CEAL 2016 Program Details PDF Available

CEAL 2016 Program Details PDF

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CEAL Secretary Adam Lisbon has created a detailed program for CEAL 2016.Click the above link, and/or find on the CEAL website homepage.

Thanks, Adam.

See you in Seattle!
Rob Britt

Update: Transit Revisions, Maps: Seattle | University of Washington

FYI
A major change in Seattle's transit system begins March 19th, and will be fully implemented beginning on Saturday March 26th, two days before the start of CEAL workshops at the University of Washington. The "Sound Transit" light rail line will extend to the University of Washington beginning on March 19th, and bus routes will be revised on March 26th to take advantage of the new rail service. (Sound Transit light rail goes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac), through downtown, and now will continue to University of Washington station, near Husky Stadium, at the south end of campus.)

These transit changes to both Light Rail and King County Metro bus will affect CEAL 2016 attendees making their way between the University of Washington campus and downtown Seattle. Below are some links and information about getting around Seattle and the University of Washington by rail and bus. The routes and schedules noted reflect the complete revision to be instituted on Saturday March 26th.

I look forward to seeing you in Seattle!
Rob Britt
University of Washington
Gallagher Law Library
W.H. Gates Hall: Map

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Light Rail (Sound Transit)

New Sound Transit "University Link" link light rail service from downtown Seattle to the University District opens on March 19, 2016.

The Sound Transit link light rail line starts south of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, heads north through downtown Seattle, and beginning March 19th will end at Husky Stadium at the University of Washington (UW). The walk from the University of Washington station to campus locations (Gowen Hall/East Asia Library, Suzzallo Library, Odegaard Undergrad Library) is uphill, about ten to fifteen minutes.

Downtown: Board Light Rail in the Third Avenue Transit Tunnel

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Bus (King County Metro Transit)

The Metro Transit bus from downtown to the U-District is a good option. Depending on traffic, rides are between 20-25 minutes.Get off the bus anywhere on Campus Parkway or 15th AVE NE, near the University. From there, walks to campus locations are about five to ten minutes.
Downtown Transit Tunnel: For Bus and Light Rail
Getting Around Downtown Seattle
Metro Transit System Map Viewer

Bus Routes To UW from Downtown:

49 (all day every 15 minutes between downtown and UW)
70

Transfer Bus/Light Rail at UW Station
Map with Bus Transfer Options
43, 44, 45, 48, 71... and others

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University of Washington (UW) Campus Maps

Husky Stadium / University Link Light Rail Station
East Asia Library / Gowen Hall
Odegaard Undergraduate Library
Suzzallo Library

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Obituary: Wei-ying Wan | 萬惟英

All:
I am saddened to have to let you know that Wei-ying Wan | 萬惟英, longtime head of the University of Michigan's Asia Library, passed away early this month.
Here is an obituary.
Best,
Dawn

Dawn Lawson, MLS, PhD
Head, Asia Library
University of Michigan
418 Hatcher Graduate Library North
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1190

AAS / CEAL 2016: Plenary, Reception

CEAL Plenary Overview

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Colleagues:

I hope everyone has made plans for Seattle!  The CEAL committee chairs and members have done a wonderful job drawing together a varied program for you.

A detailed overview of the CEAL Plenary (Wednesday, March 30) is now available on the CEAL website.

ALSO, please remember to join us for the CEAL reception at the University of Washington on Tuesday, March 29 (Kane Hall from 5 to 7 pm | Click for Campus Map to Kane Hall).  CEAL members qualify for free entrance; there will be a cash bar for beer and wine.    Non-CEAL members may also attend ($20 at the door).

Ellen

Ellen H. Hammond
President
Council on East Asian Libraries

CEAL Election 2016 Begins Mon. Feb. 29th

To all Members of CEAL:
I write to announce the upcoming CEAL election dates. The voting period will be as follows:
Start of voting period: Monday, February 29 (12:01 a.m. PST)
End of voting period: Monday, March 21 (11:59 p.m. PST) 

You will be voting for four members of the CEAL Executive Board by electronic ballot. The open positions are:

• Vice-President/President-Elect
• Chair, Committee on Technical Processing (one-year term only)
• Member-at-Large (Korea Focus)
• Member-at Large (Japan Focus)

As in prior years, all CEAL members will receive an e-mail with a link to the ballot (email subject line: "Please Cast Your Vote for CEAL Executive Board Members". Note that the link is located at the bottom of the e-mail. The slate of nominees is revealed through clicking on the link and accessing the ballot, starting on Feb. 29. Election results are announced at the business meeting prior to the CEAL plenary session at AAS (March 30).

My thanks to all of those nominated who agreed to run. It is a great slate of candidates and I hope all CEAL members will take the opportunity to vote!

Ellen

Ellen H. Hammond
President, Council on East Asian Libraries

Call for Applications for the Isaac Alfred Ailion fellowship at the Asian Library of Leiden University Libraries

The Isaac Alfred Ailion fellowship focuses on the study of Japanese culture and language. Proposals for the fellowship are welcomed by the board.

The program will support scholars to work with the extensive Special Collections of Leiden University in the field Japanese culture and language for a period of two to four months. They will be invited to share their research through public lectures and publications. Fellowship applications will be reviewed by a special board consisting of: Prof. dr. Ivo Smits (Professor of Arts and cultures of Japan at Leiden University and member of the board of the Alfred Isaac Ailion Foundation), Nadia M. Kreeft MA (Subject Librarian Japanese and Korean at Leiden University Libraries) and Kasper van Ommen MA (Coordinator Scaliger Institute).

The closing date for applying for the Isaac Alfred Ailion Foundation Fellowship is 1 April 2016

Applications for an Isaac Alfred Ailion fellowship have to comply with a number of conditions:

• Fellows are expected to conduct their research in Leiden University Libraries and/or The Scaliger Institute during the period of the Fellowship. 
• Fellows are responsible for ensuring they have the correct visa to support a research trip in the Netherlands for the duration of the Fellowship. 
• An invitation to take up a Fellowship will be made subject to agreement on the dates of the visit. Applicants should indicate their preferred dates on the application form. 
• All Fellowships are to be started and completed during the year 2016, except when a special agreement is made. 
• It is the fellow's responsibility to find an accommodation for living (with the support of the Housing Department of the University) and to fund all the costs of the visit with the support of the funds awarded. Applicants should be aware that accommodation costs in Leiden may exceed the funds offered.
  The fellow will provide the Scaliger Institute with a written research report at the completion of the Fellowship.
• The fellow will provide Leiden University Libraries with a copy of every publication resulting from the research visit. 

Applicants are reminded that if they require a visa in order to start a Fellowship in the Netherlands, they must secure the appropriate visa and, once a proposal has been accepted, awarding of the Fellowship will be on the condition of fulfilling this requirement.

Applications must include:

• A completed application form stating personal details, the name of the Fellowship, the title of the proposed research project, the preferred dates of the intended visit and the names and addresses of two academic referees; 
• A proposal for research to be carried out in the Special Collections of Leiden University Library during the term of the Fellowship (1,200 words or fewer). Applicants should indicate how the proposed study advances their own research goals and how the study satisfies any particular aims of the award; 
• The research proposal must specify the relation between the proposed research and the primary sources, which are to be researched and consulted in the Special Collections Department of the library; 
• A list of manuscripts, editions of other items to be consulted in the library, supplied with shelf marks; 
• A start and end date of the proposed research; 
• A curriculum vitae; 
• A list of relevant publications; 
• Two letters of recommendation from the academic referees named in the application form. Applicants should ask the referees to comment on their professional knowledge of the applicant and the contribution the proposed research would make to scholarship. The referees should be asked to send their letters directly to the Coordinator of the Fellowship Program, by email to scaliger@library.leidenuniv.nl or by post to the following address: K. van Ommen, Scaliger Institute, P.O. Box 9501, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands; 
• Researchers who have yet to obtain their doctoral degree also need to have a letter of recommendation from their supervisor(s); 
• Fellows who have previously received a fellowship from the Scaliger Institute, cannot obtain this grant a second time.

The Isaac Alfred Ailion fellow is expected to contribute to the activities of the Scaliger Institute, and to give a public lecture in the series of Asian Library at Leiden University Libraries.
See for more information on our website: http://www.library.leiden.edu/special-collections/scaliger-institute/

Transportation, Maps: Seattle | University of Washington

For those attending AAS / CEAL 2016, below are some links and information about getting around Seattle and the University of Washington.

I look forward to seeing you here!
Rob Britt
University of Washington
Gallagher Law Library
W.H. Gates Hall: Map

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Bus

The Metro Transit bus from downtown to the U-District is a good option. Depending on traffic, rides are between 10-20 minutes.Get off the bus anywhere on University Way (called "the Ave"). From there, walks to campus locations are about five to ten minutes, mostly not uphill.
Downtown Transit Tunnel: For Bus and Light Rail
Getting Around Downtown Seattle
Metro Transit System Map Viewer

Routes To UW from Downtown:
70
71 Express
72 Express
73 Express
74

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Light Rail

New Sound Transit "University Link" link light rail service from downtown Seattle to the University District opens on March 19, 2016.

The Sound Transit link light rail line starts south of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, heads north through downtown Seattle, and beginning March 19th will end at Husky Stadium at the University of Washington (UW). The walk from the University of Washigton station to campus locations (Gowen Hall/East Asia Library, Suzzallo Library, Odegaard Undergrad Library) is uphill, about ten to fifteen minutes.

Downtown: Board Light Rail in the Third Avenue Transit Tunnel

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UW Campus Maps

Husky Stadium / University Link Light Rail Station
East Asia Library / Gowen Hall
Odegaard Undergraduate Library
Suzzallo Library

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Univ. of Washington: 1st Tateuchi Japanese Visiting Librarian

Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to share with you that thanks to the generous support of the Tateuchi Foundation, Ms. Yuko Fujimoto from Keio University Library has arrived at the East Asia Library on February 8th, 2016, for her six months visit as our first Tateuchi Japanese Visiting Librarian. This is part of the three-visitor pilot program at the East Asia Library of University of Washington funded by the Tateuchi Foundation.

Having received her undergraduate degree in library and information science from Keio University in 2006, Ms. Fujimoto has been an E-resources librarian at Keio University Library since 2014. Prior to that, she worked as a reference librarian in the Information and Media Center for Science and Technology, and also as an acquisitions librarian to select and order collections including e-resources in the technical services department of Keio University Library.

During her visit with us, Ms. Fujimoto will work closely with Ms. Azusa Tanaka, our Japanese Studies Librarian, and other staff of the East Asian Library in the areas of collection development of both print and electronic materials, digital collection management, and development of institutional repository. She will work with Charlene Chou, our Head of EAL Technical Services, to receive training for cataloging Japanese language materials using RDA. She will also continue her research interest in the area of copyright and cross-institution collaboration. We will arrange for Ms. Fujimoto to visit other units within UW Libraries for her to gain more firsthand experience of an American academic library. We are excited about Ms. Fujimoto’s visit and look forward to a successful and culturally enriching visit.

Ms. Yuko Fujimoto can be reached at:
M240 Gowen Hall
East Asia library
Box 353527
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195

Email: yukof@uw.edu
Phone: 206-543-6211.

She will attend her first CEAL conference and looks forward to meeting more CEAL colleagues and Japanese Studies Librarians.

With best wishes,
Zhijia Shen

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Zhijia Shen, Ph.D.
Director of East Asia Library &Chinese Studies Librarian
322B Gowen Hall, Box 353527
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 206-543-5635, Fax: 206-221-5298
Email: zhijia@uw.edu

CEAL 2016 in Seattle: Final Program

CEAL 2016 Program

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Dear CEAL members,

Following up on my announcement of the CEAL 2016 program schedule last year, the final schedule has been posted on the CEAL website for our 2016 meeting in Seattle: East Asian Studies Librarians: Current Realities/Future Trajectories.
See: http://www.eastasianlib.org/CEAL/AnnualMeeting/CEALMeetingSchedule/CEAL2016Schedule.pdf

Please note, once again, some of the new features this year!

CEAL Reception (free entry to CEAL members) will be TUESDAY evening, not Wednesday evening as in past years. Venue: University of Washington campus.

Tours of the University of Washington Libraries and the UW East Asia Library will held prior to the reception on Tuesday.

We are trying to give you more options with “concurrent sessions” to be held on Wednesday evening. Please select the session of most interest to attend in the two time slots.

The plenary will feature the first “Presidential Panel,” as well as the first “CEAL Debate” between President Ellen Hammond and Vice-President/President-Elect Jim Cheng.

I look forward to seeing everyone in Seattle.

Best,
Ellen

Ellen H. Hammond
CEAL President

Director, International Collections & Research Support
Head, East Asia Library
Yale University

Revised 2016 Election Announcement

Dear CEAL members:

Thanks to research in the archives and close reading of the by-laws by several members of the CEAL board, we have determined that the make-up of the current roster of members-at-large require that we designate both Member-at-Large positions in the 2016 election.

Hyokyoung Yi, currently the “Korea focus” Member-at-Large will cycle off this spring and needs to be replaced. In addition, we currently lack a Member-at-Large elected with a “Japan focus.” My apologies to those who might have already sent in nominations that do not match these criteria! However, we have determined that this measure will be necessary to keep the composition of the board consistent with the by-laws.

Please see the amended announcement below (and keep those nominations for all of the positions coming in to Hana Kim and her committee!)

Thanks so much.

Best,
Ellen

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To all Members of CEAL:

Happy New Year!

I write today to announce the formation of the CEAL Election Committee as the first step in the process for our 2016 election:

• Tomoko Bialock (UCLA)
• Michael Meng (Yale University)
• Chiaki Sakai (University of Iowa)
• Hee-sook Shin (Columbia University)
• Haihui Zhang (University of Pittsburgh)
• Hana Kim (University of British Columbia), Chair

CEAL members will be voting for four members of the CEAL Executive Board by electronic ballot in the spring. The positions for election in 2016 are:

• Vice President/President-Elect
• Member-at-Large (two positions):
• Japan Focus
• Korea Focus
• Chair, Committee on Technical Processing (one-year term only)

The position of CTP Chair is considered a “special election” and will be for one year only. Erica Chang, elected as CTP Chair in 2014 for a three-year term, had to step down last October due to new job commitments. (Fortunately, Erica has agreed to continue serving as a CTP committee member.) Therefore, in accord with Article IX of the CEAL by-laws, two CTP members, Philip Melzer and Keiko Suzuki, were nominated and have been approved to serve as co-chairs for an interim period. Phil and Keiko have taken up the CTP chair duties with great energy and the EB is grateful to them for their willingness to serve. Neither of them, however, can serve beyond the CEAL meeting in Seattle. Therefore, the special election for a Chair to fill out the term is being held. The incumbent will serve from March 31, 2016 until the CEAL annual meeting in 2017, at which time a new Chair will be elected for a full three-year term as part of the regular election cycle.

My thanks go to those who agreed to serve on the Election Committee and to Hana for taking on the role of committee chair. I hope all CEAL members will consider standing for election this year!

All the best for 2016,
Ellen

Ellen H. Hammond
President, CEAL

Ellen H. Hammond
Director, International Collections & Research Support
Head, East Asia Library
Yale University
PO Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
USA

Tel: +1 203 432-1791
Fax: +1 203 432-8527

Univ. of Washington Gallagher Law Library EA Law Collection: Tour

Dear Friends,
While you're in Seattle for AAS/CEAL 2016, please visit one of the largest East Asian law collections in North America! The East Asian Law Department of the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library cordially invites East Asian librarians and anyone interested to a short presentation, reception (light snacks, coffee, tea) and tour of our East Asian law collection. 

When?  

Friday April 1st 10:00-11:00 AM

Where?

Location of Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library:
The lower two floors (L1 and L2) of William H. Gates Hall, in the Northwest corner of the main University of Washington campus, just south of the Burke Museum. It's near the intersection of  Northeast 45th St. and 15th Ave. NE.

From the W.H. Gates hall main entrance, go down one flight of stairs to the Law Library. You will be greeted at the Circulation desk, near the library entrance.

Click here for a detailed online campus map, (W.H. Gates Hall is circled in yellow):
http://uw.edu/maps/?law

How?

From downtown, take Metro bus route #71, 72, or 73 to the University District (about 10-20 minutes). Get off on University Avenue ("The Ave") , between Northeast 42nd and Northeast 45th streets. Note that the new Sound Transit light rail from downtown to the University District (opening in March) will be an option, but would require a long walk uphill from the UW football stadium.

Please Register

A maximum of 15 guests can be accommodated. First come, first served. Please RSVP to Rob Britt (rrbritt@uw.edu). Do not reply directly to this message.

I look forward to seeing you here!

Regards,
Rob

Rob Britt
Coordinator of East Asian Library Services

University of Washington
Gallagher Law Library
East Asian Law Department
William H. Gates Hall, Room L138
rrbritt@uw.edu
206-543-7447

2016 Round of Innovation Grant Program Announced!

This message is the first announcement of the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the 2016 Mellon Foundation-Council on East Asian Libraries Innovation Grant competition. 

The RFP is printed in its entirety below.   It is also available on Innovation Grant program home page available on the CEAL website: 
http://www.eastasianlib.org/MellonGrants.htm 
This page also contains guidelines for applicants.

Request for Proposals
Mellon Foundation – Council on East Asian Libraries
2016 Innovation Grants for East Asian Librarians

With funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Council on East Asian Libraries is sponsoring a grant program aimed at East Asian studies librarians in United States universities and other cultural heritage organizations.  This is a call for proposals for grants designed to address critical needs in the area of East Asian collection development.  Preliminary proposals for grants in the amount of $25,000 to $100,000 are requested by March 1, 2016 for one-year (12-month) projects.  Total funding available for awards in 2016 is approximately $137,500.

Grant Program Vision

East Asian studies librarians face a range of challenges in collection development, especially as they address emerging scholarly needs in an environment of increased resource scarcity.  The Mellon Foundation – Council on East Asian Libraries Innovation Grants for East Asian Librarians aim to encourage new approaches to current challenges in collection development that are collaborative, innovative, and look beyond the institutional level to solutions that will have national impact.  Grants might focus on issues involving the acquisition of non-print formats (such as born digital materials), acquisition and resource sharing of multi-media materials, or collective solutions to the acquisition and maintenance of print and other traditional formats. The grants might address issues of perpetual access to content, enhance the discoverability of East Asian-script materials in local and national systems, or reduce redundancies across libraries in collection development activities.   They might develop creative solutions to the lack of fit between the world of East Asian information resources and the American library context.  The broad goal of the grant program is to fund projects that will provide new mechanisms and directions for a robust East Asian collections environment nationally.  Collaborative projects involving more than one institution are encouraged.  For more information about the grant rationale, please see the text of the original proposal to the Mellon Foundation on the CEAL website:
http://www.eastasianlib.org/MellonGrants.htm 

Grant Application Timeline for Proposals in 2016

Preliminary proposals are due March 1, 2016.  The subsequent grant evaluation process is outlined here:
March
The grant review board will read the grants and select the most promising for continued development.  All applicants will be notified by April 1 if they are selected to submit a final proposal.
April
Selected members of the Review Board will work with applicants to address issues raised by Review Board members and finalize their proposals.  Final proposals are due May 1.
May
Review Board members make their recommendations for funding based on the final proposals.  Awards will be announced no later than June 1.
June – August
Successful applicants will have three months to lay the groundwork for their grant projects.  Funding transfers will take place during this period and the official grant terms of 12 months may start July 1, August 1, or September 1, 2016.

Grant Applications

Applications should be submitted by the project lead, who must be a CEAL member in good standing and have institutional approval for the grant proposal as indicated by a letter of support from the University Librarian, Dean of Libraries, or equivalent, in their home institution.   Institutions must be universities or colleges recognized under U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3),  Section 115, Section 170(c)(1), or a similar designation for tax purposes.  Any project lead considering participation by personnel in a Canadian institution should contact the Grant Program P.I. prior to submitting a proposal.
Applications should address the following issues, which grant reviewers will use as key criteria in judging grant proposals.

• Impact of the project beyond the project lead’s own institution.
• Ways in which the project addresses current problems and issues in the East Asian collection development environment.
• Overall benefits of the project for the scholarly study of East Asia.
• Innovative aspects of the project (elements or models that break new ground in research libraries in general or application of new elements or models to East Asian libraries or collections)
• Collaborative elements of the project (such as joint applications by more than one institution or the involvement of personnel across more than one institution)

The following information will also be required as part of the application.

1. Summary and detailed description, outlining rationale, content, and goals.
2. Timeline, including benchmarks for evaluating progress.
3. Personnel involved in the project, including roles and responsibilities.
4. Collaborators and their institutions, including roles and responsibilities.
5. Description of sustainability issues and how they will be addressed after project funding ends.
6. Criteria for assessment.
7. Plans for dissemination and outreach regarding project outcomes.  (Project leads will be required to submit an article about their project to the Journal of East Asian Libraries or other appropriate journal.)
8. Budget information (including details on cost shares, if any, other funding sources available, and mechanisms for financial oversight at the project lead’s home institution).
9. Supporting documentation
1.   Letter from University Librarian or equivalent at project lead’s home institution indicating support for the project, acceptance of fiduciary responsibility, and understanding of grant policy on indirect costs (which cannot be paid from grant funds as per Mellon Foundation policy).
2.  Letter(s) of support from East Asian studies scholars.
3.  Letter providing evidence of non-profit status of project lead’s home institution.
4.  Statement from project lead to document that any software or digitized content created with grant funds broadly available, along with a description of how the software or digitized content would be made available.

Detailed application guidelines are available on the Council on East Asian Libraries website:
http://www.eastasianlib.org/MellonGrants.htm

Questions may be directed to the Principal Investigator for the Innovation Grant Program:
Ellen Hammond  (President, Council on East Asian Libraries)
ellen.hammond@yale.edu

Ellen H. Hammond
President
Council on East Asian Libraries


Ellen H. Hammond
Director, International Collections & Research Support
Head, East Asia Library
Yale University
PO Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
USA

Tel:    +1 203 432-1791
Fax:    +1 203 432-8527

CEAL Directory PDFs Updated

FYI
This morning I updated the PDF version of the CEAL Directory, linked on the website here:
http://www.eastasianlib.org/cmb/index.htm#Top
(Linked on the Membership Committee page under "Activities")

The online Directory is available here:
http://www.eastasianlib.org/cealdir/index.htm
(Linked on the Homepage under “CEAL Directory”)

Refresh your browser to view the latest PDF version.

Please let me know if there are questions or concerns.

Regards,
Rob

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Rob Britt
Chair
CEAL Library Technology Committee
rrbritt@uw.edu

Toshie Marra and Peter Bae to assume NCC ILL/DD Co-chairship

For Immediate Release:  NCC announces election of new ILL/DD Co-chairs

NCC is pleased to announce the election of Toshie Marra, Librarian for Japanese Collection at University of California, Berkeley as the new NCC Council member and co-chair of the Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Committee (ILL/DD).  Peter Bae, Circulation Services Director of Princeton University Libraries, who is a current member of NCC’s ILL/DD Committee, joins her as co-chair.  Both co-chairs have extensive experience in international librarianship and resource sharing.  They will serve a term from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018.

Toshie Marra served as NCC Chair from 2004 to 2006 at the time NCC’s current ILL/DD projects were being planned.  From 2009 to 2012 she served as a member of the committee as a representative of UCLA.  She is also one of the founding members of the Subcommittee on Japanese Rare Books of the Council on East Asian Library’s Committee on Japanese Materials and received her MLIS from UCLA.  

Seangill Peter Bae received his MLIS from University at Albany, SUNY and worked at Columbia University before coming to Princeton in 2014.  He is active in the international interlibrary loan and resource sharing field, serving as a member of the ALA RUSA STARS International ILL Committee and as Information Coordinator of the IFLA (International Federations of Library Associations), Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Standing Committee.  In addition, he started and currently administering a Facebook group, ILLers; a FB Group For Interlibrary Loan Librarians in which various ILL/DD issues are discussed.

As co-chairs of the ILL/DD Committee they will oversee NCC’s international borrowing and document delivery services with special emphasis on expanding online information guides to enable users to more easily navigate the ILL/DD services offered by the National Diet Library, Waseda, Keio, and Ritsumeikan Universities, and the activities of the more than 270 members of the Global ILL Framework in Japan, North America, Australia and New Zealand.  This is an especially critical time for interlibrary loan activities due to Japan’s decision not to revise their systems to meet the ISO protocols that facilitate communications between the different catalog systems in Japan and the West.  The NCC ILL/DD Committee will be working closely with a new Japanese group recently established to recommend future directions in international resource sharing. 

As is required by its by-laws, NCC seeks to include among Council members librarians and faculty from diverse regions of the country, from institutions of varying size, and from Japanese and East Asian studies programs with a range of strengths and foci.  In addition to the new co-chairs representing UC Berkeley and Princeton, the current ILL/DD Committee includes members from University of California, Los Angeles; Emory University; University of Hawaii; University of Kansas; University of Notre Dame; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of Pittsburgh; Monash University in Melbourne Australia; and Tsukuba University in Japan.  The out-going co-chairs are Hiroyuki Good and Kazuyo Good of the University of Pittsburgh. 

The ILL/DD homepage is found on the NCC Website at http://guides.nccjapan.org/illdd.

November 1, 2015

Friends of the Princeton University Library Research Grant Program

Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the library’s research collections. Up to $3,500 is available per award.
Applications will be considered for scholarly use of archives, manuscripts, rare books, and other rare and unique holdings of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, including Mudd Library; as well as rare books in Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and in the East Asian Library (Gest Collection).  Special grants are awarded in several areas:  the Program in Hellenic Studies supports a limited number of library fellowships in Hellenic studies, and the Cotsen Children’s Library supports research in its collection on aspects of children’s books. The Maxwell Fund supports research on materials dealing with Portuguese-speaking cultures. The Sid Lapidus '59 Research Fund for Studies of the Age of Revolution and the Enlightenment in the Atlantic World covers work using materials pertinent to this topic.

For more information, or to apply, please go to http://rbsc.princeton.edu/friends-princeton-university-library-research-grants.

The deadline to apply is January 15, 2016.

Online course: Area and International Studies Librarianship

Dear All,

In spring 2016, the IU Libraries Area Studies Department is offering an online course, Area and International Studies Librarianship. 

We will be able to enroll students beyond the boundaries of Indiana University.  If you know librarians, library students, or others interested in Area Studies Librarianship would you kindly help us spread the word?  This course is team-taught by the entire department, who collectively have global subject expertise. Additionally, we will bring in other relevant experts in our discipline.

You will find more details about the course in the flyer and application instructions (attached below). International students are welcome; all non-IU students, please see the attached form for enrollment information. If you have any questions about the class, please feel free to contact Marion Frank-Wilson at mfrankwi@indiana.edu.

Wen-ling Liu

Wen-ling Liu
Librarian for East Asian Studies and Tibetan Collection
Wells Library E860
Indiana University Libraries
1320 E 10th St.

How to apply for an ILS non-degree seeking program

Follow this link: https://onestart.iu.edu/sisad-prd/p/Guest.do?methodToCall=start&inst=IUBLA&career=GRAD&parm1=DEGR

If you have never applied to an Indiana University program before you will need to “Create a new guest account.” If you are currently an employee or student of IU, you should be able to use your onestart/one.iu.edu username and password to log in.

Once logged in please select the following options:

Academic Program: Information and Library Science Nondegree
Academic Plan: ILS Nondegree
Term: Spring 2016
Select “Next”

Please complete the applicable personal information.

Because this is a non-degree seeking program, you will not need to supply any reference letters or transcripts at this stage of the application process. (International applicants will need to supply transcripts. This is an IU Office of International Services requirement. Please feel free to contact us for more information or with questions.)

On the final page of the application you will be required to enter information for at least one reference. Because we do not need any references at this point, please use your own personal information in the blanks provided. You will receive an email asking to supply a reference for yourself, but this can be ignored.

Once these steps are completed you should be able to submit your application. Please make sure to disable your pop-up blocker as the application fee payment page opens as a pop-up.

The application fee is $55.00 for domestic applicants and $65.00 for international applicants.

**If you are an international application please contact the ILS office at ilsmain@indiana.edu as there may be extra steps involved with the application process**

Should you choose to complete an ILS degree in the future, 2 courses taken while a non-degree seeking student can be applied towards a Master of Information Science, or Master of Library Science degree.

If you have any additional questions or concerns please feel free to contact the ILS administrative office by email at ilsmain@indiana.edu or by phone at (812) 855-2018.

Best,
ILS Admissions

ONLINE COURSE: AREA & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES LIBRARIANSHIP
OFFERED TO IU AND NON-IU STUDENTS ILS-Z 604 Class 15368

This class will provide students the opportunity to explore issues related to area studies librarianship, focusing on COLLECTIONS, DISCOVERY, and ADVOCACY.

Topics include:

• history and current trends in the US
• collection development
• reference and instruction
• outreach
• partnerships and collaboration
• emerging technologies

Taught by librarians from the Area Studies Department of Indiana University Libraries. To learn more visit https://libraries.indiana.edu/area-studies.

Students will:

• Hear from prominent guest speakers from other institutions.

• Learn about important tools for working with area and international studies collections.

• Gain an understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing area studies librarianship.

Hardware requirements:

• webcam
• microphone and speakers
• high-speed internet

Appropriate for current library science students, practicing librarians, and those with subject expertise that are interested in librarianship.

For more information about the course, contact Marion Frank-Wilson at mfrank-wi@indiana.edu. For more information about registration, contact the ILS ad-ministrative office at ilsmain@indiana.edu or call (812) 855-2018.

Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies grant

The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and the University of Maryland Libraries invite applications for two $1,500 grants to support research in the library’s Gordon W. Prange Collection and East Asia Collection on topics related to the period of the Allied Occupation of Japan and its aftermath, 1945-1960. Holders of a Ph.D. or an equivalent degree are eligible to apply, as are graduate students who have completed all requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation. The competition is open to scholars in all parts of the world and from any discipline, but historical topics are preferred. University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students may not apply. More information can be found on the Prange Collection website.

The application deadline is November 20, 2015.  The grant must be used by October 28, 2016. Grant funds will be disbursed in the form of reimbursement for travel, lodging, meals, reproductions, and related research expenses. Such costs as computers or software are not eligible. Reimbursement will require submission of receipts for processing by the University.

All applications must be submitted electronically by attachment to millercenter@umd.edu with “Twentieth-Century Japan Research Awards” in the subject line. Applications must include a curriculum vitae and a two-to three-page description (double-spaced) of the research project. Applications from graduate students must be accompanied by a letter from the principal faculty advisor attesting to the significance of the dissertation project and to the student’s completion of all other degree requirements.

Materials in the Gordon W. Prange Collection include virtually all Japanese-language newspapers, news agency releases, magazines, pamphlets, and books dating from the period of Allied censorship, 1945-1949, in addition to over 10,000 newspaper photos.  There are also materials published by Chinese and Korean residents, most of which are written in Japanese.  Related collections in English include the personal papers of Charles Kades and Justin Williams.  Office correspondence documenting policies and decisions of the Publications, Pictorial, and Broadcast Division, Civil Censorship Detachment (Civil Intelligence Section), Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Japan, are complementary to official Occupation records housed at the National Archives, College Park.  Japanese newspapers and magazines from the Prange Collection are available for research on microform. Other Prange materials are made available for research in the Prange Collection reading area after consultation with the Prange Curator or Manager.  The East Asia Collection contains Japanese-language books published during the wartime period, scholarly monographs on Occupied Japan, and a wide variety of reference works.

 A one-page summary of research findings is required at the conclusion of the grant period and sharing of research findings during an informal lunchtime talk is encouraged.

 For further information about the collections, consult the following websites: http:/www.lib.umd.edu/prange and http://www.lib.umd.edu/EASIA/eastasia.html

Katie Labor
History PhD Student 2019, University of Maryland
Coordinator, Graduate Assistant, Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies
2115 Francis Scott Key Hall, College Park, MD, 20742
millercenter@umd.edu
http://history.umd.edu/historicalstudies
Phone 301-405-4299, Fax 301-314-9399
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Univ. of Toronto: New Public Service Librarian

I am pleased to announce that Helen Tang has accepted the position of the Public Service Librarian at the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library and the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, starting  October 1st, 2015.

Helen received her MLIS from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2013. She holds a BA (1995) in English of Science and Technology and MA (2002) in Applied Linguistics from the South China University of Technology.  She had taught for more than 10 years at the college level in Guangzhou, China. Prior to joining UTL, Helen served as the Pacific and Asian Studies Subject Librarian at the University of Victoria Libraries.  In this role, she provided a full range of library services, including reference, instruction, collection development and liaison to library users. In addition to English, she speaks fluent Mandarin and Cantonese, which will be an asset for her to provide excellent public service to the increasingly diverse user group in both libraries. 

Please join us in welcoming Helen to the University of Toronto Libraries.

Jack Leong
Chair
Public Service Librarian Hiring Committee

University of Chicago: Travel Grants

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CEAS LIBRARY TRAVEL GRANTS FOR AY 2015-2016

The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago (CEAS) is pleased to announce that Library Travel Grants are available for AY 2015-2016.

CEAS Library Travel Grants are designed to assist scholars from outside the Chicago metropolitan area in their use of University of Chicago’s East Asian collections for research related to China, Japan and Korea. Priority consideration is given to those at institutions where there are no or few library resources in the East Asian languages, and no major East Asian library collections are available nearby.

There will be a limited number of grants available in 2015-2016, of up to $500 each, to be awarded on a merit basis to faculty members, graduate students, and independent scholars engaged in research.

Rolling applications are accepted each year.

For more information, please visit https://ceas.uchicago.edu/page/library-travel-grants or contact CEAS at eastasia@uchicago.edu.

New Korean Studies Librarian at Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library

Dear all,

I am delighted to announce that Julia Jihae Chun has accepted the job offer as a Korean Studies Librarian in Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, effective August 1, 2015.

Julia brings a wealth of subject knowledge on Korean Studies and experience as a subject librarian. In the past year Or (until June of this year), She held a shared position as a Catalog Librarian for Korean language resources at Duke University and Korean Studies Librarian at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).  She received her HBA degree in Sociocultural Anthropology and Mater of Information degree from University of Toronto. She worked as a SLA and GSLA in the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library for more than five years while she studied at UofT. After graduation, she also worked briefly in York University as a library assistant and George Brown College as a practicum student. As a young professional, Julia has accumulated experiences on public services in academic libraries, copy and original Korean language cataloguing and providing reference, instructional services on Korean studies, which enable her to serve our Korean studies community’s dynamic and diversify information needs at UofT and beyond. Julia has indicated that she has great potential and flexibility to adopt and grow well at this new challenging job.

As a Korean Studies Librarian, Julia will work closely with other subject librarians and staff at the East Asian Library to continue building strong Korean Studies collections; actively engage with faculty and students in the Korean Studies Programs. She will collaborate with librarians and staff in other departments regarding acquisition, cataloguing, maintenance and preservation of Korean-language resources.  I look forward to working with Julia as she undertakes this important role. Please join me in congratulating her and welcoming her to the University of Toronto Libraries. Julia can be reached at julia.chun@utoronto.ca

Best Regards,

Stephen Qiao