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Leveraging AI for Workflow Enhancement in Technical Services: Case Studies from US and Hong Kong Libraries

Leveraging AI for Workflow Enhancement_AIconf2024.pdf
Librarians worldwide are exploring the integration of Large Language Models (LLM), generative AI, and machine learning to enhance bibliographic data and technical service workflows. Recent research conducted by several US and Hong Kong librarians…

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2024 CALA Membership Meeting

PowerPoint presentation for the 2024 Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Membership Meeting.

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Empowering ALA's Future: Strategic Philanthropy for Expanding Donor Engagement

ALA_Philanthropy_Donor.pdf
The American Library Association (ALA) will soon celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2026. To encapsulate this great occasion, ALA is having a commemorative fundraising campaign. For the campaign to be successful, ALA needs to increase donor support…

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Empowering ALA's Future: Strategic Philanthropy for Expanding Donor Engagement

PAG Poster.pdf
A cohort within the Emerging Leaders program was tasked by the Philanthropic Advisory Group (PAG) to identify and recommend strategies for ALA to connect with new donors. The focus is on expanding ALA’s fundraising pipeline and enhancing donor…

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Creative Uses of the Historical Documents under the Carleton-In-China Program

Carleton in China poster - CALA 2024-06-24.pdf
The purposes of historical documents (text and photographs) are to preserve the past and also serve as primary resources to understand the life and the society at a moment in time; the additional text materials give more context to the details of the…

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Navigating the Complexity of Describing Chinese Historical Places Using the Wikibase Platform

ALA CALA Poster 2024 (3).pdf
Chinese historical places, with their extensive history spanning thousands of years, serve as profound symbols of the nation's rich cultural legacy. Capturing their historical changes in a consistent data model for describing cultural heritage,…

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When Hands are Tight - A Creative Approach to Support Users’ Unique Needs in a Sino-Foreign University

When Hands Are Tight - A Creative Approach to Support Users’ Unique Needs in a Sino-Foreign University V3.2.pdf
Founded in 2012, NYU Shanghai is China's first Sino-US research university. With a student body comprising almost equal proportions of Chinese and international students, as well as faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds, English is the language…

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A Hybrid Approach to Library Deaccessioning: A Case Study from the University of Central Florida

A Hybrid Approach to Library Deaccessioning_CALA2024_poster.pdf
As the University Libraries at the University of Central Florida (UCF) navigate the shift towards a digital-centric era and evolving study environments, the Cataloging Department was faced with the challenging task of deaccessioning thousands of…

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Batch Withdraw Library Materials in Alma

Batch Withdraw Library Materials in Alma.pdf
This talk discusses the deaccession project at the University of Central Florida Libraries from the perspective of Technical Services. It first provided the project background and scope, preparation for deaccession, and different workflows tested for…

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Chinese Culture and Heritage: A Wikidata Project

Wikidata Affinity Group Presentation (12.2023).pdf
A Wikidata project on Chinese culture and heritage presented at the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Meeting on December 12, 2023. The talk provided an overview of the project’s scope, primary sources, data models for poets and historical places, and the…

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