FYI
The CEAL website is moving to a new “webhosting” company, Arvixe (http://www.arvixe.com/). As a part of the move, for the next 24 to 36 hours (until Wed. Jan. 28th at about 4PM PST), the usual CEAL URL (http://www.eastasianlib.org) may (or may not) take you to a temporary message page, indicating that the website is moving to Arvixe.
In the meantime, you can still access the CEAL website at this temporary URL:
http://eastasianlib.org.lotus.arvixe.com/index.htm
Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.
Yours Truly,
Rob Britt
Chair, CEAL Library Technology Committee
CEAL News: The latest Information for East Asian Librarians, from the Council on East Asian Libraries
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
CEAL 2015 Schedule Page | PDF of CEAL 2015 Schedule
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
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
Monday, January 5, 2015
Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to the Council on East Asian Libraries
Mellon Grants on the CEAL Website
Ann Arbor, MI, January 5, 2015
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded funds to the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) of the Association for Asian Studies to establish a grant program, The Mellon Foundation – Council on East Asian Libraries Innovation Grants for East Asian Librarians. The new program will enable East Asian studies librarians to undertake projects addressing current and long-term challenges in collection development with the goal of strengthening the foundation for scholarly research in East Asian studies in North America. The Mellon Foundation award of $288,000 will be used for two rounds of grants over the period 2015-2017.
The Innovation Grants for East Asian Librarians will fund proposals that break new ground in research library East Asian collection development, encouraging new approaches to the acquisition of print, digital, or multimedia materials from East Asia and improvements in the ability to discover and access these materials. Projects might aim to collect and preserve web content or other “at risk” resources such as ephemera, identify and purchase films or other audio-visual resources not readily available through commercial channels, or improve the ability to discover East Asian-language resources in local and national online catalogs, repositories, or portals. Creation of infrastructure for digitized collections or open source software to enhance use of East Asian scripts in library applications are other examples of projects that could be proposed. Projects that are collaborative and look beyond the institutional level to solutions with national impact will be encouraged through the grant program.
Association for Asian Studies President, Dr. Mrinalini Sinha, said, “Congratulations to CEAL for receiving this generous grant from the Mellon Foundation to develop and expand East Asian library collections. This is an ambitious and innovative project that will benefit teachers and scholars for years to come.” According to CEAL President Ellen H. Hammond, “This funding will allow East Asian studies librarians to grapple with unresolved collection development issues, particularly those arising from the transition to digital formats. It is yet another example of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s strong support for library collections and services that enhance teaching and research in international and area studies. I am thrilled that the CEAL membership has been given this opportunity through the foundation’s generosity.”
CEAL will provide further information about the grant on the CEAL website (http://www.eastasianlib.org/) with a request for proposals to be issued early in January 2015. Members of the Council on East Asian Libraries may apply. Funds will be disbursed in two grant rounds, with first round applications due March 1, 2015.
Contact: Ellen Hammond, (President, Council on East Asian Libraries)
ellen.hammond@yale.edu
Ann Arbor, MI, January 5, 2015
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded funds to the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) of the Association for Asian Studies to establish a grant program, The Mellon Foundation – Council on East Asian Libraries Innovation Grants for East Asian Librarians. The new program will enable East Asian studies librarians to undertake projects addressing current and long-term challenges in collection development with the goal of strengthening the foundation for scholarly research in East Asian studies in North America. The Mellon Foundation award of $288,000 will be used for two rounds of grants over the period 2015-2017.
The Innovation Grants for East Asian Librarians will fund proposals that break new ground in research library East Asian collection development, encouraging new approaches to the acquisition of print, digital, or multimedia materials from East Asia and improvements in the ability to discover and access these materials. Projects might aim to collect and preserve web content or other “at risk” resources such as ephemera, identify and purchase films or other audio-visual resources not readily available through commercial channels, or improve the ability to discover East Asian-language resources in local and national online catalogs, repositories, or portals. Creation of infrastructure for digitized collections or open source software to enhance use of East Asian scripts in library applications are other examples of projects that could be proposed. Projects that are collaborative and look beyond the institutional level to solutions with national impact will be encouraged through the grant program.
Association for Asian Studies President, Dr. Mrinalini Sinha, said, “Congratulations to CEAL for receiving this generous grant from the Mellon Foundation to develop and expand East Asian library collections. This is an ambitious and innovative project that will benefit teachers and scholars for years to come.” According to CEAL President Ellen H. Hammond, “This funding will allow East Asian studies librarians to grapple with unresolved collection development issues, particularly those arising from the transition to digital formats. It is yet another example of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s strong support for library collections and services that enhance teaching and research in international and area studies. I am thrilled that the CEAL membership has been given this opportunity through the foundation’s generosity.”
CEAL will provide further information about the grant on the CEAL website (http://www.eastasianlib.org/) with a request for proposals to be issued early in January 2015. Members of the Council on East Asian Libraries may apply. Funds will be disbursed in two grant rounds, with first round applications due March 1, 2015.
Contact: Ellen Hammond, (President, Council on East Asian Libraries)
ellen.hammond@yale.edu
2015 CEAL Elections
Happy New Year! Best wishes for this “Year of the Sheep.”
I want to alert all CEAL members to the upcoming 2015 elections. The CEAL Executive Board has begun to organize the election process. We seek to fill four positions on the board:
Secretary
Treasurer
Member-At-Large (2)
Those elected will serve three years (2015 – 2018) beginning with Executive Board Meeting II at this year’s CEAL Annual Meeting (Thursday, March 26) and ending with Executive Board Meeting I at the CEAL Meeting in 2018.
This year’s Election Committee has been appointed. The members are:
Meng-fen Su (University of Texas)
Hee-sook Shin (Columbia University)
Fabiano Rocha (University of Toronto)
Dawn Lawson (New York University)
Jim Cheng (Columbia University), Chair
You will receive further news about the nominating process from Jim Cheng, Election Committee Chair. In the meantime, I hope everyone will think about this great opportunity to serve on the CEAL Executive Board and be prepared to nominate yourself or others!
Best,
Ellen Hammond
CEAL President
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
CEAL Website Back Online
As noted in my recent post, the CEAL Website was hacked last week. I took steps to secure our server, and have now restored the site (click to view the CEAL website).
About one or two weeks from now (as soon as possible), I will contact you with new information about how to update your CEAL server folder. Thanks for your patience.
Let me know if you have questions or concerns.
Yours truly,
Rob Britt
Chair, CEAL Library Technology Committee
rrbritt@uw.edu
CEAL Server Folder administrators:
For now access to the CEAL server is limited to me, as I am testing our site to make sure there is no further problem. No FTP access to your folders on the server is available. I am currently developing a new system to allow you to administer your folders with less risk to the CEAL server.About one or two weeks from now (as soon as possible), I will contact you with new information about how to update your CEAL server folder. Thanks for your patience.
Let me know if you have questions or concerns.
Yours truly,
Rob Britt
Chair, CEAL Library Technology Committee
rrbritt@uw.edu
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
CEAL Website Down
The CEAL website has been hit with the second malware attack in the last two weeks. I am working to restore the website, but it may take some time (it's difficult to be more specific at this point). I will carefully (and slowly) make sure the problem is resolved before restoring the website. As it is the holiday, it may take longer than otherwise. In the meantime, the two CEAL blogs, CEAL News and CEAL Jobs (both hosted by Google blogger) are working. The Eastlib listserv is also still working. I am happy to do posts for you on the blogs, just let me know what you'd like to post.
Thanks for your patience.
Have a great holiday season.
Regards,
Rob
Rob Britt
CEAL Library Technology Chair
rrbritt@uw.edu
Thanks for your patience.
For those who manage folders on the CEAL website:
I have changed all the passwords, again. This means that you will have no FTP access to your CEAL folder. After the website is restored, you may email me for further information and instructions. At that point, I will re-issue your password. In the meantime, please do a complete malware scan of your computers, especially your CEAL web folder backup.Have a great holiday season.
Regards,
Rob
Rob Britt
CEAL Library Technology Chair
rrbritt@uw.edu
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Applications sought for 2015 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians
Friends & Colleagues:
The Foreign, Comparative and International Law Special Interest Section (FCIL-SIS) of the American Association of Law Libraries is now accepting applications for the 2015 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians. The Grant subsidizes a foreign law librarian to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), the world's largest law librarian professional organization.
The FCIL Schaffer Grant for the AALL Annual Meeting (http://www.aallnet.org/conference) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (July 18-21, 2015) provides a waiver of the AALL Annual Meeting full registration fee and a grant of a minimum $2,000 to assist with accommodations and travel costs.
Details regarding the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians as well as the application form can be found at http://www.aallnet.org/sections/fcil/grants-awards/FCIL-Schaffer-Grant.
Applicants must be law librarians or other professionals working in the legal information field, currently employed in countries other than the United States, and with significant responsibility for the organization, preservation, or provision of legal information. The application deadline is November 30, 2014. The Grant Committee will not consider late or incomplete applications. Please note: Grant winners must pay all expenses in advance. Grant awards will only be disbursed at the AALL Annual Meeting.
Please feel free to contact me or another committee member <http://www.aallnet.org/sections/fcil/grants-awards/FCIL-Schaffer-Grant> if you have any questions about the 2015 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians. Also, please feel free to distribute this announcement to any listserv or individual who might be interested in attending the 2015 AALL Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
Sherry Leysen
2015 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians Selection Committee
The Foreign, Comparative and International Law Special Interest Section (FCIL-SIS) of the American Association of Law Libraries is now accepting applications for the 2015 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians. The Grant subsidizes a foreign law librarian to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), the world's largest law librarian professional organization.
The FCIL Schaffer Grant for the AALL Annual Meeting (http://www.aallnet.org/conference) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (July 18-21, 2015) provides a waiver of the AALL Annual Meeting full registration fee and a grant of a minimum $2,000 to assist with accommodations and travel costs.
Details regarding the FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians as well as the application form can be found at http://www.aallnet.org/sections/fcil/grants-awards/FCIL-Schaffer-Grant.
Applicants must be law librarians or other professionals working in the legal information field, currently employed in countries other than the United States, and with significant responsibility for the organization, preservation, or provision of legal information. The application deadline is November 30, 2014. The Grant Committee will not consider late or incomplete applications. Please note: Grant winners must pay all expenses in advance. Grant awards will only be disbursed at the AALL Annual Meeting.
Please feel free to contact me or another committee member <http://www.aallnet.org/sections/fcil/grants-awards/FCIL-Schaffer-Grant> if you have any questions about the 2015 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians. Also, please feel free to distribute this announcement to any listserv or individual who might be interested in attending the 2015 AALL Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
Sherry Leysen
2015 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians Selection Committee
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