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Coping with Constant Obsolescence: A Lifelong Task
Knowledge and skill obsolescence is a common obstacle in individual, organization, and society development. Thanks to the modern technologies, the rate of obsolescence accelerates rapidly in the information age. In the library workplace, obsolescence…
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Factors Influencing the Choice of Librarianship as a Career Among Students in Tanzania
This study examined factors influencing the choice of librarianship as a career among students in Tanzania. A quantitative research approach, the descriptive survey study design, was adopted for this study. Data was collected using online…
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The CALA Annual Jing Liao Award for the Best Research
"The pursuit of excellence in research and service was what defined the career of Jing Liao (1954-2011), a long-time CALA member and a devoted and accomplished librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The establishment of this…
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In Loving Memory of Dr. Tze-Chung Li
The memorial issue of Dr. Tze-Chung Li, 1927/2/17-2020/4/22. Dr. Li is a pioneer in library education in the United States. He was the Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Graduate School of Library Information Science at Dominican University.…
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Beyond Traditional Librarianship: Engage Teaching Faculty through an International Educational Exchange Program
Presented at the American Library Association 2016 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, June 26, 2016.
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Telling Chinese American Librarians' Stories: Lois Mai Chan
Lois Mai Chan (Chinese: 麥麟屏, July 30, 1934 – August 20, 2014), beloved professor, researcher, and author in the field of cataloging and classification, retired in 2011 after 45 years of service to the University of Kentucky. In her career, she…
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The Life of Dr. Hwa-Wei Lee: a Scholar, a Library Leader, an Ambassador
A video on the life of Dr. Hwa-Wei Lee, one of the founders and a past president of the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA). It accompanies the Spotlight on CALA Members featuring Dr. Lee and it is created on the occasion of celebrating…
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Living with Viola
Olivia Tong's anxiety takes the form of a ghostly and mean inner voice named Viola. Viola is there to create self-doubt, feed on Livy's fears, and…