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CALA’s 21st Century Librarian Seminar Series – 2017 BALIS Conference
On September 13 and 14, 2017, four Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA, an affiliate of American Library Association) members went to Beijing, China, to attend BALIS conference and give a presentation to BALIS members (Beijing Academic…
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Linked Data Technologies and What Libraries Have Accomplished So Far
For the past ten years libraries have been working diligently towards Linked Data and the Semantic Web. Due to the complexity and vast scope of Linked Data, many people have a hard time to understand its technical details and its potential for the…
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Building Family Branch in Rural Area: An Action to Create the Literary Village
Both material resources and knowledge resources are insufficient in rural China. Therefore, the establishment of a family library branch in poor areas is not only an extension of the library services, but also an effective way to guarantee fair…
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Developing Rubrics for AI tools on Article Databases
As AI tools become increasingly integrated into library databases, librarians at California State University, Dominguez Hills developed a rubric to evaluate these technologies before implementation. Created by the University Library AI Working Group…
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Talking back to the public library: measuring and conceptualizing the little free library movement
In just one decade, North Americans and others have taken their own initiative to create and maintain an estimated 12,000-plus little free libraries right in their front yards. In the U.S., these “take a book, leave a book” boxes harken back 100…
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The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
Evan Pao and his family move to Haddington, Virginia, a southern town obsessed with their ties to the Civil War. As a Chinese American, Evan searches…