Activities
- 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.
- 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.
- 2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
- 2005
(CEAL Meeting in Chicago)
Discussion Topics:
- CEAL "Buddy Program"
- Outreach to Library School Students
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- Mentorship Program
- Introduction
Often, East Asian librarians work at institutions with no other
librarians in their specific area (Chinese, Japanese or Korean librarianship).
In smaller institutions, there may be only one East Asian Librarian.
This isolation often makes it difficult or impossible for a newcomer
to get help learning the ropes of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean librarianship.
To meet this need, the CEAL Membership Committee has inaugurated
a mentoring program to help match experienced East Asian librarians
(mentors) with interested mentees.
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.
- Duration
We ask potential mentors and mentees to make a one-year commitment
to the program.
- Participating
If you are interested in being a mentor or a mentee, please fill
out the following application and send it to Jade Atwill (yya2@psu.edu),
the chair of the Membership Committee.
- Responsibilities
If you agree to be a mentor or a mentee, the CEAL Membership
Committee will add your name and information to a list of mentor/mentee
candidates. The Committee will have exclusive access to this list.
At that point, we try to match potential mentors with mentees who
have similar interests. The only commitment you make if you say
"yes" to being on the list is that you will consider accepting a
mentee or a mentor when we ask. If at that point (and/or after talking
with the proposed mentee or mentor) you feel that he/she is not
a good match, 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. There is no pressure. The goal is to facilitate
the process of mentees finding appropriate and willing mentors,
and creating a learning environment for people interested in East
Asian Librarianship.
- Application Form
(Please fill out the form below and send it to Jade Atwill at yya2@psu.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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