Dear CEAL Colleagues: I wanted to let you know that a couple of weeks ago the North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) reached out to me regarding the matter below: “In December 2020, the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho) asked for public comments on the Report of […]
CEAL statement
Dear CEAL colleagues: I would like to inform you that the AAS Board has officially endorsed 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 the Society of Chinese Studies Librarians (SCSL). Once again, […]
Dear CEAL colleagues: This is a follow-up message regarding my earlier posting on the Joint Statement via Eastlib: Equity and Access in Higher Education and Academic Libraries amid the COVID-19 Pandemic (dated July 31, 2020). A total of 283 library professionals signed the statement in the past two weeks. For […]
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 […]
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 […]