on Saturday as I was trying to watch the NHK news and keep up with email inquiries about how to get information. This isn’t a beautiful guide or one that was finely crafted over weeks, but if it is helpful to you and/or your students please feel free to link to it.
http://guides.library.umass.edu/jpnearthquake
Knowledge sets us free!
Sharon Domier

Condolences to Colleagues in Japan

Dear Japanese colleagues,

It is heartbreaking and devastating to see the disaster scenes from Japan. On behalf of CEAL members, I convey our collective condolences to the colleagues in Japan and those in the US. Many of you have relatives in Japan who may have been affected. We wish you all safety and speedy recovery.

Our condolences, best warm wishes, and prayers go to the library community in Japan, including CEAL members and vendors. Please advise us if there is anything CEAL can do to help.

Joy Kim
President
Council on East Asian Libraries
http://www.eastasianlib.org

Curator, Korean Heritage Library
East Asian Library
University of Southern California
University Park
Los Angeles, CA90089-1825
Tel: 213-740-2329 or 213-740-2535
Fax: 213-740-7437

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