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Amah Faraway
Kylie is nervous to visit Taiwan and meet her grandmother Amah, whom she’s seen only in video chats from her home in San Francisco. But as she slowly gets to know Amah, the two become closer and Kylie becomes braver in her explorations of the city.…
Tags: Taiwanese Culture; Taiwanese Food; Grandmother and Grandchild; Amah; Cultural Distance; Video Calls
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Right-sizing the Government Documents Collection : How Technical Services is Essential
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Use of Open-Source Software to Enhance the Institution's Service
Choosing the right Integrated Library Management Systems (ILMS) software is the most important step in the library automation process. To choose the right software librarians, need to analyze features in the module of each software and choose the…
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Building an institutional repository at a liberal arts college
Institutional repositories (IRs) are being used increasingly as infrastructures for self-created digital collections at large academic and research libraries. This paper demonstrates how a small liberal arts college can build an institutional…
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The Flamingo: A Graphic Novel Chapter Book
A little girl visits her Lao Lao and builds fun and fantastical memories during their beach vacation in this beautifully rendered, nearly wordless graphic novel. This is one of the books on the CALA/YALSA Taskforce's "Stories Beyond Borders: A…
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What Can We Learn From Performance Assessment? The System and Practice in an Academic Library
The purpose of this study is to promote a better understanding of performance assessment (PA) as a managerial means via analyses and discussion of the system and practice in an academic library.
One existing PA system of a university library is…
One existing PA system of a university library is…
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Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Times of Crisis
Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness in Times of Crisis is a two-year project (Aug. 2023-Jul. 2025) funded via the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants for Libraries program [LG-254819-OLS-23]. It…
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神秘的中华:英人游历中囯记
This is one of the books in the series "Chinese Studies in the West: The Chinese Record," Volume 12 . This series consists of reprints of western books about China in the public domain, with Chinese introductions and translations of the books’ main…
Tags: 19th Century, Chinese lives, Chinese Studies, Chinese Studies in the West: The Chinese Record, Social customs, Social life and customs, Volume 1, Zhongguo
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Cloud Computing for Libraries
A detailed presentation outlining the benefits of using cloud computing in libraries, in addition to addressing any potential concerns.
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The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee
Despite both gender and racial barriers during her time, Hazel Ying Lee was determined to fly. This charmingly illustrated and moving account details…
