The ACMS Library Fellowship

Forwarded from ALA ACRL AAMES (Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Section) Listserv. -- hn

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The ACMS Library Fellowship supports US advanced graduate students, faculty members, or professionals in library and information sciences from colleges and universities to conduct short-term library development projects and/or research in Mongolia for a period of up to 12 weeks between May and October 2013.

Applicants must be US Citizens. The fellowship is supported with funding from the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through a grant by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. The ACMS Library Fellowship program is intended to help support the development of the ACMS Research Library and build stronger connections among local library partners through specific defined projects designed to enhance collection content, resource accessibility, and training. Fellows are hosted by the ACMS and will conduct projects that have measurable positive outcomes for the scholarly community served by the ACMS. Fellows spend a minimum of 4 weeks and a maximum of 12 weeks onsite in Mongolia at the ACMS library. Prior experience working in Mongolia is not a requirement. Applications are due by February 15, 2013. More information is available at: www.mongoliacenter.org/librarian.

American Center for Mongolian Studies

1155 Observatory Dr. Rm. 333

Madison, WI 53706

Email: apply@mongoliacenter.org

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ALA Taiwan Program Agenda: 2012

To the CEAL Community:

Please note the ALA agenda below.
Regards,

Susan Xue
Chair, CEAL Chinese  Materials Committee
Head, Information and Public Services Electronic Resources Librarian
C.V. Starr East Asian Library
UC Berkeley
510-643-6327

2012 ALA Annual Conference Taiwan Program 

Agenda

Monday, June 25 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Convention Center Room 213C

08:00-08:20 Opening Remarks 

• Dr. Ismail Abdullahi
  Chair of Committee on Education ALA
• Mr. Michael Dowling
  Director of ALA International Relations Office
  
  Chair: Dr. Joyce Chao-chen Chen  

08:20-09:00 Session I LIS Education 

• Dr. Mei-Mei Wu
  “Information Literacy in Higher Education: Policy and practice in Taiwan”
• Dr. Chih-Feng Lin
  “Curriculum Development of Competitive Intelligence in Taiwan” 
• Dr. Chao-chen Chen and Ms. Chia-Fei Hung
  “An Evaluation of OpenCourseWare Use in National Taiwan Normal University and National Chiao Tung University”
  
  Chair: Dr. Shu-Hsien Tseng 

09:00-09:40 Session II LIS Services 

• Dr. Mei-ling Wang
  “Journals Publishing and E-journal Reading of Social Science Scholars in Taiwan” 
• Dr. Hsueh-Hua Chen
  “Digitization of Cultural Heritage: Taiwan Experience” 
• Dr. Shu-Hsien Tseng
• "The Strategies and Actions for Public Libraries and National Library in Taiwan to Promote Reading"
  
  Chair: Dr. Mei-Mei Wu  

09:40-10:00 Session III Poster Session and Interaction 

• Chou, Shu-Lai and Ming-Kai Lan
  “A Big Reading Room in a Small Town: the Renovation of Public Libraries in Taiwan”
  Shu-Yen Chen and Tswei-Bi Tsai
  “The OCW Services of National Taiwan Normal University” 
• Wan Yi Lin, Su Jane Chen, and Kai Lee Chang
  “When Action Library meets Dining Cart：Michelin-Starred Chef Table Service with Books of Love” 
• Chi-Chuan Wu, Yu-Ying Lee, and Ming-Hsin Phoebe Chiu
  “Exploring Consumer Health Information Needs in Action, Emotion, and Cognition: A Content Analysis of Questions in Social Q&A Site” 
• Shu-hsien Tseng, and Peng Kao
  "The 100th Year of the Republic, a Classical Time for Reading -- 108 organizations promote reading Chinese ancient classics”
  
  Chair: Dr. Hsueh-Hua Chen and Dr. Mei-ling Wang 

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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