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Finding the Chinese-American Self in Scholarly Activities and Achievements

As intellectual immigrants, many of the overseas Chinese librarians have a second advanced degree in a subject area and are active in research and scholarly publication. They are in a unique position to promote Chinese culture in a foreign cultural…

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The Flow Path of Scholarly Information in Chinese Studies

Chinese studies in North America have experienced a significant and unprecedented growth during the last couple of decades. Modern technologies have stimulated new ways of scholarly communication between Chinese and American scholars. In order to…

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The Meaning of Qi—A Linguistic Approach

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Digital Initiatives and Practices at Wayne State University Libraries

A presentation on digital initiatives and code practices at Wayne State University that was delivered during the CALA Southeast Chapter and Southwest Chapter Joint Conference in June 2016.

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Artificial Neural Network to Improve Library Services

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is a biologically inspired Machine Learning model that simulates how cells are connected in human brains to make a complicated decision. In topology terms, it can be represented by an acyclical network with explicit an…

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TensorFlow and its implications to libraries

TensorFlow, which stemmed from group research within Google, is a machine learning library made open source at November in the year of 2015. With TensorFlow, data flow chart can be constructed, and then executed after a session is launched.…

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Summoning the Phoenix: Poems and Prose About Chinese Musical Instruments

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"Every musician knows that learning to play an instrument has its challenges and its rewards. There's the embarrassing first day of rehearsal, but also the joy of making friends in the orchestra. There's dealing with slippery concert dress, or simply…

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Decoded

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"In his gripping debut novel, Mai Jia reveals the mysterious world of Unit 701, a top-secret Chinese intelligence agency whose sole purpose is counterespionage and code breaking. Rong Jinzhen, an autistic math genius with a past shrouded in myth, is…

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Leadership Capacity Whereever You Are

A position of power gives the appearance of leadership. A person can occupy a position with authority to supervise and manage, and still fails to lead. Leadership is about the capacity of intentional or unintentional activism in each person to…

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