Subcommittees & Working Groups – CEAL: Council on East Asian Libraries

Subcommittee on LC-CEAL Cataloging Internship Program

About the program:

The LC/CEAL Cataloging Internship Program Subcommittee oversees the planning, coordination, and continuous improvement of the LC/CEAL Cataloging Internship Program. The subcommittee works collaboratively with the Library of Congress (LC, the internship host), the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL), and program participants to promote professional development in East Asian cataloging and metadata.

The subcommittee's responsibilities include:

Review and update the timeline for the program and application form in accordance with the LC-CEAL agreement annually.
Review and revise the LC-CEAL Cataloging Internship Program agreement as needed.
Coordinate the annual internship cycle, including the call for applications, application review, intern recommendation, and communication with applicants and LC representatives.
Support interns by providing guidance and resources, and by addressing questions or issues that arise during the application process.
Promote the internship program within CEAL and the broader library community through appropriate communication channels.
Maintain program records and prepare reports for CTP and CEAL Executive Board, as appropriate.
Work closely with the CEAL Treasurer to provide financial assistance for the interns upon receiving their final report.

Current Members (2026-2029):

Jian P. Lee (Chair)
Sarah Byun (CTP member)
Saupan Cheng (CTP member)
Keiko Hill (ex-officio, CTP chair)

Past Subcommittee Members
2023-2025:

Runxiao Zhu (Chair)
Jian P. Lee (CTP member)
Kumiko Reichert (CTP member)
Lia Contursi (ex-officio, CTP chair)

Past Subcommittee Members
2020-2023:

Keiko Hill (Chair)
Erminia Chao (CTP member)
Yan He (CTP member)
Naomi Shiraishi (ex-officio, CTP chair)

For the previous subcommittees, go to: CEAL CTP Subcommittees, Task Forces and Working Groups page.

Working Group for Review of the Cataloging Guidelines for Chinese Rare Books

Background:

The Cataloging Guidelines for Chinese Rare Books serve as the primary reference for North American research libraries in the creation of bibliographic records for Chinese rare books in machine-readable formats. The guidelines were first introduced in 2000, following the establishment of the Chinese Rare Books Project (CRBP) in 1989. Since their inception, the guidelines have undergone two significant revisions: the first in 2009, necessitated by the integration of RLIN into OCLC WorldCat, and the second in 2018, which incorporated elements from the Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard. This marked another key milestone in their ongoing development.

Today, the cataloging of Chinese rare books faces significant shifts due to advances in technology and the evolving cataloging ecosystem. Recognizing the need for the guidelines to stay current with these changes, Haiqing Lin from UC Berkeley and Shuwen Cao from Princeton University formed a working group in CEAL in 2021 to review and revise the 2018 edition of the guidelines. The working group has undertaken a comprehensive set of tasks, including:

Environmental scanning
Examination of underlying cataloging issues
Collection and dissemination of information and data
Preliminary observations and analysis

However, given the complexities of these challenges, the working group requires additional time to carefully draft and revise the 2018 Guidelines. Once revisions are complete, the updated document will be circulated among a select group of librarians to gather feedback. This iterative review process will help ensure the revised guidelines effectively address new developments and continue to be a critical resource for the Chinese rare books cataloging community.

Following the submission of the revised guidelines, a subcommittee should be established within the Committee on Chinese Materials (CCM) to promote the Chinese Rare Book Project in alignment with the updated guidelines.

Working Group Report to:

CEAL Committee on Technical Processing (CTP)
CEAL Committee on Chinese Materials (CCM)

Membership (2025-2026)

Yuzhou Bai (Chair, Harvard University)
Shuwen Cao (Princeton University, retired in September, 2025)
Jian Ping Lee (University of Washington)
Ann Roddy (Library of Congress)
Yi Shan (University of Texas at Austin)
Ya Min Wu (University of British Columbia)
Anlin Yang (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
Yangyang Zeng (Library of Congress)
Wei Zheng (Columbia University)
Haiqing Lin (Consultant, UC Berkeley)

Past Members:

2021-2023

Haiqing Lin (Chair, University of California, Berkeley)
Shuwen Cao (Princeton University)
Brian Cheung (Library of Congress)
Jian Ping Lee (University of Washington)
Tang Li (University of Southern California)
Stephen Qiao (University of Toronto)
Ann Roddy (Library of Congress)
Anlin Yang (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
Karen Yu (University of Chicago)
Yangyang Zeng (Library of Congress)
Wei Zheng (Columbia University)
Runxiao Zhu (Oberlin College, CTP Representative)

2024-2025

Wei Zheng (Chair, Columbia University)
Yuzhou Bai (Harvard University)
Shuwen Cao (Princeton University)
Jian Ping Lee (University of Washington)
Ann Roddy (Library of Congress)
Ya Min Wu (University of British Columbia)
Anlin Yang (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
Yangyang Zeng (Library of Congress)
Jessalyn Zoom (Project Advisor, Library of Congress)
Haiqing Lin (Consultant, UC Berkeley)

Access to the Guidelines and Contact Information:

The Cataloging Guidelines for Chinese Rare Books (2018 edition) is available on:

The working group welcomes all participants of the Chinese Rare Books Project and institutions using the guidelines to share their feedback. Please send your comments to chrbceal@gmail.com.

CTP/CCM Working Group on Taiwanese Access Points (April 2016-)