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Diversity and sustainability in library exhibits

This poster will present on the sustainability and diversity of
Library Exhibits at UHM Hamilton Library. The poster will provide
examples of how cultural, social, historical and international themes
contribute to exhibit diversity. In addition,…

Tags: Diversity, Exhibit diversity, Exhibits Committee, Library exhibits, Library outreach programs, Marketing, Public services, Sustainability

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Transition from the face-to-face to the online lecturing for a LIS course “Metadata Creation for Information Organization”: outlook and preparation

As a Library and Information Science (LIS) lecturer, co-teaching a traditional (face-to-face) course “Metadata Creation for Information Organization”, the lecturer deliberates on moving from traditional to online teaching, lots of changes and…

Tags: Catalogers, Cataloging, Content management system, Course content, Effective teaching, Information Organization, Library schools, Metadata, Online teaching, Teaching

Position: 257 (544 views)

Restructuring an open access journal for LIS professionals: process, people, and plan

Occasional Paper Series (OPS) is one of the official publication platforms provided by the Chinese American Librarians Association overseas, the largest association of Chinese librarians, and an ALA affiliation. OPS is an open access and…

Tags: CALA publications, Editors, Marketing, Occasional Paper Series, Open access journal, ops, Peer-reviewed journal

Position: 417 (496 views)

Mei-Mei's Lucky Birthday Noodles: A Loving Story of Adoption, Chinese Culture and a Special Birthday Treat

"Mei-Mei is Chinese—but not Mom and Dad! When she was a baby, Mom and Dad flew all the way to the other side of the world to adopt her and bring her home. Lucky for Mei-Mei, her parents want her to know all about her roots in China's wonderful…

Tags: 2014, CALA, CALA Best Book Award, Children's Books Honorable Mention, Chinese American Librarians Association

Position: 360 (514 views)

Community Engagement

Chinatown Branch of the Chicago Public Library continues to serve as a social hub and a community center for culture, information, education and technology to all people. People are welcomed to the library to learn, work, play, gather and participate…

Tags: Chicago Public Library, Community center, Community engagement, Social hub

Position: 810 (301 views)

Growth and New Directions: CALA Academic Resources and Repository System

The Chinese American Librarians Association’s Academic Resources & Repository System (CALASYS) was established in 2013 and has been growing gradually ever since. To seek sustainable and greater growth in the future, the CALASYS 2019-2020 Committee…

Tags: CALA, CALASYS, Cataloging, Chinese American Librarians Association, Digital Collections, Digital repositories, Functionality, Institutional Repository, Interfaces, Meta-data, Omeka, Plug-ins, Standards compliance, Tags

Position: 99 (632 views)

Why CALA: Leverage benefits from your CALA membership

Tags: Chinese-American Librarians Association, Membership, Membership in associations

Position: 407 (499 views)

Using an Interactive Authoring Tool for a Cataloging/Metadata
Creation Class – Experimentation and Prospects

Cataloging, classification, and metadata creation are essential functions of information organization in LIS (library and information science) field. High-quality data serves critical roles in effective organization of library materials. However,…

Tags: Authoring tools, Cataloging and classification, Metadata creation, Multimedia, Self-directed learning

Position: 577 (426 views)

Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals -- Book Review

Book Review of Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals

Tags: Book reviews, Information Professionals, Practical Ontologies

Position: 975 (246 views)

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

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…

Tags: AI, AI and cataloging, Bibliographic data, Cataloging of Electronic Government Documents, Cataloging with AI, Chatbot, ChatGPT, Faceted Application of Subject Terminologies, FAST, Generative AI, LCSH, Library linked data, Metadata creation, technical services

Position: 2 (1363 views)

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