2013 CEAL Conference
Committee on Chinese Materials
Work Session
2013
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, California
Manchester Ballroom A
Thursday, March 21, 2013
10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Theme: Meet the challenge: new models in
collection development and digitization
10:10-10:12 |
Opening remarks
Susan Xue, UC Berkeley and Chairperson
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10:12-10:22 |
“Cooperative digitization project of Chinese
rare books between the Harvard-Yenching Library and the National
Library of China" and "Report on a conference on the preservation of
Republican period publications in Beijing in June 2012”
James Cheng, Librarian of the Harvard-Yenching Library
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10:22 – 10:32 |
“Report on the successful collaboration in
digitizing Chinese rare books: the UW-NCL experience”
Zhijia Shen, Director, East Asian Library, University of
Washington
PPT
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10:32 – 10:42 |
“Patron-Driven Acquisitions (PDA) for printed
materials: process and issues”
Hong Cheng, Librarian for Chinese Studies, UCLA
PPT
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10:42 – 10:52 |
“Cost Studies of Borrowing &
Subscriptions:Chinese Dissertations/Theses”
Vickie Doll, Chinese and Korean Studies Librarian,
University of Kansas
Hsi-chu Bolick, East Asian Librarian, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill PPT
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10:52 – 11:00 |
Q & A |
Pre-conference Workshop
Discover the Mystery of Chinese Local Gazetteers
What to Get and How to Use
Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California
Edward BCD Room
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This workshop is to address the needs from librarians who would like to learn
about Chinese local gazetteers but have limited access to and use of such
materials in their institutions. The workshop will be conducted in English and
Chinese. Materials used for training require reading knowledge of Chinese.
Contents to be covered at the workshop include:
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A brief history of old and new gazetteers and types of gazetteers
(administrative levels, subjects, professionals), by Dr. Yingpin Zhang.
PPT,
地方志发展概况与名称种类
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Compilation styles and layout, by Haihui Zhang.
PPT
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Research value of local gazetteers as special primary sources by Dr. Ming-sun
Poon.
PPT,
Research Using Local Gazetteers
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List of reference tools of using local gazetteers, to be compiled and
demonstrated by Tang Li.
PPT,
Notes, Handout
Trainers:
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Dr. Yingpin Zhang, Research Fellow, Director of Liaison Department,
Office of Chinese Local Gazetteers Directing Group. Yingpin Zhang received her
PhD in history from Nankai University in 2003. Her research interest focuses on
Ming history and history of local gazetteers. Yingpin has published intensively
in these areas, including 明代南直隶方志研究 (Researches in Nanzhili Local History of
Ming Dynasty) and 中国历史与文明 (China, history and civilization). She has organized
and delivered training at a number of workshops on Chinese local gazetteers in
China.
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Ms. Haihui Zhang, Chinese Studies Librarian, East Asian Library,
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh. Haihui Zhang’s major
publications include 《北美中国学:学术概述与文献资源 = Chinese Studies in North America:
Research and Resource》 (Editor-in-Chief. Beijing:Zhonghua shuju,
2010),《一天又一天:六七十年代北京人生活素描》 (Author. Beijing: Zhongguo wenshi chubanshe,
2007),《中美大学教育体验与比较– 美国知名华裔学者访谈 = Comparative Experiences in American and
Chinese Higher Education -Interviews with Prominent Chinese American Scholars》
(Interviewer and Writer. Beijing: Zhongguo Renmin Daxue Chubanshe, 2010), etc.
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Dr. Ming-sun Poon, Reference Librarian and Chinese Area Specialist,
Library of Congress. Ming-sun Poon earned his MLS from the University of
California, Berkeley and PhD from the University of Chicago. Ming-sun manages
with colleagues the largest Chinese Collection outside of China. He also
administers the Division’s QuestionPoint service. Ming-sun claims tremendous
experience in using local gazetteers in his diversified research. His current
topics in this field include studies on the special features of Shandong local
gazetteers and the scholarship of Dr Walter T. Swingle who introduced Chinese
botanical knowledge based on the local gazetteers acquired for the Library of
Congress. Ming-sun is also the author of a ramifying index of biographies
contained in major Guangdong local gazetteers published by The Chinese
University Press.
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Ms. Tang Li, Public Services Librarian, East Asia Library, Yale
University. Tang Li holds an MA in art history and an MLS from University of
Maryland, College Park. Her research interests include Chinese painting during
the Ming and Qing periods, Chinese librarianship, reference and instruction
services in the 21st century, and next generation OPAC. She recently published a
journal article titled "Original editions of Chinese gazetteers in the Yale East
Asia Library" by Emerald's Collection Building.
CCM would like to thank Asian Studies Center at University of Pittsburgh to
provide financial support for this workshop.
Publishing Trends in China, Policy, Digitization and
Copyright
Forum co-organized by the Committee on Chinese Materials and The Publishers
Association of China
Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California
Gregory A/B
Thursday, March 21, 2013
11:10 am - 12:30 pm
This forum is co-organized by the Committee on Chinese Materials and the
Publishers Association of China, providing a platform for Chinese librarians and
Chinese publishers to exchange information and ideas.
中国出版现状及未来发展走势 (
The
Today and the Future of China’s Publishing Industry)
中国版权保护工作情况简介 (
China’s
Copyright Protection)
从起步期步入成长期的中国数字出版
(
China’s Developing
Digital Publishing Industry)