Last Two Summers in China

Jing Liu

University of British Columbia

Sharing / Exchange

• Efforts of CEAL members for half a century• New opportunities and demands• More focused on expertise and innovative

ideas• Commitment of Public Services Committee• Benefits to our work in public services

Two Summers in China

2001 paved the way for collaboration 2002 for conference, forums & training

High profile conference on DLKnowledge Navigation in ShanghaiSuperstar BBS virtual referenceExpert on traditional Chinese medicineTraining and then bridging up

Amazing Discoveries

• A new library in every 3.7 days• 70% of publications in China has been

digitized• Helping American institutes with digitization• National Network of Cultural Resources• Rapidly increasing Virtual Reference • Librarians are seeking ways of collaboration• Many international conferences

30 Yuan -- Take the Library Homeat Suzhou Library

What Happened in Shanghai

• CALA delegation, presenters and panel hosts• Reference services and Instructions• Get to know colleagues from all over the

world• Impressed by

Portals in EuropeServices in Hong KongInstructions in the USEbooks in China

Library Instructions

Faculty drive and information literacyBack to UBC:

Focused on faculty liaison and set up class-setting instructions

Gave instructions to TA and instructors before the new term

Emphasised on basic library research skills of undergraduate students

More attached to International MBA students

BBS Reference Services

• 12 reference librarians & 10 volunteers• 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. by regular librarians• Other time by volunteers like me• 1,200 to 1,500 questions / day• 5,000 to 6,000 e-items delivered /day • Resources: ebooks, ejournals, databases,

web resources

I am helping…

Being HelpedWithin 8 Minutes

Traditional Chinese Medicine

• Requests from UBC faculty• Trial of the bilingual database• Dr. Fan Weiyu & AskEASL• Not only helping librarians but also

physicians in Europe and the US

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

• Collaborative reference services• UBC users library privileges in China• Bridging up scholars across the Pacific

International Encyclopedia of

Marriage and Family

Chief Editor: Prof. Ponzetti

Conclusion

• Learn from our counterparts in East Asia• Need more institutionalised

collaboration• CEAL plays a crucial role • Please share your stories

Next Summer...