CALA NEWSLETTER CALA Newsletter ISSN 0736-8887 Chinese American Librarians INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Association Newsletter Greetings 1-3 N O

CALA NEWSLETTER CALA Newsletter ISSN 0736-8887 Chinese American Librarians INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Association Newsletter Greetings 1-3 N O . 1 1 1 F A L L 2 0 1 4

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Appointments 8-9 Message from the CALA President Kachuen Gee Awards 8, 10 Dear CALA Members and learning experience to me. Conferences 11-15 Friends: With the guidance and help of and Seminars past CALA leaders, I slowly Visits 16 Greetings from your new learned more and more about President. I am honored to the history, organization and International 17-19 have this opportunity to offer management of this thriving Collaboration my best wishes to you and to organization. I am also fortu- Publications 20 report to you the achieve- nate that I work with a leadership team that is supportive In Memoriam 21-22 ments we accomplished in these few months since I took and constantly offers new Committee 23-32 office. ideas and suggestions to im- Reports prove CALA’s infrastructure Program entitled: “Exploring and to advance its continued As a newcomer who has not the World: Librarian Lead- Chapter Re- 33-37 progress. In short, together ers and Global Outreach”, had a very close association ports with able leadership and the held on June 29, during the with CALA and who was not collaboration of dedicated and 2014 ALA Annual Confer- Membership 38 very familiar with CALA’s Form past history and achieve- hardworking members, I am ence in Las Vegas. Three ments, the beginning of my proud to report that we have prominent library leaders: accomplished many important Donna Scheeder of IFLA, leadership has been quite CALA Newsletter (ISSN: achievements in these few Maureen Sullivan of ALA, challenging and difficult. 0736-8887) is the official months since July. Including: and Shu-hsien Tseng of Na- publication of the Chi- However, it was also a very A successful 2014 Annual tional (Continue to p.2) nese American Librarians stimulating and meaningful Association.

The CALA Newsletter is published twice a year in CALA Programs at Midwinter 2015 Spring and Fall. URL: http://www.cala-web.org/ Dear CALA Colleagues, publications/newsletter.

President: Carol Ka- We are pleased to announce CALA programs at Midwinter in Chicago January 30 – February 3, chuen Gee , ka- 2015 http://alamw15.ala.org/.CALA’s designate hotel is Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers [email protected]. where we will hold all our meetings. Please consider booking your stay there so you will have an edu. easy access to our meetings and gatherings. Vice President/President Elect: Lian Ruan, Date/Time: [email protected]. CALA Leadership Training Friday January 30, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Hollow Square Executive Director: Li CALA Board Meeting Saturday January 31, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Hollow Square Fu, [email protected]. CALA Committee Meeting Sunday February 1, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Hollow Square Newsletter Editorial CALA EC meeting Monday, February 2nd, 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Hollow Square Team: Priscilla Yu, Location: Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers [email protected]. 301 East North Water Street, Chicago, IL 60611-4300 Sai Deng, 312-464-1000 | 312-464-9 140 http://www.sheratonchicago.com/ (Continue to p. 4) [email protected].

P A G E 2 Message from the CALA President (Cont.)

(Continued from p.1) Central ment. questions, comments, and Library of Taiwan, shared feedback. their knowledge and experi- Online Phone Meetings: ences of library leadership in Vice President Lian Ruan im- International Developments worldwide perspective en- plemented a conference call hanced by highly advanced system using a software called CALA member Shali Zhang, digital technology. Any Meeting. The Strategic Mion Zhou and Denise Kwan Plan Taskforce held its first represented CALA to attend A festival annual award ban- conference call meeting on the 2014 IFLA General Con- quet, also held on June 29, Nov. 7th. Most Taskforce ference, August 16-22, at was attended by about 60 members and invited guests Lyon, France. CALA has also guests and many honorary President Kachuen Gee and agreed to send representatives library leaders. Executive Director Fu Li to participate in IFLA’s 2016 joined this important meeting. Conference to be held in Co- In August, a new CALA 2020 lumbus, Ohio. Strategic Plan Task Force The participants discussed chaired by Vice President Lian their concerns for CALA and CALA has agreed to continue Ruan was formally estab- made suggestions for future to partner with the Yunnan lished. This new task force goals. The Task Force also Library Committee to hold will update CALA’s 2015 decided to hold town hall CALA 21st Century Librari- Strategic Plan and will guide phone meetings and to invite an Seminar Series. The first the Association’s policies and all CALA members to join. Seminar will be held at Bao activities in the next five The theme of these meetings Shan University, Yunnan years. will be on “what CALA can Province, in July 2015. Mi- do for you”. CALA Members chael Huang, chair of CALA’s In October, the are encouraged to participate International Relations Com- Executive Com- and share their thoughts, ideas, mittee, has already started to mittee (EC) set up and concerns with the Task discuss the planning of the a new leadership Force. The first meeting was conference with Bao Shan training series held on Nov, 18. Subsequent University Library. entitled “What meetings will continue until January. Face to face meetings Can CALA Do to CALA leaders participated in Help You?” to will also be scheduled during a significant musicology/ help new leaders 2015 ALA Mid-Winter. cultural event about Taiwan’s to learn more famous song writer Zhou Lan about the Associa- To regulate donation policies Ping. The program, entitled tion’s infrastruc- and procedures, EC has posted “Lan-Ping Zhou and the ture and to en- a formal donation policy, and Legend of ‘Green Island hance their leader- is planning to consult legal Serenade’” was held on Oc- ship skills. The advisors to review all CALA/ tober 11. It was organized by first part of the donor donation contracts and National Central Library of series will be held agreements. Taiwan, National Taiwan Uni- during 2015 ALA versity, and New York Queens Mid-Winter. Ten- In order to improve CALA Public Library at Flushing. tatively, EC has leadership’s performances and CALA president Kachuen selected 4 topics provide more benefits and Gee, ex-president Esther Lee to be included in services to members, EC insti- and ex- treasurer Maria Fung the series: Nonprofit Organi- tuted an online feedback sys- helped to set up the exhibit, zation; CALA as an Organiza- tem, the “member suggestions publicized the event, and in- tion; Leadership Essentials; box” on CALA WEB to en- vited many interested friends and Professional Develop- courage members to post to attend. (Continue to p. 3)

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Message from the CALA President (Cont.) (Continued from p. 2) Modern Chinese School and San Die- Let us all work together harmoniously

Awards go Public /e3 Civic High School, as the as a team to achieve our goals! recipients of the 2015 grant. CALA members Duan Xiaoyu and Mi Thank you. Ximi were selected by ALA as mem- In summary, with so many new and bers of the 2015 Emerging Leaders exciting projects going on and so Respectfully submitted class. Congratulations, young leaders! many talented and hardworking members making outstanding achievements, Kachuen Gee CALA/ALA Family Literacy Focus CALA is moving with great promise to CALA 2014/15 President has selected two libraries, St. Louis a very bright and successful new year.

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Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers #7 on this map: http://alamw15.ala.org/files/alamw15/ALA_2015%20Hotel%20Map.pdf.

HOTEL RATES

2015 Midwinter Meeting Hotels Hotel Rates Hotel Rates Hotel Rates Hotel Rates (Single) (Double) (Triple) (Quad)

7 - Sheraton Chicago Hotel and $125 $125 $145 $165 Towers - 301 E. North Water St. - CI, BC, F, P, RS

Thank you all for your attention. Please let EC know if you have questions. We look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

Kachuen Gee, CALA President Li Fu, CALA Executive Director

Fund Raising News

On CALA's behalf, President Kachuen Gee raised $1,250 from Ambassador Book Service, [email protected] one of the largest book distributors in the na- tion. This donation will be used to subsidize CALA's 2015 Annual Award Banquet and CALA's Leadership Training Series. Pictures source: http://carlaaston.com/ designed/25-extraordinary-christmas-tree- designs

P A G E 4 IFLA Launches Toolkit to Support Library Institutions and Associations to Advocate for Access to Infor- Announcements mation in the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda

As the United Nations reflects Acknowledge the public's what strategic and ambitious on the future of global devel- right to access information and goals will that phone call pur- opment and the post-2015 data, while respecting the right sue?” agenda, access to information to individual privacy; - Her Royal Highness Princess must be recognised as critical Laurentien of the Netherlands, to supporting governments to Recognise the important role speech at the IFLA World achieve development goals, of local authorities, infor- Library and Information Con- and enabling citizens to make mation intermediaries and gress in August 2014 informed decisions to improve infrastructure such as ICTs their own lives. IFLA, the and an open Internet as a Our objective is that on 1 Jan- International Federation of means of implementation. uary 2016, libraries will be Library Associations and In- ready to support implementa- stitutions, believes that librar- Adopt policy, standards and tion of the new development ies help guarantee that access. legislation to ensure the con- agenda, and that governments tinued funding, integrity, will be seeking libraries’ in- IFLA has launched a toolkit to preservation and provision of volvement. To achieve this, support library institutions and information by governments, IFLA seeks the support of all associations and other civil and access by people; of its national members. society organisations to advocate for this position. The Develop targets and indicators Contact toolkit provides background that enable measurement of For feedback on this toolkit, on the issues and practical the impact of access to infor- advice or feedback on meet- advice on how to set up meet- mation and data and reporting ings with decision mak- ings with government repre- on progress during each year ers, please contact: Fiona sentatives. Template letters, of the goals in a Development Bradley fio- talking points and examples of and Access to Information [email protected] and Stuart how libraries help meet devel- (DA2I) report. Hamil- opment goals are included. ton [email protected] The toolkit is available for The timeline until the final download from the IFLA web- post-2015 goals are decided is Kind regards, site at: http://www.ifla.org/ short. If libraries are to be part libraries-development/toolkit/ of the discussion, action needs Fiona to be taken now and until Sep- Fiona Bradley The toolkit will empower sig- tember 2015. Manager, Member Services natories of the Lyon Declara- and Development tion, including library institu- This urgency is echoed by Her International Federation of tions and associations, to take Royal Highness Princess Lau- Library Associations and In- the “asks” of the Lyon Decla- rentien of the Netherlands: stitutions ration to policy makers in their country, and for that message “I hope you will agree that P.O. Box 95312 to be heard at the UN. To collecting signatures for the 2509 CH The Hague achieve that, meetings with a [Lyon] Declaration is a start, Netherlands large number of Member not a result. So in that sense, I States need to be held. Signa- also invite you start thinking Email: fiona.bradley@ifla tories of the Lyon Declaration about what you will do on will ask the UN Member Friday, once the conference is States to: over. Who will you call? What will you tell him or her? And

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Dr. Tze-Chung Li Dr. Tze-Chung Li Free Student Membership Program Free Student Membership Program Announcement Recipients List (2014)

Dear colleagues and friends, Name Chinese Application Chapter LIS School We’re pleased to announce that the Chinese American Name Date Librarians Association (CALA) continues to offer a free one year membership to new student members, thanks to a Liya Deng 3/22/2014 SE University of generous donation of $1,000.00 from Dr. Tze-Chung Li, South Caroli- Professor and Dean Emeritus of Dominican University na Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences and Karen 陳怡瑄 4/5/2014 OUS University of one of the founding members of CALA. The fund left in Chen Washington the current year will be carried over to the next year till all fund is utilized. Minhao 蒋旻昊 2/12/2014 MW UIUC Jiang Eligibility: 1. Applicants must be enrolled in a master’s or doctoral Yingshan 谷英珊 1/13/2014 NUS McGill Uni- program in Library and Information Sciences from an Gu versity ALA accredited institution in North America; AND Adam 2/9/2014 SE University of 2. Applicants must be of Chinese nationality or of Chinese Chang South Florida descent; AND 3. Applicants must be new to CALA and not previously a Wanyun 11/20/2013 SW University of member of CALA. 夏婉筠 Xia Arizona

Application Requirements: 1. Each applicant must complete a CALA membership Julie Wong 11/13/2013 NCA San Jose application (http://cala-web.org/membership) in full or be State Univer- disqualified. sity

Please help spread the word! Should you have any ques- Shanshan 4/29/2014 MW University of tions, please feel free to contact any of the CALA Mem- Ming Michigan bership Committee members listed below:

David Ad- 劳玉可 5/29/2014 SCA University of Michael Huang (Co- kins-Brown Southern Chair), [email protected] California Sai Deng (Co-chair), [email protected] Haiwang Yuan, [email protected] Daisy Nip 聂達仁 6/6/2014 SCA University of Leping He, [email protected] Southern Amy Jiang, [email protected] California Min Tong, [email protected] Jennifer Zhao, [email protected] Bonnie 鄭雅如 8/22/2014 SW University of Tiffany Niem, [email protected] (CAN Chapter) Cheng Southern Ling-ling Kuo, [email protected] (CAS Chapter) California Andrew Lee, [email protected] (GMA Chapter President) Sharon (Chengren) Hu, [email protected] (MW Chapter Presi- Dandi 王丹迪 8/28/2014 MW California dent) Wang State Univer- Yongming Wang, [email protected] (NE Chapter) sity, Long Huimin Lu, [email protected] (SE Chapter) Beach

P A G E 6 Call for Nomination for 2014 CALA Best Book Award

Announcements The CALA (Chinese American Librarians Association) Best Book Award Committee (BBAC) would like to invite you to recommend books for the CALA 2014 Best Book Award. The goal of the Award is to promote awareness of the best books on Chinese topics or literature written in English or Chinese by authors of Chinese descent, and published originally in the North America. Winners of the Award will be announced during the 2015 CALA annual conference.

The committee members will select the books in the categories of “Fiction”, “Nonfiction”, “Juvenile Books (Age 12-18)”, “Children's Books (Age 12 and under).” Each category of the Award consists of an award certificate and will be presented at the CALA’s Annual Award Banquet in June, 2015. The list of winners will be posted on CA- LA website, Facebook and Newsletter, and a press release will be sent to various print or online media.

Topics: relate to Chinese culture, civilization, life, Chinese Americans and more.

2014 CALA Best Book Award Guidelines

Goal The goal of the CALA Annual Best Book Award is to promote awareness of the best books of Chinese topics or literature written by authors of Chinese descent, in English or Chinese language, that are originally published in North America. Winners of the Award will be announced by CALA during the ALA annual conference.

Award Each category of the Award consists of an award certificate and will be presented at the CALA Annual Award Banquet. A press release will be sent to various print and online media. Honorable mentions may also be named in addition to the winning ones. If no eligible books are found to meet the selection criteria, no awards will be given.

Eligible Works  Works must be related to Chinese culture heritage or deal with subjects about China, written by authors of Chinese descent.

 Works eligible must have premier publication during the calendar year of 2014 from January 1 to December 31, and must be published for general commercial release by a publishing house, trade or small press/publisher located in North America.

 Nominations must be submitted to the Committee using the Best Book Award Nomination Form (http://cala-web.org/node/302) by April 19, 2015.

 Works must be in Chinese or English. This requirement does not limit the use of words or phrases in another language where appropriate in context. Translations of original works may be considered.

 Works that have previously won other prizes or recognition are also eligible.

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Ineligible Works  Anthologies containing the work of more than one author.  Reprints of books originally published prior to the current award year.  Self-published works.

Entry and Submission of Works  Entries may be submitted by an author, publisher, agent, publicist or any individual.  Nominations must be submitted to the Committee using the Best Book Award Nomination Form (http://cala-web.org/node/302) by April 19, 2015.  An email address should be provided with each entry.  Upon receipt of the entry, the Award Committee will notify the submitter to acknowledge the receipt of the submission via email. The Award Committee is not responsible for lost submissions.  An author, publisher, publicist, agent or individual may submit more than one entry per author, but not more than one entry per book.  It is encouraged to mail books of entry to the Best Book Award Committee, with maximum of five copies, one copy each to committee members. All books must be received by Apr. 19, 2015.  Please label on the envelope "CALA Best Book Award" when mailing book(s).

If you cannot mail the book, please note it in the nomination form.

Mailing addresses: Sai Deng 10564 Angler Ct. Orlando, FL 32825

Jia Mi TCNJ Library 2000 Pennington Road Ewing, NJ 08628

Judy Jeng 6 Huntington Drive Princeton Junction, NJ 08550

Haiying Qian Inman E. Page Library The CALA Best Books published in Lincoln University 2013. 712 Lee Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65101

XiaoYan Zhou Brooklyn Public Library, Bay Ridge Branch 7223 Ridge Blvd. Brooklyn, NY 11209

2014/2015 Best Book Award Committee Sai Deng (co-chair) [email protected] Jia Mi (co-chair) [email protected] Judy Jeng [email protected] Haiying Qian [email protected] XiaoYan Zhou [email protected]

P A G E 8 Oakland University Dean Named to Lead UO Libraries

Adriene Lim, dean of libraries university librarian and head at Oakland University in Mich- of library technologies. Appointments igan, has been named the new dean of libraries at the Univer- Lim earned a bachelor of fine sity of Oregon. arts degree and a master’s degree in library and infor- Provost Scott Coltrane an- mation science from Wayne nounced the appointment Fri- State University in Detroit, day, May 30. Lim, who will Mich. She received a doctor- hold the endowed Philip H. ate in library and information Knight Dean of Libraries chair, science from Simmons Col- takes the place of retired dean lege in Boston, Mass., where Deborah Carver. Lim will start she was in the managerial Dr. Adriene Lim. at the university July 28, 2014. leadership in the information professions program. Table of the American Library Lim has served as Oakland Association. University’s chief administra- Among her numerous scholar- tive officer for the school’s ly articles, Lim is the author of This article originally ap- main Kresge Library and Med- a 2010 paper on readability peared in Around the O, May ical Library since 2011. Before that was published in the Jour- 30, 2014 (http:// that, she was at Portland State nal of Academic Librarianship around.uoregon.edu/content/ University since 2005, holding that was named among the oakland-university-dean- positions that included interim “Top 20 Articles in 2010” by named-lead-uo-libraries). university librarian, associate the Library Instruction Round

Congratulations Bridgewater State University, Congratulations, Awards Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Sheau-Hwang Ms. Chang is Senior Librarian Lian! Chang and has been working at BSU Good news! CALA vice presi- Ms. Sheau-Hwang Chang is for more than 28 years. Pro- dent Lian Ruan won the Dis- the recipient of the 2014 Life- moting library services and tinguished Contribution time Faculty/Librarian librarianship is her lifetime Award for her Chinese Librar- Achievement Award at the goal. The Award includes a plaque and a $5,000 ian Summer Program at the prize. The ceremony University of Illinois (2005- was held on April 23, 2014) from the Chinese Aca- 2014. demic and University Library Association, Library Society Attached is the photo of China. taken in the ceremony. More information Congratulations Lian, Great is available at http:// achievement! www.bridgew.edu/ news-events/news/ KaChuen Gee heads-class. CALA 2014-15 President

Thank you very much! Lifetime Faculty/Librarian Achievement

Award – Sheau-Hwang Chang (library Take care, services Sheau-Hwang

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N O . 1 1 1 Appointments P A G E 9

Michael Huang Appointed Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives at Stony Brook University

Dear Colleagues, Librarian Michael Bailou Huang has versity been appointed to the position of the Library Please share the announcement below Coordinator of the Office of Global since with appropriate faculty and depart- Library Initiatives. Michael has exten- 2013. In ments. sive experience and expertise in inter- recent national librarianship. Currently, he is years, he In support of the Stony Brook Univer- President of CALA Northeast Chapter has ad- sity’s Global mission, the University and Chair of the International Rela- vised and Libraries designed a suite of services tions Committee of the Chinese Ameri- hosted and expertise to facilitate and strength- can Librarians Association (CALA). five J-1 en the work of SBU faculty and stu- He serves on the Editorial Board of visiting dents abroad. The Office of Global Chinese Librarianship: an International scholars. Library Initiatives provides leadership, Electronic Journal. He was Publicity Michael creativity, and vision in enhancing and Co-Chair of the International Confer- has pre- developing the Library’s critical role in ence on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries sented Michael Huang. the success of SBU faculty and stu- (ICADL) held in Beijing, China in about 60 dents. October 2011. Michael has been ap- papers, workshops, lectures, and post- pointed Secretariat General at four er sessions at national and internation- The Office of Global Library Initiatives international library conferences, re- al conferences held in 11 countries initiates and facilitates relationships sponsible for advertising, coordinating including Austria, China, England, with other research libraries and infor- peer-review process, editing papers, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, mation centers abroad to allow SBU answering registration questions, host- Norway, Portugal, and the United researchers and students access to re- ing participants from overseas, and States, and at a variety of forums in search material during extended stays serving as conference interpreter. He universities in China such as Capital in other countries; develops relation- was CALA Delegation Leader to at- Normal University, Fudan University, ships with research library staff of in- tend the 3rd Shanghai International Capital Medical University, Zhongnan ternational libraries to provide orienta- Library Forum held in Shanghai, China University of Economics and Law, tion and research support for SBU fac- in August 2006. He was named Team Guangxi Medical University, and ulty and students; cultivates infor- Leader leading a team of the American Tongji University. mation exchange and visiting/exchange Library Association President to give a scholars program; develops relation- three day workshop titled “China-US Michael could be reached at ships with research libraries that sup- Forum on Library Practice,” part of the [email protected] or port the global mission of SBU and CALA 21st Century Librarian Seminar directly at 631-444-3794 initiates sustaining international collab- Series, at Shanxi University in Taiyu- orations; works closely with academic an, China in May 2010. He was select- Many thanks and clinical departments and the office ed as a presenter of the American Li- of International Academic Programs brary Educational Team in “Think Constantia Constantinou and Services to identify international Globally Act Globally” US-China Li- Dean of University Libraries initiatives, programs, and activities in brarian Collaboration Project spon- Stony Brook University order to focus the Library’s efforts to sored by the Ministry of Culture of the areas that are most critical to SBU China, Institute of Museum and Li- success; develops public domain digital brary Services, University of Illinois at resources relevant to global initiative Urbana-Champaign, Chinese American and programs and establishes infor- Librarians Association, and Library mation centers with digital library pres- Society of China, which took place in ence in countries where SBU has clini- Nanning, China from November 2-9, cal and academic centers. 2009. Michael has been an adjunct professor at the Shanghai Normal Uni-

P A G E 10 Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund winner Announced

Delin Guerra international conference in Lon- about new research on digital Program Officer don, England. libraries as well as best practic- Awards International Relations Office es from practitioners. [email protected] The award is in recognition of Sarah Comly Norris Bogle, a Sai Deng, is a metadata librari- CHICAGO — Sai Deng is the prominent U.S. librarian who an and associate librarian at the 2014 recipient of the American made notable contributions to University of Central Florida Library Association (ALA) In- children’s librarianship, interna- (UCF). Ms. Deng’s responsibili- ternational Relations Commit- tional library service and library ties include providing access to tee's "Bogle-Pratt International education. the Libraries digital collections Library Travel Fund." as well as sharing her expertise Ms. Deng will be presenting a in metadata and data manage- An award of $1,000 is given to paper titled “Creating a ment with librarians and faculty an ALA member to attend their Knowledge Map for the Re- at UFC. first international conference. search Lifecycle” during the The Bogle Memorial Fund and Joint Conference on Digital Sai Deng was recognized during the Pratt Institute School of In- Libraries (JCDL) in September the International Librarians formation and Library Science 2014 in England. She will also Reception at the 2014 American will provide a $1,000 cash award have an opportunity to learn Library Association Annual for Ms. Deng to attend her first from international colleagues Conference in Las Vegas.

Class of 2015 Emerging Leaders Announced

CHICAGO — The American part in all aspects of the pro- support of an Emerging Lead- Congratula- Library Association (ALA) has gram and may have an oppor- er in order to help defray costs tions to CALA selected 50 people to partici- tunity to serve on an ALA, for attending the ALA Mid- pate in its 2015 class of division, chapter, round table, winter Meeting and the Annu- members Xi- Emerging Leaders (EL). The or affiliate committee or al Conference. min Mi and program is designed to enable workgroup upon completion. library staff and information ALA Past-President, program Co-Chair of the Emerging Xiaoyu Duan workers to participate in pro- facilitator and subcommittee Leaders subcommittee Man- on being se- ject planning workgroups, net- co-chair, Maureen Sullivan, ya Shorr said, “I am very lected as work with peers, gain an inside said, “This very successful pleased to welcome the 2015 look into ALA structure and program has enabled a number class of Emerging Leaders. I ALA’s Emerg- have an opportunity to serve of very talented new profes- am also grateful for the work of all selection committees in- ing Leaders the profession in a leadership sionals to assume leadership capacity early in their careers. positions in ALA at earlier volved. Their efforts and dedi- for 2015! The program kicks off with a career stage. These individuals cation to the process ensures a diverse cohort that is vibrant day-long session during the have brought fresh ideas, new and ready to work to advance 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting approaches and significant our profession. in Chicago. Following the energy to the association. I View the complete list of the kickoff session which includes welcome this next class and selected 2015 Emerging Leader orientation and training, the look forward to working with participants (PDF) and sponsor- program will continue in an them.” ing organizations. online learning and networking For more information on the environment for six months, Nearly 80 percent of this Emerging Leaders program, culminating with a poster ses- year’s participants have re- visit the EL web page. sion where the 2015 Emerging ceived sponsorships. The The Emerging Leaders program Leaders will showcase the re- sponsors included ALA divi- is managed by the ALA Office sults of their project planning sions, round tables, state chap- for Human Resource Develop- work at the ALA 2015 Annual ters, ALA affiliate groups and ment and Recruitment (HRDR). Conference in San Francisco. other organizations. Each Participants commit to taking sponsor commits to financial (From ALA News)

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JCDL London and Me

by Sai Deng, the 2014 Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund Winner

A Nice Surprise Computing Machinery (ACM)/ Insti- est research in digital libraries and tute of Electrical and Electronics Engi- covers a wide variety of topics includ- I never thought about attending an in- neers (IEEE) Joint Con- ternational conference, until one day, ference on Digital Li- Sally Tseng, the Chinese American braries (JCDL).I once Librarians Association’s previous Ex- thought that internation- ecutive Director, asked me if I’d be al conferences were be- interested in applying for the Bogle yond my reach; under Pratt International Travel Fund. That the strong support of was right before the 2013 Thanksgiv- these experienced and ing. I was tempted but not quite sure. reputable librarians, I Sally gave me some instructions and made an effort to apply said that I can also contact Sha Li for the grant but didn’t Zhang for guidance. Shali is the Dean really expect anything of Libraries and Professor at University would happen. I was of Montana and she has been very actually quite surprised much involved in international librari- when I got notified by anship. Shali suggested me to ask my Delin Guerra from the supervisor who is familiar with my International Relations Sai and her co-author Xiao Hu at the JCDL 2014. work to write a recommendation letter. Office at the American My supervisor Mary Page, Associate Library Association (ALA) in June that ing digital humanities, digital preser- Director for Collections and Technical I was awarded the grant. Thus my first vation, citation and scholarly publica- Services at the University of Central international conference, JCDL 2014, tion, and linked data. Florida (UCF), wrote a very supportive became a reality. letter for me explaining how my cho- JCDL 2014 was held close to the Bar- sen conference can benefit my work as The JCDL and the London Im- bican Center in London and the City a Metadata Librarian at UCF. The con- pression University London from Sept. 8th to th ference I selected is the Association for Sept. 12 .The beautiful city of Lon- JCDL is an inter- don has a glamorous history, Big Ben, national confer- the Palace and London Bridge are all ence focusing on iconic. The Queen’s guards and the digital libraries Royal Calvary are charming, and first and associated time London visitors wouldn’t want to technical, practi- miss them, including the conference cal, and social attendants. The London streets are issues. The 2014 covered with wonderful old cobble conference is the stones and the streets are crowded joint conference with people who seem to be in such a for both the hurry that they wouldn’t even pause at JCDL and the the red lights as long as there were no Theory and Prac- cars coming. However, the locals are tice of Digital extremely nice and they would stop Libraries Confer- and ask if they sensed that you may ence (TPDL) need help such as in directions. series. Conference Pearls JCDL opening session. This conference addresses the new- The JCDL main conference sessions

P A G E 12 were held in the Guildhall image-based Chinese calli- ment for archiving the major School of Music & Drama near graphic character from large social media service Facebook the Barbican Center. It took scale data, converting Chinese as a heterogeneous personal my co-author and roommate, comic page image for different store by a public institution, a Dr. Xiao Hu from the Univer- devices such as mobile case of developing content Conferences sity of Hong Kong, and me phones, identifying the same collection profiles in the Brit- quite some time to find the records across multiple Ukiyo- ish Library for implementing and Seminars place. We soon found that we e image databases using textu- digital preservation strategy, were not the only people who al data in different languages, and an archival acid test to were confused, but once we extracting the Italian Zeri pho- evaluate the capability of ar- got into the small building in to archive to linked open data, chival crawlers and preserva- Guildhall, we saw smiling at- evaluating the MARC-based tion tools. It offers a mixture tendees from around the world, metadata in the Hathi Trust of theory, thinking and prac- delicate food and a warm at- Digital Library for scholarly tice. mosphere perfect for mingling research purposes, detecting and networking. We talked to and modeling local text reuse The system building track fellow researchers and librari- by examining free reprinting covers a big data platform ans from China, Singapore, the in the nineteenth century and providing services such as Netherlands, Spain, the UK, the development of bills into scholarly data harvesting, in- the US and other countries. legislation in the US congress, formation extraction and user and exploring connections information and log data ana- As a metadata librarian at between music pieces, people lytics, the Scalable Preserva- UCF, my responsibilities in- and places by creating linked tion Environment (SCAPE) to clude providing access to the data for early music corpora. integrate the preservation ac- Library’s digital collections as From a more technical aspect, tion processing with reposito- well as sharing my expertise in these projects deal with issues ry systems, collection building metadata and data management such as metadata and item in computing education with librarians and faculty. I identification, data transfor- through classifier training us- attended the poster session and mation, description and re- ing the ACM digital library various tracks in preservation trieval. paper metadata as a resource, strategies, publication impacts, and a metadata extraction building systems for big data The digital preservation track framework without human and scholarly applications, brings to the audience an in- annotators with the ground quality data and metadata, data vestigation on replication poli- truth harvested from web such transformation and description, cy and discuss when to make as Google book and Amazon and education and collabora- preservation copies, an argu- book. tion. For the poster session, each presenter was given one minute to introduce his/her poster on stage prior to the poster exhibit in another room. Some of these posters and presentations are more research-oriented and technical than what I would usually en- counter in librarian conferences but the ideas presented are thought-provoking to me.

It is interesting that many digital humanities projects are covered by different sessions rep- resenting many countries such as China, Japan, Italy, the US and the UK. These inspiring The poster presentation session at JCDL. projects include: retrieving

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Another big programming aspect of the gether to discuss the potential of inter- Another workshop I attended was on main conference is in publication and active KMs for information seeking. “Linking and Contextualizing Publica- citation. Some of the interesting experi- tions and Datasets –‘Growing a Glob- ments include: scholarly popularity The keynote speaker and many other al Data Publishing Culture.’” It cov- characterization by analyzing the speakers were quite interesting. The ered many interesting topics like link- scholar’s publication features and the keynote André Skupin talked about ing research data and publications, co-author network in the computer managing domain knowledge using scientific data description, linked data science research community, and the ontology and visualization methods, search, research infrastructure, data endogamy for communities of authors and showed many fascinating science citation practices and data peer re- as an influence indicator. maps and knowledge maps. Xia Lin view. These topics are all very rele- presented the visual search interface vant to the data and metadata services The Workshops in Knowledge based on the Dewey Decimal Classifi- that many libraries including UCF are Maps and Data Linking and Ci- cation concept annotations, and Timo- currently trying to build. tation thy Cribbin discussed how visual maps can help users in searching articles and After a whole day of meetings, I nor- I had the luck of presenting a understanding the thematic structure of mally would walk around the city of Knowledge Map (KM) application the citation network. London for a while. The day after the proposal to a group of KM experts. The workshop, I went with some friends Knowledge Maps and Information Re- My topic was “Creating a Knowledge from The Tsinghua and Zhejiang Uni- trieval (KMIR) was a half-day work- Map for the Research Lifecycle.” My versity and walked along the River shop held as part of the JCDL. It co-author Xiao and I introduced a KM Thames. I even watched “the Comedy brought experts in these two areas to- prototype created based on the Re- of Errors” at the Shakespeare’s Globe search Lifecycle at Theatre that night. After the confer- UCF which provides ence concluded, I visited Oxford Uni- campus-wide services versity and fulfilled a childhood and resources to re- dream, to visit Shakespeare’s searchers. It aims to hometown, Stratford upon Avon. meet the needs of researchers and delivers The Closing Remark guided searching and assistance in all as- Before closing, I would like to thank pects of research. It the Bogle Pratt International Travel elaborates the re- Fund for offering me such a wonderful search processes and opportunity to attend my first interna- their associated ser- tional conference. The funds in sup- vices as presented in port of this trip and paper were made the Research Lifecy- possible, by the American Library cle, and links these Association - International Relations points to various cam- Committee, the COST Action pus resources. It gives KNOWeSCAPE, and the UCF Librar- unified support to the ies. Attending this international con- researchers during ference in the UK really opened my their entire research eyes and greatly impacted me and lifecycle. We got pos- provided wonderful memories for my itive feedback and professional as well as personal life. great suggestions What I learned from the conference from attendants in- will help me work with digital collec- cluding the organizers tions and data and provide scholarly and the keynote. A and research data services. It was in- paper was also written deed an unforgettable and special as part of the KMIR journey! 2014 conference pro- Sai went to the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre after a ceedings. whole day of workshop, still wearing the conference name tag.

P A G E 14 Library Research Seminar VI—University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Oct. 7-9, 2014 Conferences The following CALA mem- first year library research ex- bers made presentations at the perience at New York Univer- Noah Lenstra and Kate Wil- and Seminars Library Research Seminar VI sity Shanghai: Cultural chal- liams, “Training future library – the Engaged Librarians: lenges and learning opportuni- professionals via community Libraries Partnering with ties” informatics Campus and Community, Oct. research, teaching and service 7-9, at the University of Illi- Lian Ruan (co-presenter), “A with seniors and senior- nois at Urbana-Champaign, commitment to supporting serving hosted jointly by the Universi- firefighters’ dynamic infor- organizations, including local ty of Illinois Graduate School mation needs: Experience- libraries,” of Library and Information based knowledge management Science, the University Li- services at the Illinois State Poster: brary, and the Library Re- Fire Academy Library.” Jen-Chien Yu, “Identifying search Round Table of the library user characteristics and ALA. Professor Linda C. Smith looking beyond the de- chaired three sessions, includ- mographics” Plenary Speech: ing the following themes -- Barbara Ford, “Supporting focusing on young adults; Volunteer: global research: Libraries, librarians’ role in the health Xiying Mi access, and social responsibili- and safety of communities; ties” and new ways of engaging the academic library. Professor Session Presentations: Smith served on the Organiza- Ray Pun (co-presenter), “The tion Committee.

Selection Result of the CALA 21st Century Librarian Semi- nar, Bao Shan University, China, July 2015

Dear CALA members: Yunnan, China! Lili Li We are pleased to announce Associate Professor/E- CALA International Relations the selection process of the Information Services Librari- Committee: team members for the CALA an, Georgia Southern Univer- Michael Bailou Huang, Co- 21st Century Librarian Semi- sity Chair nar to be held at Bao Shan Shuqin Jiao, Co-Chair University, Bao Shan, Yun- Guoying (Grace) Liu Shi Deng nan, China, July 8-9, 2015 has Head, Systems Department, Xiaojie Duan been completed. The team University of Windsor, Cana- Xiaoyu Duan members are: da Denise Kwan Chih-Feng P. Lin Robert Fernekes Sharon Yang Yingqi Tang Information Services Librari- Associate Professor/Librarian, an, Georgia Southern Univer- Rider University sity We want to thank those who Li Fu (Team Leader) have submitted their proposals Head of Access and Outreach and hope you will apply again Services, University of San in the future. Wish the select- Diego ed team a great success in

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CALA Members Presented at 2014 Chinese Library Annual Conference in Beijing, China

Seven CALA members attended 2014 Brook University served as organizer cal approach to librarianship: Ethno- Chinese Library Annual conference and chair of the CALA session. graphic methods used in library re- held in Beijing, China, October 9-11, search 2014 and presented an academic ses- The presenters’ names and titles are Andrew Yanqing Lee, Humanities & sion titled “The Librarian in the Transi- listed as follows: Social Sciences Librarian, George Ma- tional Time: Exploration and Practice Embedded librarian in academic librar- son University in Academic Libraries in the United ies: An emerging role in the transition- States.” About 200 people participated al time New space and new experience: From in the CALA session. Michael Bailou Jianye He, Librarian for Chinese Col- library to learning commons Huang, Coordinator of the Office of lections, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Miao Hong, Research Librarian, Mary- Global Library Initiatives at Stony University of California, Berkeley wood University

The embedded The new challenges to academic librar- librarian: Col- ies in management and subscriptions laborating with of online e-journals faculty in Tian Xiao Zhang, Head of Serials De- teaching and partment/Associate Professor, St. publication John’s University Library Judy Xiao, Associate Pro- Space as a service and the transition fessor, College from print to digital collections: The of Staten Is- Hong Kong Baptist University Library land, the City experience University of Clement Lau, Associate Librarian, New York Technical and Collection Services, Hong Kong Baptist University Library Anthropologi-

CALA Leaders Participated in Program in Queens Library at Flushing

CALA leaders participated in the fol- pleased to help promote this significant brary, Republic of China (Taiwan) lowing exciting program on Taiwan's international cultural event to New Center for Chinese Studies, Republic famous song writer Zhoju Lanping, York's Chinese population. Details of of China (Taiwan) held on October 11, 2014, organized by Program: Co-organized by: Queens Library at the National Central Library of Tai- October 11, Saturday, 09:30 AM - Flushing and National Taiwan Univer- wan, National Taiwan University, and 12:00 noon sity Library, Republic of China New York Queens Public Library at Venue: Queens Library at Flushing (Taiwan) Flushing. CALA president Kachuen Speaker: Prof. Tung Shen 沈 Exhibition Opening & Reception: Oc- Yuan Gee, ex-President Esther Lee and tober 11, Saturday, 12:00 -13:00 ex-treasurer Maria Fung helped to set 冬 (Professor of the Graduate Institute Exhibition Title: Musical Recollection up the exhibit, publicized the program, of Musicology & Director of Center in Formosa: The Legend of Zhou Lan- and asked many interested friends for the Arts at National Taiwan Uni- Ping and Four Seas Records to attend this fascinating lecture on versity) Exhibition Opening & Reception: Oc- Taiwan's musicology. The pro- Title: 周藍萍與〈綠島小夜曲〉傳奇 tober 11, Saturday, 12:00 -13:00 gram was attended by about 100 peo- (Lan-Ping Zhou and the Legend of ple, including New York City council- “Green Island Serenade”) Message sent by Kachuen Yuan Gee man Peter Koo and many other digni- Organized by: National Central Li- taries. CALA leaders were very

P A G E 16 Visit to Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University, China Visits the Water Conservation Campus. The Li- brary depends heavily on its Chinese Library consortium CALIS, CASHL and its electronic scholarly databases Elsevier Science Direct, SpringerLink and many others for its books and journals. Among their treasured deposits are original copies of historic treatises on early Chinese agriculture, including the Ming Dynasty volumes printed in the late 13th and early 14th century.

The Library main- tains an open stacks system, with I had the privilege of visiting the Northwest Ag- numerous study ricultural and Forestry University Library, Yan- areas throughout gling, Shaanxi, during the University’s 80th An- the library and full niversary celebrations in September 2014. I was access to comput- warmly welcomed by the Library Director Pro- ers. The library has fessor Yang Jiarong, Deputy Director Qiao become a “library Wenjun and other library members. Since its without walls,” Ming Dynasty Book on founding in 1934, the University has become the relying extensively Agriculture major teaching and research agricultural and upon automatic forestry university in North- electronic equip- western China, with an under- ment including the RFID Technology. In graduate and graduate student 2014, the Library reported that it employed a body of nearly 30,000. total of 132 members, among the staff members, 80 plus had college degrees, 2 held Concurrently, the Library has PhD’s, and 12 held Master degrees; in addi- grown into a regional tion, there were 29 administrators. Many of knowledge center in agriculture, the library personnel attend short library with holdings of 2.2 million plus courses. volumes, Chinese and foreign languages in the field. The col- Priscilla C. Yu lection is held in three main CALA Newsletter, Editor library branches: the North Campus, the South Campus, and Northewest A & F Uni- versity Library

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Chinese American Librarian Association, Northern California Chapter

Chinese Librarians Summer Program @ Northern California

A group of Chinese librarians participating the 10th year of Chinese Librarians Summer Program came to Bay Area, Cali- fornia and visited San Jose State University Library, U.C. Berkeley, and San Francisco Public Library.

On July 16th, 2014 and met with the Associate Dean, International Ex- change Program Coordinator, and liaison librarians. San Jose State Uni- versity librarians introduced the combined library system and services, and tour the group. During the meeting and the tour, there were many questions about operating a public and academic combined system, organizing resources, professional development, and human resources. Both parties learned the different of job positions and job descriptions.

On July 18, 2014, a group of 26 Chi- nese librarians participating in the 2014 Chinese Librarians Summer Program visited San Francisco Public Library and met with local CALA NCA members. Librarians from both Chinese librarians with Lian Ruan, the program organizer from University of Illi- groups took turns to briefly introduce nois at Urbana-Champaign, SJSU librarians and staff: YiPing Wang, Adriana Poo, themselves and had a very friendly Elisabeth Thomas, and Judy Pan conversation on the differences between Chinese academic libraries and the U.S. libraries. At the end of the one hour meeting, several CALA NCA members expressed their appreciation of this opportunity to exchange ideas and opinions with their counterparts from China and hope there would be more opportunities for such exchanges.

Jianye He, the librarian from U.C. Berkeley, is introduc- Chinese librarians with Lian Ruan at San Francisco Public ing the campus to Chinese librarians Library

P A G E 18 A Reflection From Putuo District to Pudong New Area: New York University Shanghai After Year One International By Raymond Pun Collaboration gies, library resources, collections, and the new building plans in Pudong New Area.

With a small staff, we delivered library workshops to all of our first year students, con- nected and collaborated with the Office of Student Life and the Academic Resource Cen- ter to offer library programs (with free snacks) that sup- ported students during mid- terms and finals weeks. We also launched our social media Some of you may know that I exciting new university that is networks from Facebook to am a reference and research interested in developing its WeChat to promote the li- services librarian in New York academic curriculum in the brary’s services and resources. University Shanghai, the new- liberal arts and sciences, research institu- Coming from New York Pub- tions, and stu- lic Library: Stephen A. dent engage- Schwarzman Building, a pub- ment programs. lic-research library perspec- During the fall tive, this was all new to me. It and spring se- was quite a challenge but a mester, it was rewarding one since now I an intimate op- have a better understanding of portunity to the organizational cultures of meet with our academic librarianship and the students and institutions I work in: NYU faculty regularly and NYU Shanghai. to discuss research strate- Aside from the new job and est portal campus of NYU, and the first U.S.-Sino joint venture university in China. The university opened in the fall of 2013 in the temporary campus of East China Normal University in Putuo District. During the year, the library rapidly built its collections and developed its global services including delivery services from NY to Shanghai, virtual reference, research and in- structional services to the NYU Shanghai community.

I’ve had the privilege to work in a team to support such an

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new workplace, it was a busy year for During the summer, we shipped our many initiatives. Right now I am me because I was also selected as an collections and unpacked everything. It working on many projects from de- ALA’s Emerging Leader sponsored by took us about 4 full working days to signing an information literacy pro- CALA where I collaborated with three get our books organized and ready to gram in NYU Shanghai Library that other leaders on creating two videos be checked out by patrons. We moved can be adapted in NY or Abu Dhabi featuring the late Dr. Lois Mai Chan Libraries, and planning on new collab- and Dr. Tze-Chung Li for the CALA orations with our Career Development series on “Telling Chinese American Center to support students who are Librarians’ Stories.” You can imagine interested in finding more about com- how we all worked together globally panies or industries that they would via Skype meetings and had to keep like to work in after they graduate. track of our deadlines coming from where I am – in Shanghai! It was a great team to work in and we’ve received so much support and help from the CALA leaders such as Lisa, Li Fu and Sai.

During the summer of 2014, NYU Shanghai was getting ready to move to Pudong New Area. At the library, we were busy packing our books and

It has been a very busy semester already: supporting faculty consulta- tions, library workshops, virtual reference services, and the growing collections of the library. But so far I’m fast to design service policies and pro- learning a great deal in building new cedures and welcomed everyone dur- services such as digital and data ser- ing orientation week to freshmen, vices in our library. In the past, some sophomores, study away students, par- CALA members such as Jia Mi and ents, returning and new faculty, and Min Chou have visited NYU Shanghai staff from many departments. It was an in the old campus at ECNU and it was exciting time to showcase how great very nice to meet them there. If any shelves and moving to our new home. our library is for people to study in, to CALA members are planning to visit It was quite a drastic change from sev- borrow books and DVDs here or from Shanghai, then we welcome your vis- eral rooms in East China Normal Uni- NY, or to meet with us to talk about it! versity to one huge floor for the library their research projects. in a 15-floor building. The environ- ments are also different from Putuo to Of course, it was also a very busy time Pudong – also known as the financial since we arrived. We’ve received nu- district. Anyone who has visited merous requests for tours and meetings Shanghai before or is from there will from university libraries such as know what I mean. It almost feels like Shanghai, Fudan, Jiaotong and the moving from Flushing in Queens to Shanghai Public Library. In the future Wall Street in New York. we hope to collaborate with them on

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Publications

Guoqing Li Publication of John Publications Drobnicki Kuei Chiu, Luo Zhou and Guoqing Li published John Drobnicki (York Col- Zhongguo He Baguo Lianjun, lege/CUNY) published a Chinese translation of China “Holocaust Denial Literature and the Allies by Landor, Ar- Twenty Years Later: A Follow nold Henry Savage. Beijing: -up Investigation of Public National Library of China Librarians’ Attitudes Regard- Press, ISBN： ing Acquisition and Access,” 9787501353453，2014-05. in Judaica Librarianship 18 (2014): 54-87. While in grad-

uate library school in 1992, Xian Wu and Guoqing Li pub- Drobnicki was part of a group lished two more sets of edited that conducted a survey of books titled Zhongguo Y an Jiu nese Record, Volume 6 and 7, Nassau County, NY, public Wai Wen Jiu Ji Hui Kan: total of 20 titles. Guilin: librarians as to their attitudes Zhongguo Ji Lu—Chinese Guangxi Normal University regarding Holocaust denial Studies in the West: The Chi- Press, 2014-03. ISBN 9787549534012 materials – that work was published in 1995. He conducted Guoqing Li also published an a second survey in 2012 to see article titled “Chen Yinke Yi if attitudes had changed after Wen Liang Ze Ding Zheng Shi twenty years. Yi” (Correction and Addition to Recently Recovered Two Articles by Chen Yinke) . Jour- nal of Sun Yat-sen University (Social Science Edition) 2014, Vol. 54 Issue (5): 1-9 .

(Continued from p. 22 “In sor of note at a major universi- ians, information scientists Memory of Lois Chan”) ty, and in the library profes- and library users in the United sion through her speaking and States and throughout the “[We] cannot think of anyone mentorship contributions; world. more deserving of this Award * her expert level of than Dr. Lois Mai knowledge of cataloging and Chan,” and select- classification as evinced ed Dr. Chan as the 1992 CA- through her vast number of LA Distinguished Service published textbooks, used Award recipient based on the extensively in library schools, following reasons: books, articles and reports; * her outstanding achieve- * her dedication to CALA, ments and services to library her inspiration to Chinese users both nationally and American librarians and her worldwide; continuing efforts to advance * her distinguished scholar- Chinese American librarianship and significant contribu- ship; tions to the profession * her strong leadership role and literature that will benefit in both education, as a profes- generations of students, librar-

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“Dr. Chan was a great educator, schol- done. It is very sad that she passed Taiwan ar and inspiring teacher with long last- away not long after the video was Universi- ing contributions to our profes- made. I know that I will miss her great- ty. Begin- sion. She was a highly respected lead- ly as a lifetime friends. She had earned ning in er in the library community. It is an the love and respect of all who knew 1971, Lois immense loss to our profes- her throughout her long and distin- had a dis- sion. Dr. Chan will be greatly missed guished library career.” tinguished by us. We extend our sincere condo- - Hwa-Wei Lee 40-year lences to her family and friends!” career as - Sally C. Tseng “The passing of Dr. Lois Chan brought Professor a shock to us, and it saddens our heart. at the UK “Indeed this was very sad news. I met The Chinese American Librarians As- School of Dr. Chan at the IFLA conferences eve- sociation sponsored ALA Emerging Library ry year till one year ago when she said Leaders, Ray Pun and Monnee Tong, and Infor- that she was retiring. She has been very had just made a video featuring Dr. mation active in IFLA for years. She was a Chan this spring. This video can be Science Dr. Lois Mai Chan great mentor, a friend, and a role mod- accessed at the CALA YouTube Chan- and wrote 10 authoritative books in el. nel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ her field. She was a dedicated mother CALAChannel and grandmother and a loving wife. I would like to share a featured article (Telling Chinese American Librarians' She is survived by her husband; that Sally C. Tseng, CALA past Presi- Stories: Lois Mai Chan, the second one daughter, Jennifer; son, Stephen; dent and past Executive Director, wrote on the list). daughter-in-law, Sol; and grandsons, on Dr. Lois Mai Chan which was pub- Zachary and Isaac. A celebration of lished in the CALA 30th Years book in A great scholar, teacher and mentor! life service will be held Sunday, Au- 2003.” It's just hard to believe that she left us gust 24, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Central - Shali Zhang so soon…” Christian Church. Memorial donations - Sai Deng may be made to the Lois Mai Chan * Please see the article at the end. SLIS Enrichment Fund, UK Office of “Here is the obituary from the funeral Development, Sturgill Development “I, too, am saddened by the sudden home’s website – online version has a Building, Lexington, KY 40506 passing of Professor Lois Chan. She photograph of Dr. Chan. I remember (http://www.uky.edu/GiveNow/) or to was an excellent scholar, wonderful quite vividly using the first edition of the Central Christian Church Building person, dedicated to her profession and Dr. Chan’s cataloging textbook in li- Fund, 205 E. Short Street, Lexington, CALA. We will miss her very much. brary school…” KY 40507. www.milwardfuneral.com Our condolences to her family.” - John Drobnicki -Priscilla C Yu “I am truly saddened to hear of Dr *The Link: http://milward.mem.com/ Chan's death. She was a major figure “She was a leader and mentor to all of Obituary/6093316/80210837/80217535? in modern cataloguing. us. I will miss her.” title=Obituary…” My sincere commiserations to her - Betty Tsai family and colleagues.” Lois M. Chan - Michael Gorman “I am so sad and shocked to learn of Monday, July 30, 1934 - Wednesday, the passing of Dr. Lois Mai Chan! She “I am really saddened to read this not only had a distinguished career, but August 20, 2014 news from Facebook today. Since Dr. also a gentle kind friend to many. She Lois Mai Chan, 80, of Lexington, wife Chan is an outstanding Chinese librar- will be greatly missed! Rest in peace, of Shung-Kai Chan, died Wednesday, ian and scholar, so I want to share the Lois!” August 20, 2014 at UK Medical Cen- sad news here…” - Ching-chih Chen ter. A native of China, she was the - Kai Li daughter of Mai Wuzhi and Tuen-Mok “This video about the academic contri- Sau-Ng. She earned a Ph.D. in English (From CALA Listserv) butions and professional achieve- Literature from UK, after having re- ments of Dr. Lois Mai Chan is well ceived a B.A. in English from National

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In Memoriam Dr. Lois Mai Chan was the publications and participation basic concepts for stu- 1992 Recipient of the Chinese in professional cataloging as- dents.” And her contributions American Librarians Associa- sociations. Dr. Chan has re- “have enriched the study and tion (CALA) Distinguished ceived numerous additional teaching of cataloging and Service Award. honors because of her out- classification”. In addi- standing contributions. These tion, Dr. Chan is a popular and Below is a featured article include The Best of LRTS highly regarded scholar on Dr. Lois Mai Chan publish Award for the best article in known for her balance of ed in 2003 for the CALA 30th 1998, The School of Library teaching, research and ser- Year Commemorative Book, and Information Science, Flor- vice”. entitled, “Bridging cultures -- ida State University, Distin- Chinese American librarians guished Alumni Award, The Dr. Chan’s research interests and their organization: a Chinese-American Librarians cover a wide professional ar- glance at the thirty years of Association Distinguished ea. They include, among oth- CALA, 1973-2003 = 架起中 Service Award, the University er interests, subject vocabulary of Kentucky Alumni Associa- for electronic resources, sub- 美文化的橋梁— 華人圖書館 tion Great Teacher Award and ject categorization of web 員協會回眸三十年, 1973- the Council on Library Re- resources and Library of Con- 2003”. sources Fellowship. gress classification and subject headings, as well as the Li- Dr. Lois Mai Chan is a profes- Dr. Chan is a prolific writer as brary of Congress Computer- sor at the School of Library well as being a scholar. Her Generated Subject Heading and Information Science of the presentations and publications Validation File. Dr. Chan is a University of Kentucky. She cover a wide range of profes- co-investigator with Dr. Xia currently teaches courses on sional subjects and include a Lin of Drexel University of “Information Storage and Re- vast number of books, articles Knowledge Classifications – a trieval” and “Knowledge Or- and reports. Among her nu- dynamic structure for subject ganizations” and has taught merous publications, several access on the Web. courses on “Online Infor- textbooks with their updated mation Systems.” Dr. Chan is editions are extensively used Because of Dr. Chan’s out- an expert in the areas of sub- in the library schools, such as standing scholarship in her ject headings, queries, classifi- A Guide to the Library of field she has been awarded a cation cataloging, metadata, Congress Classification number of research grants to knowledge organizations and (Libraries Unlimited), Cata- enable her to continue her website browsing, as well as loging and Classification: an academic research. Sponsor- knowledge classification and Introduction (McGraw-Hill), ing agencies include the subject searches. Her exten- Dewey Decimal Classifica- OCLC Online Computer Li- sive experience and expertise tion: a Practical Guide (Forest brary Center and the Council on these topics have Press), and Library of Con- on Library Resources. made Dr. Chan a very knowl- gress Subject Headings: Prin- edgeable and popular speaker. ciples and Application Dr. Chan has been an exem- (Libraries Unlimited). Dr. plary role model for Chinese Dr. Chan is noted nationally as Mengxiong Liu, in “The His- American librarians because being one of the most influen- tory and Status of Chinese of her outstanding accom- tial Chinese American librari- Americans in Librarianship”, plishments and because of the ans. For her important contri- Library Trends, v.49, n.1, professional leadership role butions to the profession she 2000 stated that “Her text- she has assumed. The Award was presented the Margaret books are highly praised as Committee heartily concurs Mann Citation for outstanding models of clarity and preci- with what the nominating and achievements in cataloging sion, furnishing important supporting letters for Dr. Chan and classification through her analyses and explanations of state, (Continue to p.20)

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Attachments: CA- [[email protected]]; Awards Committee LA_Award_Vincci_Kwong.pdf Denise Kwan Thursday, June 5, 2014 [[email protected]] ; Leping He [[email protected]] ; Songqian Lu Your Name: Best Book Award Committee [[email protected]] ; Guoying Liu Monday, June 23, 2014 Mingyan Li [[email protected]] ; Your Email: Laura Morlock [email protected] Your Name: [[email protected]] ; Junlin Pan Kuei Chiu [[email protected]];Yue Xu Member Roster (Please list Chair as Your Email: [yxul@memphis] the first name): [email protected] Haiwang Yuan (co-chair), hai- Is this an interim or annual report?: [email protected] Member Roster (Please list Chair as Annual report Guoying Liu (co-chair), the first name): Kuei Chiu (Co-Chair) [email protected] List significant activities the com- Elaine Dong, [email protected] Jiaxun Wu (Co-Chair) mittee has done since last report: Ying Xu, Lina Ding 1. Completed the preparations for this [email protected] Haiying Qian Conference: Zehao Zhou, [email protected] Wenxian Zhang Re-confirmed with speakers about Is this an interim or annual report?: their engagements at the Conference. Is this an interim or annual report?: Annual report Printed program brochure (200 cop- Annual report ies) List significant activities the commit- Re-confirmed equipment orders List significant activities the committee has done since last report: Invited the speakers to CALA banquet tee has done since last report: We have completed our charges to (only one accepted the invitation so January: completed the document “Call select the winners for the Best Book far, others not yet replied) for nominations for 2013-2014 CALA Award, and we also: Distinguished Service Award” Revised the guidelines for the CALA 2. Recruiting volunteers for CALA January – March: posted the “Call for annual best book award; and made committees (work in progress) nominations for 2013-2014 CALA changes of the Award categories and Distinguished Service Award” to the information requirements for nomina- 3. Participated in discussions about CALA Listserve on January 11th, Feb- tion. CALA policy issues, including: voting ruary 8th and March 6th, 2014 respec- and election, budget and audit, consti- tively List committee recommendations, if tution and bylaws amendments, schol- March 25th: closed nomination. Re- any, to the Board: arships and awards. ceived 2 nominations packages for the Our recommendations mainly focus on Distinguished Service Award from award categories and responsibilities of 4. Prepared agenda items for the nominators and 6 packages for the committee members. Please see full 2014/15 first Broad meeting. President Recognition Award from the report for details. President Attachments: CALA Best Book Award List committee recommendations, if March 26th to May 11th: reviewed, Report 2013 final.docx any, to the Board: discussed, evaluated and determined the recommended recipients for each award 2014 Conference Program Conference Program Com- May 12th: sent recommendations to the Committee CALA President mittee (2013-2015) Tuesday, June 3, 2014 May 30th: received the approval from Wednesday, May 28, 2014 the CALA Board for all recommended Your Name: recipients Your Name: Carol Kachuen Gee June 2nd: completed and sent the noti- Lian Ruan Your Email: fication letters to all recipients Your Email: [email protected] [email protected]

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P A G E 24 Lian Ruan, Chair, report?: committee has done since [email protected] Annual report last report: Clara Chu, [email protected] List significant activities the 1. We compiled and submitted Li Fu (Maryland), committee has done since all revised entries from the [email protected] last report: past three years to the presi- Andrew Lee, [email protected] 1.The Finance Committee dent; Shu-Hua Liu shuhuali- completed review of quarterly [email protected] and annual financial reports 2. We verified all entries Yan Liu, [email protected] submitted by the treasurer. against CALA Constitutions Linda C. Smith, and Bylaws. We have identi- [email protected] 2. The Finance Committee fied discrepancies and correct- Maureen Sullivan, msul- reviewed and revised current ed them; [email protected] document on the Committee Committee Reports Doris W. Tseng, charges. The Board approved 3. We incorporated input from [email protected] the revised FC charges docu- Chairs of committees into Mei Wang, [email protected] ment at its meeting during the existing handbook entries;

Patty Wong, Pat- 2014 ALA Mid-winter confer- [email protected] ence. 4. We added new entries for some committees and officer Is this an interim or annual 3. The Finance Committee has positions created in recent report?: completed a draft procedure/ years, such as Committee for Annual report guideline document on the tax the Jing Liao Award for the filing of 990 form (please see Best Research in All Media, List significant activities the attached document). CALA Liaisons to Library committee has done since Society of China. last report: List committee recommen- We added Patty Wong to the dations, if any, to the Board: 5. We sent the revised entries Committee as a new member. The Finance Committee to the President and Executive We planned to meet in Las would like to suggest that the Director for the approval of Vegas during the ALA Annual next treasurer or FC further the Board or updating them on Conference and will hold explores the possibility of e- the CALA Website; online meetings as needed. card tax filing if CALA's an- List committee recommenda- nual gross income are less 6. The list of entries which the tions, if any, to the Board: than $50.000. terms of the officers of the Attachments: 2014-06 CALA committees need to be either tax filing procedures.doc changed or to be defined in the Finance Committee C&B : Thursday, June 5, 2014 Handbook Committee Finance Committee: members Your Name: Monday, June 9, 2014 should be appointed for a stag- Weiping Zhang, Maggie gered two year term and can Wang Your Name: be re-appointed for a consecu- Your Email: Xiaoyin Zhang; Jie Huang tive term [email protected]; Your Email: [email protected] [email protected] International Relations Com- mittee: members should be Member Roster (Please list Member Roster (Please list appointed for a staggered two Chair as the first name): Chair as the first name): year term and can be re- Weiping Zhang (co-chair) Xiaoyin Zhang appointed for a consecutive Maggie Wang (co-chair) Jie Huang term Yingqi Tang Sherab Chen Is this an interim or annual Listserv Administrator: No Maria Fung (ex-officio, CA- report?: defined term in C&B LA treasurer) Annual report Local Arrangements Commit- tee: No defined term in C&B Is this an interim or annual List significant activities the

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Membership Committee: members Fei Xue (2013-2015) List committee recommendations, if should be appointed for a staggered Jane Wu (2913-2015) any, to the Board: two year term and can be re-appointed for a consecutive term Is this an interim or annual report?: Annual report Jing Liao Award for the Representatives to ALA Diversity Committee: Not specified in C&B List significant activities the commit- Best Research in All Media tee has done since last report: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Sally C. Tseng Professional Develop- Committee activities to the date: ment Grant Committee: Not specified 1. IRC members reviewed the commit- Your Name: in C&B tee’s responsibility described by the Heather Cai & Vickie Fu Doll CALA Handbook of Officers, and Your Email: Representatives to LSC: Not specified made suggestions of revision. [email protected]; [email protected] in C&B 1). “Correspond and assist with CALA members' international exchange and Member Roster (Please list Chair as Committee for the Jing Liao Award for visit activities as needed”. the first name): the Best Research in All Media: Not 2). “Promote international cooperation Heather Cai - [email protected] specified in C&B among librarians and libraries, includ- (Co-Chair) ing and not limited to identify the best Vickie Fu Doll - [email protected] (Co- List committee recommendations, if practices for international collaboration Chair) any, to the Board: and exchange; to help coordinate inter- Yijun Gao - [email protected] 1. The C&B needs to be updated. Sev- national activities between CALA and Karen Wei - [email protected] eral committees and officers' positions other library organizations; and to Sharon Yang - [email protected] had been created for a few years and serve as liaison between CALA and even longer, but there are no rules for other library associations interested in Is this an interim or annual report?: those committees and positions; international relations” Annual report

2. There is an entry for CALA Out- 2. Conducted selection process for CA- List significant activities the commit- standing Library Leadership Award in LA 21st Librarian Seminar series in tee has done since last report: Memory of Dr. Margaret Chang Fung Kunming, Yunnan which will be held Major Charge: Establish a clear proce- Committee which is an Ad Hoc com- in July and in Guangzhou which will dure for Committee work; mittee. Right now there is no entry for be held in May. any other Ad Hoc committees. CALA Actions: needs to keep its consistency. 3. Making contact and discuss possible • Revised the Committee’s handbook. hosts for future CALA 21st seminar The Committee revised its handbook. series. Two locations are under consid- The major changes included the re- International Relations eration: Hainan Library and Taiwan vised timeline with clearly defined Normal University Library. tasks, a step-by-step communication Committee 4. Participated in 2014 Library Society and consultation procedure, and a com- Friday, June 6, 2014 of China Annual conference. Both plete new section about relationships Guoqing Li and Shuyong Jiang were with other CALA committees and Your Name: invited to attend the annual conference taskforces. The revised handbook entry Shuyong Jiang and had chance to meet the library was submitted to the Handbook Com- Your Email: leaders and colleagues in China. mittee on May 23, 2014 with a copy to [email protected] the President. 5. Facilitated CALA members’ partici- Member Roster (Please list Chair as pation in 2014 Shanghai International Major Charge: Find and review the the first name): Library Forum which will be held in agreement/contract with Liao’s family Guoqing Li (c-chair, 2013-2014) July. about managing [email protected] the fund; Managing the fund: where it Shuyong Jiang (c-chair, 2013-2014) 6. facilitated the exchanging project is, how much of the fund is still availa- [email protected] with Suzhou Dushuhu Library for ble, and the successor to follow; Wang,Hanrong Wang (2012-14) sending a children /young adult’s li- Joy Wang (2012-14) brarian to give a presentation. Actions: Qinghua Xu (2012-14) • Located original signed agreement

P A G E 26 between CALA and the donor. Actions: ommendations were made Karen Wei, the immediate • As described in the revised according to the total points past Chair of the Committee, procedure which clarified the each publication received reached out to Min Chou, committee’s relationship with based on a scale of 1 to 5 and through whom we were pro- the donor and the donor’s in-depth group discussions. vided by Haipeng Li a PDF right. The Committee recommended copy of the signed agreement • The revised procedure was the award be given to Dr. between CALA and the donor published on CALA web. Zhixian Yi, whose work re- back in June 2011. ceived the highest numerical Major Charge: Call for appli- points and has a significant • Contacted the CALA Treas- cations; impact on the community and urer. The Committee contact- the library profession (see the ed CALA Treasurer, Maria Action: attached award citation and Committee Reports Fung, to find out how the Jing • Solicited applications. Fol- CALA Jing Liao Best Re- Liao Memorial Fund has been lowing the initial call in Octo- search Award announcement used. Below are the details ber, 2013 and the first remind- dated May 14, 2014)

provided by Maria: er in December, 2013, the o Initial Jing Liao Fund: Committee sent out two more Major Charge: Inform the $16.671.88 reminders (February 19, Board the Committee’s deci- o Place: With CALA Operat- March 5) and one final call sion of the recipient; ing Fund (March 18), all in 2014, to the o Interest: None CALA-L. By the end of Actions: o Years Awarded: 2012, 2013, March, the Committee had • Communications with the 2014 received 4 quality application stakeholders. The Committee o Total amount awarded: packages, and decided to keep communicated with all the $1,500.00 ($500.00 each year) the original deadline. stakeholders throughout the o Balance: $15,171.88 (as of entire process. The Committee June 9, 2014) Major Charge: Create a clear sent a draft initial announce- • 2012 Sharon Yang (check and detailed matrix for select- ment of the award to the Presi- #540 cashed 6/27/2012) ing the award recipient; dent and the donor for input. • 2013 Clement Lau (check During the review and evalua- #598 cashed 6/25/2013) Actions: tion period, the Committee • 2014 Zhixian Yi (check #665 • Evaluation and selection. contacted applicants for clari- not yet cashed) The Committee members went fication or additional infor- through a very thorough re- mation. Prior to the announce- • Contacted the donor about view process. Each member ment of the winner, the Com- increasing the award amount. evaluated every publication mittee consulted the President The Committee proposed to according to 4 criteria, i.e. (who shared the recommenda- increase the award amount 1) Originality of the research; tion with the Executive Com- from currently $500 to $1000 2) Quality and thoroughness mittee) and the donor, verified to offset the travel cost of the of the research and its presen- citation with the winner, and award recipient. The proposal tation; sent thank you letters to 3 oth- was submitted to the President 3) Contribution to the subject er applicants. Following the for consideration. The Presi- field; announcement of the recipient dent advised to contact the 4) Significance to the library of the award (May 14), the donor. The donor expressed profession and to the library Committee also requested to that he would like the fund to community. have the news posted on the last as longer as possible, so CALA home page (http://cala- the award amount remains To facilitate and streamline web.org/node/1870 posted unchanged. the evaluation process, we May 20). developed evaluation rubrics, Major Charge: Clarify the in which we also embedded a Major Charge: Closely work rights of the donor and CALA qualification checklist to en- with CALA Public Relations/ and post it on the web; sure each applicant was quali- Fund-Raising Committee, fied for competition. Our rec- Chinese American Librarians

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Repository and others to promote the -2013)) award recipient and her/his publica- Membership Committee tions; List committee recommendations, if Friday, June 6, 2014 any, to the Board: Actions: • The Membership Committee would • Contacted the Chinese-American Li- Your Name: like to recommend a change of the brarians Repository Taskforce (Sharon Min Tong CALA Membership period type from Hu and Mingya Li, Co-chairs) about Your Email: the current fixed membership to rolling sending three winning publications to [email protected] membership, which runs for 12 months the repository (pending instruction starting with the month of a member’s from the taskforce on how to com- Member Roster (Please list Chair as application. This proposed change is municate with the authors in order for the first name): expected to have the following bene- them to claim their copyright legally). Min Tong (co-chair), fits: • Contacted CALA Newsletter Editors [email protected] • Membership recruitment on a year- (Priscilla Yu and Sai Deng) about the Fu Zhuo (co-chair), [email protected] round schedule inclusion of the winner information of Lian Ruan, [email protected] • One payment period VS. current 2 the Jing Liao Award in the Spring Linda Wen,[email protected] payment periods Newsletter. This request has been con- Jennifer Zhao,[email protected] • More accurate membership starting firmed by Sai Deng. date records List committee recommendations, if Is this an interim or annual report?: • Clarification of the membership due any, to the Board: Annual report and status after October 30? -- Accord- Major Charge: suggestions for improv- ing to the former chair of the member- ing this Committee’s work. List significant activities the commit- ship committee, “based on previous tee has done since last report: practice, renewal after 10/30 is counted • Investment of the fund. According to • Entered and updated hundreds of to the next year's membership. If a new CALA Treasurer, Maria Fung, this members’ records member pays in full, to pay things eas- fund has never been invested. The do- • Compiled members lists for both CA- ier, the membership is counted as the nor told Haipeng Li that he would give LA and chapters elections next year although the starting date is instructions on how to invest but never • Compiled members lists to support when the due is paid in this year.” -- followed up. With some concern about CALA officers to conduct businesses Should we include this information the long-term sustainability of the fund, with ALA, IFLA and CALA “Full payment of new application or the Committee requests that this issue • Worked closely with Election Com- renewal after October 30th is counted be added to the agenda for discussion mittee and Web Committee to address to next year’s membership” into the at the upcoming CALA Executive questions about membership status and Renewal/Application form to inform Committee/Board of Directors meeting member contact information changes the applicants? to clarify it is Li Fu’s responsibility to • Conducted a survey to assess the us- follow up with the donor, as Maria age of print CALA member directories Fung suggested. and informed the members of the sur- Mentorship Committee vey results Tuesday, June 10, 2014 • The name of the Award. The Com- • Drafted CALA Free Student Mem- mittee recommends that, in order to bership Recruitment Guidelines for Dr. Your Name: emphasize on the “Best Research” part Tze-chung Li’s donation of $1,000.00 Vincci Kwong of the Award and to avoid any potential for student members recruitment initia- Your Email: confusion, the name of the award be tive [email protected] changed from “Jing Liao Award for the • Promoted Dr. Tze-Chung Li 2013- Best Research in All Media” to “Jing 2014 CALA Free Student Membership Member Roster (Please list Chair as Liao Award for the Best Research” program and recruited 19 students; the first name): starting from 2015. We understand that carrying over to the next year the fund Vincci Kwong (co-chair) - this proposal will need to be agreed by left ($805.00). [email protected] the donor and approved by the Execu- • Printed and distributed membership Haoyang Zhang (co-chair) - tive Committee. directories to all members whose mem- [email protected] Attachments: [CALAList] Announce- bership was in good standing in 2013 Mei Zhang - [email protected] ment of the winner of 2014 CALA Jing (***All credits go to Lian Ruan Liao Award for the Best Research in (current member) and Weiling Liu, Co- Is this an interim or annual report?: All Media.pdf chair of Membership Committee (2012 Annual report

P A G E 28 List significant activities the § I am glad to learn that one of We are pleased to report that committee has done since my mentors successfully following the Midwinter Con- last report: found a job after graduating in ference in Chicago in January In March 2014, the committee Dec. 2013. I provided him 2014, where all the nominees sent out an email communica- with job leads. for the 2014 CALA Election tion to all mentors and § The most valuable thing that were approved by the CALA mentees to follow up with I learned through this program Board, the list of fourteen their mentoring experience. is how to conduct mentor and nominees for filling the seven The purpose of the communi- mentee meetings. I also vacant positions were given to cation is to ensure the mentor- learned what type of infor- the President and the Election ing relationship goes well; the mation the mentee is looking Committee Chair for voting by committee is glad that we did- for. the general membership in n’t hear any issues/problems. April, 2014. Nominees’ bio- Committee Reports In May 2014, the committee List committee recommen- graphical sketches and profes- reviewed the mentorship pro- dations, if any, to the Board: sional statements for the In- gram evaluation form. The The board may want to look coming Vice President (vote 1

committee agreed the form into providing incentive to among 2), Treasurer (vote 1 served the purpose for the solicit mentor, the number of among 2), and Board of Direc- mentorship evaluation pro- mentor is far less than the tors (vote 5 among 10) were gram, and recommend no number of mentee. included. Their names were: changes. In early June 2014, the committee invited all men- Incoming VP tors and mentees to complete Nominating Committee Chen, Qi –Life member, MW the mentorship program evalu- Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Chapter ation, and we received three Huang, Michael B. – Life response. Below are the sum- Your Name: member, NE Chapter mary from the evaluation: Esther Lee • Mentee indicated the men- Your Email: Treasurer torship program is useful, [email protected] Fung, Maria – Life Member, while both mentors strongly NE agreed that the program is Member Roster (Please list Miao, Hong – 2004-2013, useful. Chair as the first name): GMA • All survey participants stated Esther Lee, Chair, Nominating the matching between their Committee, Board of Directors mentor and mentee is good. [email protected] Guo, Jinxiu, 2009-2013, GMA • All survey participants stated Lian Ruan, MW, He, Leping – 2010, 2012-13, they will recommend the pro- [email protected] SW gram to others. Lina Ding, NE, Liu, Guoying – 2008-2013, • All survey participants l.ding@brooklynpubliclibrary. Canada (NO Chapter) agreed there is good commu- org Liu, Weiling – Life member, nication between committee Shu-Hua Liu, NCA, shuhuali- MW and mentorship program par- [email protected] Shen, Zhijia – Life member ticipants. Win Yuan Shih, SCA, (NO Chapter) • Neither mentor nor mentee [email protected] Tong, Min – Life member, SE provide suggestions on how to Luo Zhou, SE, Wang, Chengzhi – Life mem- improve the mentorship pro- [email protected] ber, NE gram. Hui-Fen Chang, SW, Yi, Zhixian (George) – Life • Below are the responses for [email protected] member, (NO Chapter) the question “The most valua- Zhang, Wen Wen - Life mem- ble thing that I learned Is this an interim or annual ber, SCA through this program” report?: Zhou, Liana – Life member, o From Mentee Annual report MW § I get to know my mentor – a senior librarian. List significant activities the Letters of encouragement to o Form Mentor committee has done since apply again in the future were last report:

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N O . 1 1 1 Committee Reports P A G E 29 sent to the three very strong candidates any, to the Board: Most of the mem- the CALA OPS, JLIS and CALA (Shuqin Jiao, Anna Ren and Haiwan bers were new and had no experienced Newsletter. Discussed the possible Yuan) who had completed the Nomina- in fun raising so it made it difficult for combination and merging of above 3 tion Application Forms for Board of the members to raise fund for this time. types of publications as well as the Directors but were not selected at this The training is necessary and helpful, fees get involved in. time. as a result, we have revised the letter 3. A short discussion aiming on coach- List committee recommendations, if and have received response from the ing new members for research as well any, to the Board: vendors. as to promote CALA publications is Three other members were nominated, More mentor and coaching is neces- proposed to set up on June CALA an- but they declined to run for the current sary as not many of the members are nual membership meeting at the ALA year. Hence the Committee recom- experienced in fund raising and that Conference 2014. mends that in the future, at the call for has not been part of the job. 4. Call for Contributions to the CALA the nomination of candidates (in Sep- Suggest appointing an experienced and 40th Publication/Special Issues. tember or October), the Nomination interested chair for the committee so to Application Form should be included take the lead for this committee. List committee recommendations, if and filled out by those (including self any, to the Board: nominators) who would like to run for The Publication Committee unani- the positions. Publication Committee mously agreed that we may add CALA Tuesday, June 10, 2014 OPS under the “Charge”, just like we Public Relations Committee included Journal of Library and Infor- Your Name: mation Science (JLIS), CALA News- Sunday, May 18, 2014 Lianglei Qi letter, and CALA Web publishing in Your Email: the charge. Majority members agreed Your Name: [email protected] to accept Chinese article with an Eng- Qi Chen lish title and an English abstract into Your Email: Member Roster (Please list Chair as CALA OPS. [email protected] the first name): Hong Miao (Co-chair 2013-2014) For task two, the committee members Member Roster (Please list Chair as [email protected] discussed all kinds of merging and the first name): Lianglei Qi (Co-chair 2013-2014) combination possibilities. The majority Qi Chen, Wei Cen, Luo Zhou, Huifen [email protected] agreed that merging isn't a good idea Cheng, Lau Shen, Ray Pun Sharon Hu (Chinese-American librari- by now, and each of these three publi- ans repository) cations has its targeted services’ audi- Jen-Chien Yu (Member, 2012-14) Is this an interim or annual report?: ences, distinguished functionalities, Chengzhi Wang (2012-15) (JILS edi- Annual report unique purposes and has its valid rea- tor) sons of live on. Yunshan Ye (2012-15) (Occasional List significant activities the commit- paper) tee has done since last report: For task three, The CALA IRS Task Sai Deng (Newsletter, 2011-2014) Committee has met a few times online Force will closely work with Publica- Priscilla Yu (Newsletter, 2011-2014) to discuss strategies of public relations tion Committee to enhance CALA and how to approach vendors for con- members’ scholarly communications/ Is this an interim or annual report?: tribution. activities. CALA IRS Task Force Annual report Committee has also asked Dr. Lee to would like to cooperate with Publica- host a training on how to reach poten- tion Committee to select some current List significant activities the commit- tial donors for support. published materials (articles, videos, tee has done since last report: Committee has revised the asking letter presentations, and all types profession- This year the Publications Committee to send to different vendors for support. al materials) and input to IRS pilot has focused its work on the following Committee members have reached out system to test. Famous CALA authors four tasks: to several vendors for potential sup- such as Shali Zhang, Menxiong Liu, 1. Reviewing and revising the commit- port. Guoqing Li, Haiwan Yuan, Priscilla tee document- Publication Commit- Committee has received some respons- Yu etc., will be invited into June CA- tee’s responsibilities described by the es back from the vendors that they are LA annual membership meeting at the CALA Handbook of Officers current supporter of CALA's programs. ALA Conference 2014 to share their 2. Distinguishing the functionalities experience of authoring and publish- and clarifying the relationships among List committee recommendations, if ing, to encourage more members to

P A G E 30 publish and perform research. grant of CALA. Inspired by 2014. Special thanks go to the Grant founder Sally Tseng, Maria for her tireless efforts For task four, a special Spot- many CALA members made and time spent on this rein- light issue dedicated to Dr. donations to the Grant. The vestment process. She was Hwa-Wei Lee for his extraor- Committee would like to ex- also able to obtain the Ameri- dinary career and accomplish- tend its sincere appreciation Trade Special Promotion with ments was created on June and gratitude to all the donors NO service fee for CALA. 2013 and was posted on for their generosity and sup- The Committee applauds Ma- CALA’s website at http://cala- port to the Grant over decade. ria and her great accomplish- web.org/files/spotlight/ ment, and thanks her for her DrLee.pdf 2) The Tseng’s funds have not dedication and contribution to been invested well in CALA CALA. We also want to thank Sally C. Tseng Profes- for more than 10 years. To the Board for your support of Committee Reports produce more returns from the the reinvestment. At the cur- sional Development investment and benefit more rent rate, we expect the CALA members for their pro- Tseng’s PCM Fund will gen- Grant Committee fessional achievements from erate more than $1,000.00 Tuesday, June 10, 2014 the Tseng’s Grant, the Com- dividends per year. The divi- mittee submitted one action dends will be sufficient to Your Name: item of investment recommen- award the recipient of the Sal- Songqian Lu dation to the Board in January ly C. Tseng’s Professional Your Email: of 2014 for approval. The rec- Development Grant at the [email protected] ommendation, based on the amount of $1,000.00 annually. proposal provided by the Member Roster (Please list Grant founder Sally Tseng, 3) At the request of Lisa Zhao Chair as the first name): suggested investing the re- and Li Fu, Sally has update Songqian Lu (co-chair): song- maining money of Tseng’s The Terms between Sally C. [email protected] Anna Funds in CALA in the amount Tseng and CALA for the Sally Jian Xiong (co-chair): axi- of approximately $18,000.00 C. Tseng’s Funds in the estab- [email protected] Susan Matve- in a multi-sector bond fund lishment of the Sally C. yeva: su- called PCM Fund. The Com- Tseng’s Professional Develop- [email protected] mittee was glad and grateful ment Grant in CALA. Please Sally Tseng (ex-officio): that the Board approved the see the attachment entitled, [email protected] above action item submitted Agreement between Sally C. by the Committee on Tseng and the Chinese Ameri- Is this an interim or annual 2/24/2014. With the great ef- can Librarians Association for report?: forts and hard work with Li Fu the Donations of Sally C. Annual report and Lisa Zhao, the CALA Tseng’s Endowment Funds List significant activities the Treasurer Maria Fund success- and for the Sally C. Tseng’s committee has done since last fully set up an investment ac- Professional Development report: count with the AmeriTrade on Grant. 4). The Committee was 1) The Committee has worked June 3, 2014 for Tseng’s not able to call for the Sally C. with the Grant founder and the Funds reinvestment. Thanks to Tseng’s Professional Develop- CALA Treasurers (current and Maria Fung, the reinvestment ment Grant nomination this former) collaboratively on the of the Tseng’s Funds was fi- year due to the unavailability summary report of the Grant nally completed on June 9, of the fundamental document balance. Here is the summary 2014. During the process, the of the Grant - Tseng’s Agree- report: Total amount in the Tseng’s Funds in CALA’s ment with CALA. The estab- grant (as of 12/1/2013): Vanguard account was sold lishment of such agreement $26,196.61 Total amount and, together with the Tseng’s was requested by the CALA awarded to CALA members fund in CALA’s General Ac- President and the Executive 2004-today: $8,000.00 Current count, the Tseng’s Funds were Director in 2013. The Donors balance: $18,196.61 Sally C. successfully reinvested in the and the Committee members Tseng Professional Develop- PCM Fund for 1,505 shares are anxious to issue Call for ment Grant is the largest and with AmeriTrade on June 9, the Tseng’s Grant in support the most active professional

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N O . 1 1 1 Committee Reports P A G E 31 of CALA members’ professional activ- mously recommended 2 candidates for ities, research and publications. the scholarships. • From November to December of 7. The board accepted the 11 applica- 2013, the Committee had discussions List committee recommendations, if tions and approved the 2 candidates for on revising the previous Committee any, to the Board: the scholarships. guideline by emails. We made some Action Item The Committee recom- 8. The committee chair informed the changes to the guideline and also mends the Board approving the at- non-awardees of the free student mem- changed the original application form tached Agreement Between Sally C. berships by Dr. Li. from word document to PDF format. Tseng and the Chinese American Li- Both the revised draft and the new brarians Association for the Donations List committee recommendations, if form were approved by Lisa and the of Sally C. Tseng’s Endowment Funds any, to the Board: board. The updated guideline and form and for the Sally C. Tseng’s Profes- None can be found from CALA website sional Development Grant. After the http://cala-web.org/node/835 Board approves the above Tseng and CALA Conference Travel Grant CALA’s Agreement and the Agree- • On January 2, 2014, on behalf of the ment is signed by both parties, the Committee Committee, Co-Chair Wen Wen Zhang Committee will be able to issue Call Monday, June 9, 2014 sent out an email to the CALAlist to for the Sally C. Tseng’s Professional call for applicants for the 2013-2014 Development Grant. Your Name: Conference Travel Grant. The require- Jianye He ments, application procedures and Scholarship Committee Your Email: timelines were clarified in the an- [email protected] nouncement. It is specified that the Monday, June 9, 2014 deadline for application is March 20, Member Roster (Please list Chair as and announcement of the recipients is Your Name: the first name): April 20, 2014. Raymond Wang Jianye He (Co-Chair) Your Email: Wen Wen Zhang (Co-Chair) • On February 5 and March 5, 2014, [email protected] Michael Huang the Committee Co-Chair Wen Wen

Emily Chan Zhang sent out two emails to remind Member Roster (Please list Chair as Zao Liu CALA members of the application the first name): deadline and encourage more members Raymond Wang (Committee Chair) Is this an interim or annual report?: to apply. Irene Ke, Zhonghua Du, Ya Wang Annual report

• We received applications from 7 can- Is this an interim or annual report?: List significant activities the commit- didates by March 20. Based on the Annual report tee has done since last report: revised guideline, the Committee

Overall, the 2013-2014 CALA Confer- members read carefully of the 7 appli- List significant activities the commit- ence Travel Grant Committee has ac- cants’ materials and voted. We espe- tee has done since last report: complished our task smoothly and ef- cially emphasize the significance of 1. The committee chair has personally fectively. We revised the guideline and the conferences to CALA, candidate's invited 15 candidates to apply for the made it more reasonable and thought- role in the conference/activities, 2014 scholarships. ful. We also successfully selected the whether candidates have received such 2. The committee members have redis- qualified recipients without hearing grant at least in the past several years, tributed the call to prospective students any objections. etc. We anonymously voted 4 finalists in ALA programs. that have shown their active involve- 3. The committee chair has drafted an Chronicles of events: ment with the CALA community, and assessment rubric for evaluating appli- • On July 26, 2013, CALA President will play important roles in the incom- cation portfolios. Lisa Zhao announced the 2013-2014 ing conferences. The Committee Co- 4. The committee members have ap- CALA Conference Travel Grant Com- Chairs sent the report to Lisa and the proved the assessment rubric for evalu- mittee members. She also suggested a Executive Committee on April 11, ating the portfolios. work guideline for the Committee, 2014. The report was approved. 5. The committee members have re- which include reviewing and revising viewed 11 complete applications for the existing guideline for selecting the • On April 20, 2014, the Committee Co the 2014 scholarships. recipients and the committee work -Chair Jianye He announced the final 6. The committee members have unani- procedure. recipients of this year’s CALA Confer-

P A G E 32 ence Travel Grant to the have much travel fund, espe- year (Please see the project CALAlist. The 4 recipients cially those from small institu- plan for more details. Those in and the conferences they will tions? Red were done after the last attend are as listed below: • Should we put the recipients’ report.) KaChuen Gee (Lehman Col- brief reports or presentation • Processed 50 job ad requests lege, NY) slides to the CALA website? It total as of 6/4/2014, and 20 of CALA 2014 Annual Confer- might be encouraging to future which were processed be- ence/ALA 2014 Annual Con- applicants, as well as alerting tween 1/1/2014 to 6/4/2014 ference applicants to really play im- • Setup and provided support portant role in the conferences to 2014 CALA’s election and Mingyan Li (Harper College Li- they attend. (I attended the GMA Chapter 2013 election, brary, IL) CALA-Yunnan program in MW Chapter’s 2014 election, CALA 2014 Annual Confer- 2012, and our group reports NE Chapter’s 2014 election, ence/ALA 2014 Annual Con- Committee Reports and surveys were posted to and NCA Chapter’s 2013 and ference CALA website later.) 2014 elections • Setup and provided support

Kristy Lee (SUNY New Paltz, Web Committee (WC) to CALA Self-assessment NY) Survey Tuesday, June 10, 2014 5th International m-libraries • Setup and provided support

Conference (Hong Kong, to the Board’s online feedback Your Name: 2014) forms and voting processes Weiling Liu • Setup and provided support Your Email: Jia Mi (The College of New Jer- to the Board’s online meeting [email protected] sey, NJ) at ALA Mid-Winter

The 2nd International Confer- • Setup a WordPress server for Member Roster (Please list ence on Leadership and Inno- SW Chapter’s website and Chair as the first name): vative Management in Aca- helped resolve some page dis- Weiling Liu (Co-Chair, 2013- demic Libraries (Shanghai, play issues 2014) weiling4ca- P.R.C, 2014) • Updated pages for the Fami- [email protected] ly Literacy Project website Zhimin Chen (Co-Chair, 2013 List committee recommen- • Assisted Membership Com- -2014) (7/1/2013 – dations, if any, to the Board: mittee in resolving record 12/31/2013) As the Co-Chair of this Com- maintenance issues, generat- Li Fu (University of Mary- mittee, I also have some ob- ing lists for elections or other land) (Co-Chair, 1/16/2014 – servations and thoughts from needs, and batch updating 3/30/2014) this year’s Committee work. records for data integrity and Mingyan Li, Xiaocan Wang, • We didn’t get many applica- normalization Yanhong Wang, Hong Ma, tions as we expected, even • Assisted CALA 40th Cele- Amy Jiang (started on though we sent out emails and bration Task-Force in prepar- 3/25/2014), Qianjin Zhang reminders several times. Don’t ing membership statics pages (4/16/2014 – 4/27/2014) know what could be the rea- and posting the publication to

son. Maybe we need to work the website Is this an interim or annual with each Chapters' officers to • Monitored listservs, CALA- report?: promote it better. list and CALABoard. Tasks Annual report • How could we make sure the included approving posts sent

applicants have no other travel from emails not on the list, List significant activities the funding sources? Is it better adding or removing emails to committee has done since that in the application form the or from the list last report: applicant should list his/her • Created logins for new mem- Except project #5 which will available annual professional bers to the Intranet, myCALA- be continued to the next year, funds (including other travel Web all projects setup for 2013-14 grants) and any conferences/ • Assisted in resolving any were completed. Below is a activities they will attend? To online systems or email relat- list of accomplishments that do this, we might be able to ed issues fulfilled project #1. It is what give more opportunity for (Continue to p. 34) those members who don’t the Committee did in the past

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Southern California Chapter

Your Name: of the workshop. After learning the nology to a reality. USC Libraries mi- Manuel Urrizola elements of a prepared speech, partici- grated the Integrated Library System to Your Email: pants were taught the elements of im- cloud-based software as a service envi- [email protected] promptu speaking. Ying Shen, Treasur- ronment in 2011. Combined with mo- er of the Southern California Chapter bile technology, USC are now using Member Roster (Please list Chair as of CALA, asked questions of volun- mobile devices to perform its opera- the first name): teers from the audience in order for tions, including inventory, self- Manuel Urrizola, President them to practice impromptu speaking reading, and circulation transaction. Ying Xu, Vice President/President- and incorporate skills learned in the Win’s knowledge and informative elect workshop. Manuel ended the workshop presentation attracted a room packed Win Shih, Immediate Past President by giving an example of an impromptu of audience who actively participated Ying Shen, Treasurer speech. during the program. Jie Tian, Program Facilitator Kuei Chiu, Membership Chair Sally Tseng, Honorary Executive Di- 3) On May 9, 2014, CALA-SCA rector of CALA, helped organize the Chapter Nominating/Election Commit- Is this an interim or annual report?: presentation, prepared a flyer and sig- tee (Manuel Urrizola, Chair; Ying Xu; Annual report nup sheets. Ying Liu, CALA-SCA and, Win Shih) sent out a call to CA- Webmaster posted the flyer on CALA- LA-SCA Chapter members for nomi- List significant activities the commit- SCA Website, Win, Sally and Jie Tian, nations to three offices: Vice Presi- tee has done since last report: CALA-SCA Program Facilitator dis- dent/President-elect; Membership 1) The Southern California Chapter of tributed the flyer widely thus resulting Chair; and, Program Facilitator. The the Chinese American Librarians Asso- in a packed house. Beautiful handout following nominations were received: ciation sponsored the program Basic packets were in demand at the work- Kathy Jung for Vice President/ Elements of Public Speaking for Li- shop, many participants asking for a President-elect brarians at the 2013 California Library second copy. Ling-Ling Kuo for Membership Chair Association (CLA) Annual Conference Jie Tian for Program Facilitator in Long Beach California on Monday The audience participated actively at afternoon November 4, 2013. The the program with high enthusiasm and May 27 through June 10, elections event was co-sponsored by the CLA praises for the presenters, with special were held. Election results will be an- interest groups: Chinese American Li- commendation to Manuel’s insightful, nounced soon. brarians IG, Technical Services IG, and enjoyable and fascinating training. Youth Services IG. The theme of the Many told us that we should have more List committee recommendations, if Conference was “Let’s Make Some time for the program. “Next time,” said any, to the Board: NA Noise!” Manuel and Sally, “we’ll have to prepare lots more handouts and more The Past President of the Southern Cal- time.” ifornia Chapter of CALA, Win Shih, introduced the presenter, Manuel Urri- 2) Win Shih, Director of Integrated zola, the current President of the South- Library Systems, University of South- ern California Chapter of CALA. Ma- ern California and 2012/13 President nuel spoke to a packed room of 80+ of the CALA-SCA Chapter, presented librarians. He introduced the three P’s an informative “Sailing on a Cloud: of public speaking: Preparation; Prac- How Cloud Computing Is Mobilizing tice; Performance. Participants learned in Libraries!” at the 2013 California how to structure a speech, how to relax, Library Association (CLA) Annual and how to perform. Ernest Howard, Conference in Long Beach on Monday, President of Toastmasters Club 8704, November 4, 2013. gave examples of introductions. Ma- nuel introduced the three V’s of com- Win and his colleague Adam Sexton munication: Verbal; Vocal; Visual. spoke on the Cloud Computing which Audience participation was a highlight has gone from being a promising tech-

P A G E 34 Academic Liaison Depart- [email protected] Northern Cali- ments: Promoting Subject Membership Chair: Raymond Area Flexibility and Cross Wang, [email protected] fornia Chapter Training”. NCA Chapter Treasurer: Yuan Yao, Friday, June 6, 2014 members and southern Cali- [email protected] fornia Chapter members at- Your Name: tending the conference were Is this an interim or annual Zheng (Jessica） Lu invited to an informal brunch report?: Your Email: gathering at a nearby seafood Annual report [email protected] restaurant. Current member and immedi- List significant activities the Member Roster (Please list ate past president Shu-Hua Liu committee has done since Chair as the first name): was selected as a presenter for last report: Chapter officers: CALA 21st Century Librarian 1. International conference: Chapter Reports Zheng (Jessica) Lu seminar to be held at Guang- Jin Xiu Guo will present the Richard Le zhou Library on May 23-27, topic below at the 2nd Interna- Yiping Wang 2014. tional Conference on Leader- Hualing Wan ship and Innovative Manage- 2014 Election (in progress) ment in Academic Libraries in Is this an interim or annual Election ad hoc committee the Age of New Technology report?: was formed in April 2014 to jointly organized by Tongji Annual report prepare for the election of University and the American 2014-2015 chapter officers. Library Association’s Interna- List significant activities the The committee has successful- tional Relations Office on committee has done since ly recruited candidates for all June 2-6, 2014 last report: three available officer posi- Consolidation: a Transfor- Professional Development tions (Vice president, mem- mation of Collections, Facili- Webinar bership officer and treasurer) ties, Services, and Organiza- On April 18, 2014, the NCA and is now getting ready to set tional Cultures Chapter presented an online up the online election system. 2. Host two library tours in webinar by Richard Le: The election is expected to Washington D.C area for Li- “Webinar: 50 Great Mobile take place from June 11 to brarians from Yunan on behalf Apps for Reference, Collec- July 1, 2014. of CALA in Summer 2014 tion Management, Outreach a. The Catholic university of and Youth Engagement”. The List committee recommen- America Libraries webinar is open to all CALA dations, if any, to the Board: b. Georgetown university Li- members and 24 people regis- NA braries tered for the event. The webinar successfully utilized the List committee recommen- free online meeting tool Any- dations, if any, to the Board: Meeting to deliver the presen- Mid-Atlantic NA tation, marking NCA chapter as the first chapter to conduct Chapter online programing using the Saturday, May 31, 2014 free tool. Your Name: Member Achievement JIN XIU GUO Current member Emily Chan, Your Email: Yiping Wang, and co-author [email protected] Adriana Poo from San Jose State University presented a Member Roster (Please list poster at CARL Conference Chair as the first name): 2014 which was held in Dolce President: Jinxiu Guo, Hayes Mansion San Jose from [email protected] 4/4 – 4/6. Their poster is titled Vice President/President “Successfully Transferring Elect: Andrew Lee,

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made recommendation based on the da- tee has done since last report: Southeast Chapter ta. The presentation drew many interests CALA Midwest Chapter 2013-2014 and discussion from the attendees. Annual Report: Your Name: 1. Updated and reorganized the organi- ying zhang After ALA, Yingqi Tang will take over zation of CALA Midwest Chapter, the Your Email: the role as the Chapter President. Yingqi President, Chairs of Committees and [email protected] is the DistanceEd/eResources Manager members of all committees; at the Jacksonville State University Li- 2. Kept Chapter's budget under bal- Member Roster (Please list Chair as braries. And an election will be held for ance; the first name): the Vice-President/President Elect posi- 3. Subscribed AnyMeeting software tion. for Chapter's meetings and conferences Is this an interim or annual report?: to use virtual (web based) conference Annual report And in personal lives, we want to wel- format; come the youngest SE member: baby 4. Successfully held 2014 Chapter An- List significant activities the commit- Charlotte, from the proud mother nual Conference with a virtual (web tee has done since last report: Dongmei Cao, Reference Librarian at based) format with AnyMeeting soft- The Southeast Chapter members contin- the College of Charleston, SC. ware, including a presenter remotely ue their outstanding professional contri- participated in and presented at confer- bution to their libraries and to researches And lastly, in the cycle of life, we have ence from China; in the library & information sciences. lost a distinguished member. Dr. Chang- Some highlights include but are not lim- 5. Elected new Treasurer (2014-2016) Chien Lee passed away on May 31 after ited to: and Vice President/Elect President battling with Parkinson’s disease for a (2014-2015); few years. Dr. Lee retired from the Uni- 6. Increased memberships of CALA Sai Deng, Metadata Librarian at the Uni- versity of Central Florida in August Midwest Chapter; versity of Central Florida, led the publi- 2003. He was the CALA President 1988- 7. Updated Chapter's Web site; cation of the CALA 40th Anniversary 89 and former editor for Journal of Edu- 8. Multiple members participated and Issue in honor of the CALA’s milestone cational Media & Library Sciences. May contributed the CALA IRS (CALSYS) celebration. It has been a major under- Dr. Lee rest in peace! taking. Sai dedicated tremendous effort system to improve the system setup. and time into this project. And it has 9. Planned the Chapter's annual plan/ come out beautifully! A big thank-you to List committee recommendations, if projects for 2014-2015, including all Sai. any, to the Board: NA committees.

Wenxian Zhang, head of archives and List committee recommendations, if special collections at Olin Library, Midwest Chapter any, to the Board: NA served as the Chair of the Society of Monday, June 9, 2014 Florida Archivists (SFA). Wenxian helped organize the 31st SFA annual Your Name: meeting from May 7-9, 2014 at Rollins Sharon Hu College. Under the theme of "Our Di- Your Email: verse Cultures, Our Digital Future," the [email protected] 2014 annual meeting is among the most attended conferences in recent institu- Member Roster (Please list Chair as tional history. the first name): Sharon Hu (President) Ying Zhang, Acquisitions Librarian at Lian Ruan, the University of Central Florida Librar- Mingyan Li, ies, presented her research on PDA, Firm Wenling Liu, or Package, assessing the ROI on collec- Fu Zhuo, tion models for electronic books at the Sherab Chen, highly regarded Annual ER&L Confer- Hong Ma. ence on March 17-20, 2014 in Austin, TX. The research compared the three widely adopted collections methods by Is this an interim or annual report?: price and the breadth and depth of usage, Annual report assessed the return on investment, and List significant activities the commit-

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Your Name: about her personal experience raphies at the end of the lec- Minglu Wang as a writer and her own under- ture as gifts to the audience. Your Email: standing/practice of internet This event is video recorded [email protected] literature. She is the founder and the recording will be of the Oversea Window Au- available online for members Member Roster (Please list thor's Association, with a who were not able to attend Chair as the first name): group of active writers pub- the lecture. President: Minglu Wang lishing all types of literature John Cotton Dana Library, on its website, electronic mag- 3. We formed an Election Rutgers University azine, and also in traditional Committee and run the 2014 973-353-5810 book format. She has also Chapter Reports Election from June 2 to 11. [email protected] been organizing community We have successfully elected parents/children engagement our new Vice President/ Vice President/President events and Chinese education- President Elect, Membership Elect: Michael Huang al charity. The event was well Chair, and Secretary for the Health Sciences Library, attended. Both CALA NE term of 2014-2015. Stony Brook University Chapter members and the li- Action Items in Progress and 631-444-3797 brary users were very interest- Timeline: [email protected] ed in Ms. Tang and her writ- 1. We are planning on a group Secretary: Joanna Fu ings. Ms. Tang signed some visit to New York Historical ARTstor books for NYPL and public Society and tour the exhibit: 212-500-2587 users. Possible future library Chinese American: Exclusion/ [email protected] events with Oversea Window Inclusion, on October 1st, Author's Association were 2014. Membership Chair: Mi Jia under discussion. College of New Jersey Library List committee recommenda- 609-771-2429 2. On June 12th, 2014, CALA/ tions, if any, to the Board: NA [email protected] NE Chapter cosponsored a Chinese Lecture by Professor (Continue from p. 30 “Web Treasurer: Hung-Yun Chang Xichen Lu on the topic of Committee (WC)”) New York Public Library “The Wisdom to Preserve 212-576-0075 Psychological Health from the • Created and updated instruc- [email protected] Daodejing”. The event was tions on Membership Record held at the Faculty Lounge in Management Instructions Is this an interim or annual Sun Yat Sen Hall of St. John's • Created and updated instruc- report?: University. CALA/NE senior tions on Vote/Survey System Annual report member, Tianxiao Zhang, Management Instructions coordinated the event and List significant activities the CALA/NE Chapter President, List committee recommen- committee has done since Minglu Wang, attended the dations, if any, to the Board: last report: lecture and introduced Profes- Based on the systems CALA sor Xichen Lu. Several Chi- currently uses, we recommend Action Items Completed: nese faculty members and some changes to the Hand- administrators and some other book of Officers about the 1. On March 29th, 2014, at Chinese friends around the charges of Webmaster and the Chatham Square Library, we area attended the lecture. Au- Web Committee, and to the invited Nina Dai Tang, Presi- dience was inspired by Profes- CALAlisterv. We also recom- dent of Oversea Window Au- sor Lu’s presentation on the mend some standards for web- thor's Association, to give a heritage of Daoism and its site management. Please see lecture and have a forum dis- modern application on psy- related attachments (all in one cussion with our Chapter chotherapy, and had a great PDF file). members and the public li- discussion afterwards. Profes- brary users. Ms. Tang talked sor Lu wrote beautiful callig-

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Your Name: CALA membership. site redesign and update project this Leping He January. The Chapter appointed Your Email: 2013 marks the CALA’s 40th anniver- Xiaoyu Duan, librarian from Universi- [email protected] sary. To celebrate this event and to ty of Oklahoma as web master, had promote CALA in Arizona, the Chap- extensive discussions, collected infor- Member Roster (Please list Chair as ter made a 66” x 42” poster, entitled mation of the chapter history, pro- the first name): “40th Anniversary of Chinese Ameri- grams and activities… The Chapter Leping He, President can Librarians Association (CALA): A web master explored the WordPress Le Yang, Vice President/President- milestone to the Past and Future,” and site where our website resides and oth- Elect presented it at the Arizona Libraries er CALA chapters’ sites, overcame the Hui-fen Chang, Immediate Past Presi- Association (AzLA) Annual Confer- challenges of a few technical issues ... dent ence on November 14, 2013 in Scotts- With the help from CALA Web Com- Klairon Tang, Treasurer dale, Arizona. The Chapter President, mittee, a brand new CALA was creat- May Lee, Membership Chair Leping He, was also invited to give a ed as of May, 2014. Xiaoyu Duan, Web Master talk about CALA at the AzLA Interna- tional Interest Group program session. Besides the team work activities, the Is this an interim or annual report?: Chapter Vice-President/President- Annual report In August, 2014, the SW Chapter offic- Elect, Le Yang has delivered 3 presen- ers discussed about the Chapter finan- tations at 2014 Texas Library Associa- List significant activities the commit- cial situation and possible fundraising tion (TLA) Conference, 2013 Digital tee has done since last report: projects. The Chapter also communi- Library Federation Forum and 2013 In July 2013, the Chapter nominated cated with the CALA leadership team Texas Conference on Digital Libraries and elected Le Yang (杨乐) as SW for guidance and recommendations. (Continue to p. 32)(Continued from p. Chapter Vice President/President-Elect Talking to Phoenix local business and 34) respectively. Chapter member for 2013-2014. Le Yang is currently an organizations for possible donations, Xiaoyin Zhang not only actively par- Assistant Librarian at the digital Re- the Chapter was offered to translate an ticipated in the chapter’s fundraising sources Library in Texas Tech Univer- 8,000 word Chines article, about histo- project, but also spent lot of time mak- sity in Lubbock, Texas. ry of Chinese-Americans in Arizona, ing arrangements for the coming 2014 into English for $300 (price quote from CALA Award Banquet in Las Vegas In October, the Chapter made efforts to a commercial translation business) by on June 29, 2014. recruit library school students and the Chinese United Association of members. The Chapter requested the 6 Great Phoenix (CUAGP). The Chapter Currently, the Chapter leadership team library school program contacts in the President, Leping He, negotiated with is exploring the possibilities to conduct Southwest to forward CALA member- the organization and successfully got an online meeting for the 2015 Chapter ship initiatives and the membership an additional $200 for the project. The Annual Conference, as an alternative grant information to library school stu- project started on Feb. 1, 2014 and to the chapter conference that has been dents with Chinese ethnicity. Three completed on Feb. 28, 2014. Eight traditionally held in conjunction with library school students with Chinese chapter members, who participated, the Texas Library Association Annual ethnicity in University of Arizona, and were assigned a few pages of the arti- Conference. one in Texas Woman’s University ap- cle to work on. Two of them also plied and became new CALA mem- helped with proofreading and revision. List committee recommendations, if any, bers. At the AzLA Annual Conference This project not only helped CUAGP to the Board: NA in November, 14, 2013, the Chapter disseminate the document to a larger President, Leping He, welcomed the 2 audience, but also “earned some mon- University of Arizona library school ey” to pay for the Chapter’s annual students who joined CALA in October. program at Texas Libraries Association He also discussed and shared common (TLA) Annual Conference next year. interest with these students. He talked, in person and via emails, to one Chi- To improve the look and the content of nese American librarian from UA to the Chapter website and to have better join CALA, and the other to renew communication and online presence, the Chapter was embarking on a web-

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