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Membership Committee
Sarah S. Elman (chair)
Head of Technical Services
C.V. Starr East Asian Library
Columbia University
307 Kent Hall
New York, NY 10027
Tel.:212-854-2579
Email: sse2109@columbia.edu

Xi Chen
East Asian and Web Development Librarian
Oberlin College Library
148 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074-1545
Phone: (440) 775-5116
E-mail: xi.chen@oberlin.edu

Hana Kim
Korea Studies Librarian
Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
University of Toronto
130 St George St., 8th floor
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A5
Canada
Phone: (416) 978-1570
E-mail: hn.kim@utoronto.ca

Qian Liu
Chinese Studies Librarian
Collections & Scholarly Communication Office
Arizona State University Libraries
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
Tel: (480) 965-1606
Email: Qian.Liu.2@asu.edu

Keiko Suzuki
Head of Technical Services, East Asia Library
International Collections & Research Support
Yale University
PO Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
Phone: (203) 432-2778
E-mail: keiko.suzuki@yale.edu

    

Activities
Directory | Annual Meeting | Mentorship Program | Membership Promotion

 

  1. CEAL Directory   
    The CEAL Directory lists East Asia-related library staff and library-related institutions. It includes, but is not limited to, current members of CEAL. It is updated frequently.  No print version is available, but the printable versions (pdf) below are updated annually for your convenience.

     


  2. Annual Meeting   
    Roundtable Discussions At the CEAL Annual Meeting "Talking With Experienced Librarians" Roundtable discussions are a chance for new CEAL members to meet with experienced librarians to discuss topics of interest to all. Top


  3. Mentorship Program        
    • Introduction
      In many cases East Asian Studies librarians work at institutions with no other librarians in their specific area (i.e., Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or even in their professional assignment like Cataloging). There are even East Asian Studies specialists who are required to take care of all the East Asian subject related tasks. This isolation often makes it unfeasible for them, not to mention for a newly hired specialist, to get help learning Chinese, Japanese, or Korean librarianship. To meet this need, the CEAL Membership Committee has inaugurated a mentor/mentee program to match an experienced East Asian Studies librarian (mentor) with an interested mentee. A mentor optimally will be an experienced and trusted advisor, giving guidance and support to a mentee. This is not intended as a job search program. If you agree to be a mentor or a mentee, the CEAL Membership Committee will add your name and information to the list of mentor/mentee candidates. The Committee will have exclusive access to this list, for the purpose of protecting personal information and maintaining the confidentiality of that data.

      This project was initiated when the Membership Committee had a successful and pleasant "CEAL Mentoring Projects/Talking With Experienced Librarians Round Table" at the annual CEAL meeting in March 2004. We present our program here In order to expand on this initial step.
    • Goal
      To facilitate mentees finding appropriate mentors and creating a learning environment for people who are interested in East Asian Studies librarianship.
    • Procedure
      Mentors and mentees are required to commit to one-year service, basically from one CEAL annual meeting to the following meeting. There is no pressure, but each participant is asked to recognize that participating in this program involves a time and pledge commitment to a respective mentor/mentee, The level of interaction between a mentor and mentee is flexible and is mutually agreed upon by each pair. The matching result is officially announced right before the CEAL meeting(s) by email. Even if you do not have a chance to participate in the meeting/program, you will be contacted and informed about the matching by the committee. The only commitment you make if you say "yes" to being on the mentor/mentee list is that you will consider accepting a mentee or a mentor when a Membership Committee member asks about it. If you feel that he/she is not a good match at the meeting, or after talking with your proposed partner, then you are quite free to say no. Once the mentor and mentee have agreed to work together for a one year term, the specifics of the arrangement are entirely up to the two individuals involved. This includes the type of communication (phone, email, in-person), the topics to be covered, and the amount of time to be spent on the arrangement. You will be invited to participate at the following year’s meeting to share your experiences with new participants or to meet with your partner face to face after one year interaction.
    • Participating
      If you are interested in being a mentor or a mentee, please fill out the following application and send it to Sarah S. Elman (sse2109@columbia.edu)
    • All Participants
      All participants are asked to inform the Membership Committee if there are any problems contacting their partners at any time.
    • For questions about the mentorship program,

      • please contact Sarah S. Elman (sse2109@columbia.edu)
    • Mentorship Program Application Form
      (Please fill out the form below and send it to Sarah S. Elman (sse2109@columbia.edu)

      1) I would like to be a mentor | mentee (Please Choose One)

      2) My name

      3) Institution name (Name of school for students)

      4) Mailing Address:

      5) Telephone Number:

      6) Email Address:

      7) Type of Library (Examples: Academic, Public, other) and Years in Service (or year in school for students)

      8) Country of Specialty (can be more than one)

      9) Type of Library Work(can be more than one; examples: Collection Development, Public and Reference Services, Bibliographic Control, Instructional Services, Information Technology, etc)

      10) For Mentees: What do you expect to learn from your mentor?
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  4. Membership Promotion   
    The committee shall develop and maintain an active membership promotion program. This may involve membership information booth and program presentation, participate at the Annual Meeting in such areas as new member recognition, and soliciting the support of various institutions to encourage CEAL membership.

    For questions about mentorship promotion,
    please contact Sarah S. Elman (sse2109@columbia.edu)

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