Dear CEAL colleagues: I hope you are all keeping yourselves safe and healthy. Today, I am writing to share the Council on East Asian Libraries’ (CEAL) Statement on Collection Development and Acquisition Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: In Collaboration with the North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) and […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
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Dear CEAL colleagues: On behalf of the CEAL Executive Board, I am releasing the CEAL Statement on the National Library of Australia’s Asian Materials Collecting Strategy. This statement will be sent to the Director-General of the National Library of Australia (NLA), Dr. Marie-Louise Ayres, to express our grave concern over […]
Please join us for CEAL 2020 Meetings online on March 18 & 19 at https://washington.zoom.us/j/578838026. Detailed schedule and instructions for the online program can be found here: https://www.eastasianlib.org/newsite/meetings/#meeting-schedule.
Dear CEAL Members, Based on the result of the attendance survey (more than half of respondents cannot or preferr not to attend the Boston conference) and active discussions among EB members, CEAL EB has voted unanimously to cancel the 2020 CEAL onsite annual meeting in Boston and to explore moving […]
Dear CEAL Members, As the Boston CEAL/AAS conference is approaching, some CEAL members have expressed concerns and questions about the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 and its impact on the conference. We full understand and appreciate your concerns and questions. After consulting with AAS leadership and discussions of CEAL Executive Board, we […]
Dear colleagues, Thanks to Sharon Yang and Nongji Zhang’s coordination, now we have all the detailed schedule of the library tours on March 17th. Because the libraries can’t provide tours to all attendees at once, we have to stagger the sessions. While no registration is necessary, please choose sessions that […]
Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Head of Technical Services of the East Asia Library, the Chinese Technical Services Librarian is responsible for cataloging Chinese language materials in all formats, and supervises the technical services team of Chinese materials. The Librarian should bring to this position a thorough understanding of […]
The Task Force on CEAL Distinguished Service Award (2018-2020) was charged with selecting an inaugural CEAL Distinguished Service Award recipient. Dr. Kristina Troost is the 2020 recipient of the CEAL Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to library service to the East […]
Position Summary: This position is located in the China Section, Asian & Middle Eastern Division, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate, Library Services. The incumbent serves as Section Head and is responsible for managing the work of acquiring and providing metadata for materials published in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The […]
Position Summary: This individual serves as primary liaison to Japanese Studies faculty, students, visiting scholars and staff in a variety of departments and academic programs, manages and evaluates the Japanese Studies collection and provides instruction, reference and digital consultation services. Responsibilities Engagement Serves as primary liaison to Japanese Studies and […]