Update: Wi-Fi in Meeting Rooms Will Be Available

FYI
Contrary to my previous understanding, Wi-Fi will be available in the Sheraton Centre Toronto meeting rooms for CEAL 2017. I confirmed this today with the AV provider for the Sheraton. Also the AAS information sheet, "Know Before You Go" says:

We will provide complimentary Wi-Fi in all meeting rooms and common spaces in the Sheraton. Use the code AAS2017 to connect. Additionally, all attendees staying at the Sheraton or the Hilton will also receive complimentary internet in hotel rooms.

Regards,
Rob

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

CEAL 2017 Annual Meeting Program Available

CEAL 2017 Annual Meeting Program

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Dear Friends,
The CEAL 2017 Annual Meeting program is now available on the CEAL website at the link above. You will find there links to PDF and Word versions of the Annual Meeting program. The Word file may be downloaded and edited for your convenience.

The program highlights the many engaging and interesting sessions planned for this years' CEAL meeting at AAS in Toronto. The CEAL meetings will be held March 13th-16th (Monday-Thursday) in Toronto. There will be pre-conference workshops, the CEAL plenary, and CEAL committee programs.

So download the program now to get the most out of your trip to AAS / CEAL in Toronto. I look forward to seeing you there!

Jim Cheng
CEAL President

Director
C.V. Starr East Asia Library
Columbia University

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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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

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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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

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

Contribute Photos of CEAL Annual Meeting 2015

CEAL Annual Meeting Page | CEAL 2015 Slideshow

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Do you have photos of CEAL 2015 in Chicago that you would like to share? Did you take shots of committee meetings? If so please send them to me (email address below), and I will post them to a slideshow currently playing on the CEAL website Annual Meeting page.

Above is a link to that page, and a direct link to the slide show.

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

CEAL 2015 Program Details

CEAL 2015 Program Details | CEAL Homepage

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Dear Colleagues,
For the first time, we have created a comprehensive CEAL Annual Meeting Program schedule. The new program for the 2015 CEAL Meeting in Chicago includes details of CEAL-related activities from Monday, March 23rd through Friday, March 27th, as well as a list of vendors who support the Membership Reception to be held Wednesday night. To view the new schedule, follow one of the links above.

Wishing all of you a successful conference!

Regards,
Sarah Elman
Chair, CEAL Membership Committee

Photos of CEAL 2015: Seeking Contributors

Are you taking photos of CEAL 2015 meetings at AAS in Chicago? So are we! Please consider using your smart phone or camera to document this year's event! Your photos can then be included in a new slide show for CEAL 2015 on the CEAL website. For inspiration, you can see the slideshow of CEAL 2014 in Philadelphia on the CEAL Annual Meeting page (click here).

If you would like to include your photos in this year's slideshow on the CEAL website, please let me know. I'll be gathering photos after the meeting, until about the end of April.

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

CEAL 2015 Schedule Page | PDF of CEAL 2015 Schedule

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Dear Eastlib colleagues:
The official program for the 2015 CEAL Annual Meeting in Chicago is now available on the CEAL home page, http://www.eastasianlib.org/, on the right side, under "Annual Meeting." Or go directly to the schedule using the links above.

As I announced earlier, we will be trying something new this year: an official program. Committee chairs will continue to announce their program line-ups on Eastlib, but all of this information will be assembled into one program. This will bring all of the presenters and their presentation titles together in one place. You will be able to print this out from the website later in March. There will be an announcement when the program is ready for downloading.

CEAL Executive Board members and I look forward to seeing you in Chicago!

Best,
Ellen

Ellen H. Hammond
President
Council on East Asian Libraries

East Asian Science Technology and Medicine: 2014 Program

Dear all,
At the annual AAS / CEAL conference, the East Asian STM (Science, Technology and Medicine group) will meet Friday morning, March 28th from 7-8 am at the Marriott, room 301 (the conference hotel).

The nuclear reactor accident in Fukushima has made everyone realize the importance of communication among historians of science, scientists in various disciplines and archivists/librarians. Please join us to discuss the future directions of the East Asian STM!

We look forward to seeing you all there!

East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine (STM)
Friday March 28th, 7-8 AM
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, room 301

 

Best wishes,
The Co-Chairs of East Asian STM:
Tomoko Y. Steen, Ph.D.
The library of Congress
&
Laura Wong, MLS, MS
National Library of Medicine

Electronic Resources: Librarians and Vendors Round Table

PDF: Roundtable Announcement | PDF: 2014 Plenary Program | Annual Meeting Schedule

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Council on East Asian Libraries 

Association for Asian Studies 

Electronic Resources: Librarians and Vendors Round Table 

9:30-11:00 pm 

Thursday, March 27 

 Liberty Ballroom C 

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown 

This Round Table is open to all CEAL members as well as vendors and electronic information providers who are strongly encouraged to submit issues and questions to their respective CEAL committee chairs for discussion at this Round Table. Jointly organized by Committees on Technical Processing, Chinese Materials, Japanese Materials, Korean Materials, and Public Services, this Round Table creates a dialog between East Asian librarians and vendors of electronic content. In particular, it articulates the need for compliance with well-established metadata standards for electronic resources when vendors provide e-content to East Asian libraries in North America. 

Moderator: Peter Zhou, CEAL President 

Issues and standards 

• Shi Deng
  Chair, Committee on Technical Processing 
• Bie-hwa Ma
  Co-Chair, CEAL Task Force on Metadata Standards and Best Practices for East Asian Electronic Resources 
• Chengzhi Wang
  Co-chair, CEAL Task Force on Metadata Standards and Best Practices for East Asian Electronic Resources Needs and requirements 
• Susan Xue
  Chair, Committee on Chinese Materials 
• Setsuko Noguchi
  Chair, Committee on Japanese Materials 
• Yunah Sung, Chair
  Committee on Korean Materials 
• Jidong Yang
  Chair, Committee on Public Services 

Open discussion

Vendors and CEAL members

Summary and next steps

Ellen Hammond, Incoming President, CEAL

Technical Processing Committee: 2014 Program

Program (PDF) | CTP

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Council on East Asian Libraries Association for Asia Studies 

Committee on Technical Processing 

2014 Program 

RDA Implementation: Current Status and Known Issues

Philadelphia Marriot Downtown 

Marriott Liberty Ballroom C 

Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:30-3:20 p.m. 

The CEAL CTP Subcommittee on RDA will report a survey results on the current status of RDA implementation among CEAL members since March 31, 2013, the implementation date set by the national libraries. The Subcommittee will also present some examples of what public services and users would like to see on specific CJK known issues and how they may affect user tasks/experiences in resource discovery. A discussion of some possible solutions to some of known issues as well as how to prioritize these issues will be followed by a Q&A sessions.

2:30-3:00 pm RDA Implementation: Current Status and Known Issues (Charlene, Jessalyn, Sarah, & Shi)

• Survey report on RDA Implementation Status among CEAL Community
• Known Issues: how they may affect users’ experiences in resource discovery
• Known Issues: Some possible solutions to known issues and the committee’s priorities
• LC Updates on CJK Numerals, etc. (to distribute in writing via eastlib-l by Friday, March 21)
• PCC CJK NACO Project updates (to distribute in writing via eastlib-l by Friday, March 21)
• Q&A (5 minutes) 

3:00-3:05 pm Report: ALA-LC Japanese Romanization Table (Yoko) 
3:05-3:10 pm Report & Award: LC-CEAL Internship Program (Yue) 
3:10-3:15 pm Report & Recognition of CTP members and subcommittee members (Shi) 
3:15-3:20 pm Q&A

CJM and NCC: 2014 Joint Program

PDF: 2014 CJM NCC Joint Program | CJM | NCC

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Dear East Asian Librarians:
The Committee on Japanese Materials (CJM) and the North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) will have a joint program at the CEAL 2014 annual conference. The program, titled Digital resource development for Japanese Studies: our opportunities and challenges will feature two informative presentations followed by a panel discussion. For more detail, please see the CJM NCC program PDF, linked above.

We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia!

Kuniko Yamada McVey
Chair, NCC
kmcvey@fas.harvard.edu

Setsuko Noguchi
Chair, CJM snoguchi@princeton.edu

Committee on Korean Materials: 2014 Program

PDF CKM 2014 Program

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Dear Colleagues,
Above is a link to the 2014 CEAL Committee on Korean Materials (CKM) annual program.

I look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia!
Yunah Sung
Chair, CKM
yunahs@umich.edu

Committee on Public Services: 2014 Annual Meeting Program

CPS 2014 Program (PDF)

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Dear colleagues,
Above is a link to the program for the Committee on Public Services meeting at CEAL 2014. I look forward to seeing everybody again in Philly.
Jidong Yang
CPS Chair
jdyang@stanford.edu

Committee on Chinese Materials: 2014 Program

PDF 2014 CCM Program

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Dear Colleagues,
The 2014 program of the Committee on Chinese Materials is now available from CEAL/CCM website. For details of the CCM Work Session and the two workshops, please visit http://www.eastasianlib.org/ccm/Program2014.shtml. A PDF version of the program is linked above.

We look forward to seeing you all in Philadelphia!

CCM Members:
Susan Xue, Chair
Vickie Doll
Tang Li
Ming-sun Poon
Zhijia Shen
Ping Situ
Haihui Zhang

2014 CEAL Plenary Program

CEAL Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the 2014 CEAL Plenary Program on March 26 in Philadelphia. The theme, topics, speakers and venue are posted on the CEAL website. Click here to view now.

Peter Zhou, PhD
President, Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL)

Assistant University Librarian
Director, C.V. Starr East Asian Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

Tel: (510) 643-6579
FAX: (510) 642-3817
pzhou@library.berkeley.edu