CALA 2006 Events in Yunnan, China

President Report | Seminar | LSC Conference

• Report from CALA President

• CALA 21st Century Librarian Seminar Series I -- at Yunnan

  "From July 17 to 21 2006, the CALAMW Chapter delegation which consisted of Shuyong Jiang, Xudong Jin (group leader), Haipeng Li, Haiwang Yuan, and Lisa Zhao, held a 5 day seminar on topics of librarianship at Yunnan University. The seminar, entitled "CALA 21st Century Librarian Seminar Series", was co-sponsored by the Yunnan Provincial Library Commission, the CALAMW Chapter and Yunnan University. More than 100 librarians from China 8 provinces and regions participated in the event. Topics covered include library management, reference and instruction, library public services and technical services, digital libraries, library consortium and outreach, challenges and opportunities, etc.

  Feedback from participants was very positive. The Seminar turned out to be so successful that the Yunnan Provincial Library Commission and CALA singed an agreement to conduct the training project for next two year period: year 2007 with Yunnan Normal University; and year 2008 with the Kunming Polytechnic University." (Cited from the CALA President Report)

  More reports on this event

  • Seminar Contents & Schedule (pdf file)
  • Letter to CALA from Yunnan Provincial Commission on Academic Libraries (pdf file)
  • Seminar evaluation from Chinese colleagues (pdf file)
  • Brochure for this seminar (pdf file)
  • Reports from Yunnan

  Photos from the Seminar

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  At Yunnan Univ.	At Yunnan Univ.	At Yunnan Univ.	In the lobby.
  Jiang, Shuyong	Jin, Xudong	Li, Haipeng	Yuang, Haiwang	Zhao, Lisa
  In the lobby of the hotel	Outside the classroom	5 CALAMW members	5 CALAMW members	We are in Yunnan Univ.
  Performance in Presentation	Discussion during the break	In the classroom of the seminar	In the classroom of the seminar	In the classroom of the seminar
  Presenting Certificates	Presenting Certificates	Presenting Certificates	Presenting Certificates	Presenting Certificates
  Agreement signed	Agreement signed	Agreement signed	Agreement signed	Agreement signed
  Exchanging gifts at the Seminar	Inside the Yunnan Univ.	At the farewell party	At the farewell party	At the farewell party

• At the Library Society of China 2006 Annual Conference

  "July 24-26, 2006, 14-member CALA delegation headed by CALA president Haipeng Li, attended the conference and was well received. The Conference was divided into the gneral meeting section with 5 keynote speakers, and interest group meetings on the following topics: 1. User services; 2. Building legal environment for libraries; 3. Digital libraries, guilding, sharing and services; 4. Literacy and society. Proposals for presentation from 9 CALA members were accepted and won the best paper awards fo the conference. Eight CALA members made presentations on various issues of librarianship. The conference provided an opportunity for participants to visit local libraries. It was a good time for CALA members to learn from our Chinese colleagues, exchange ideas, and explore options. Mor information about the conference can be seen at the web site of the Library Society of China www.lsc.org.cn/CN/2006nh.html" (Cited from the CALA President Report)

  At LSC '06 Annual Conference

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