CALA and Yunnan 21st Century Librarian Seminar 2017 USA

Post date: Sep 26, 2017 2:36:30 AM

Dear CALA Northeast Chapter members:

I am very proud to report that the CALA and Yunnan 21st Century Librarian Seminar 2017 USA was successfully held at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ on Thursday, August 3, 2017.

To cultivate partnerships and exchange ideas, four Yunnan Library Directors, Yonglin Wan, Fei Li, Shilin Zhao, and Yun Yang, as well as fourteen CALA Northeast members attended this seminar.  The highlights of our online panelists’ and local presenters’ discussions on innovative services and management in academic libraries are as below:

                                                         Ms. Yuan Li                 

 Title: Innovative Services in American Academic Libraries: Digital Scholarship Services

                                                      Dr. Sharon Yang         

                Title: 1. Assessment of Digital Archives and Institutional Repository

                     Title: 2. The Current Status and Trend of Discovery Service

                                                        Ms. Rong Wang          

                            Title: Usage and Management of Electronic Resources

                                                 Dr. Lian Ruan (Online)           

   Title: Remaking Space in Library Buildings and Innovative Services in the 21st Century

                                                  Mr. Haipeng Li (Online)       

       Title: Maximizing Talents in Academic Libraries: The Role of Appreciative Leadership

                                                  Dr. Shali Zhang (Online)          

Title: The Organizational Structures and Workforce at Research Libraries in a Digital Age

The presentations were extraordinary and infused with new ideas on 21st Century academic library services and management, and ignited an enthusiastic scholarly exchange of ideas and discussions.  Additionally, Tao Yang provided a library tour at Rutgers on the day of the seminar while other CALA Northeast members led the library visits for the delegates on the following days:

August 4:

Morning (9 - 12): Visited Princeton University Libraries (hosted by Yuan Li)

Afternoon (2 - 4): Visited the College of New Jersey Library (hosted by Yongming Wang)

August 7:

Morning (9 - 12): Visited Columbia University Libraries (hosted by Chubing Hong)

Afternoon (2 - 4): Visited the New York Public Library (accompanied by Rong Wang and hosted by Hung-Yun Chang)

August 9:

Morning (9 - 11): Visited the Library of Congress (hosted by Yuan Yao)

The delegates then completed their visit in Los Angeles, California and flew back to Yunnan, China after twelve days of visiting the U.S.A.

It is an honor to host the Yunnan Library Directors in the Northeast region.  I give my heartfelt thanks to the CALA Executive Director, CALA Executive Committee, Le Yang, Yongming Wang, the Planning Committee, the presenters, and CALA Northeast members for their strong support of the program.  I especially thank CALA Northeast Immediate Past President, Yongming Wang for his excellent work in planning and coordinating this event.  Special thanks to Tao Yang and Li Sun for providing Rutgers facilities and technology support for this event.  And last but not the least, my sincere thanks to everyone who made this Yunnan Library Directors’ visit a remarkable success!

Undoubtedly, the Yunnan Library Directors’ visit will lead to greater collaboration between the Yunnan Library Committee and CALA.

Sincerely,

Clara Tran

CALA NE Chapter President (2017-2018)

Planning Committee Members

Yongmig Wang, NE Chapter Immediate Past President

Clara Tran, NE Chapter President

Hong Yao, NE Chapter Vice President/President Elect

Hung-Yun Chang, NE Chapter Treasurer

Michael Huang, NE Chapter Member

Tao Yang, NE Chapter Member

Yuan Li, NE Chapter Member