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A Panel Discussion with NALCo Leaders & Presidents at ALA Annual Conference 2023
Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Time: 9-10 am CT
Location/Room: McCormick Place, Room W183C
Description: ALA conference registration is required. In 2023, the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) turns 50, an important milestone for a…
Time: 9-10 am CT
Location/Room: McCormick Place, Room W183C
Description: ALA conference registration is required. In 2023, the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) turns 50, an important milestone for a…
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Interview Transcription of Vincci Kwong
Vincci Kwong is the Head of Web Services, Assessment and UX Researcher, at Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, Indiana. Ms. Kwong, a CALA Life member, joined CALA in 2006 and is the Vice-President/President-Elect of CALA for 2023-2024.
Position: 610 (334 views)
Assessing Use of Library Space
Libraries often focus their assessment efforts on resources, services and programming. Collection analysis is conducted regarding usage of the collection. Surveys are conducted regarding library instruction and/or programming. What about the physical…
Position: 347 (444 views)
Engaging communities through conversations
In 2015, The American Library Association (ALA) partnered with The Harwood institute for Public Innovation to offer the Public Innovators Lab for Libraries. By serving as a public innovator and having a better understanding of our communities, we not…
Position: 212 (484 views)
Integrating Immersive Experiences to Instruction through BreakoutEDU: Lessons Learned
This study employed an escape room motif to engage students to use information literacy course material to solve puzzles. Students practiced research techniques in a classroom environment that bypassed their expectations of traditional course…
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Girl in Translation
This book has won the 2010 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Young Adult Books).
Position: 366 (437 views)
Let's Do Everything and Nothing
Surrounded by shades of peaceful blue punctuated by radiating reds and yellows, the relationship of a mother and daughter is portrayed against a backdrop of limitless sky, adventurous seas, and sweet domesticity. The mother and daughter’s warmth and…
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In the Beautiful Country
Anna is excited to move from Taiwan to America, known as "the beautiful country," in this novel in verse. But that excitement is challenged by her difficulty in making friends—exacerbated by the "smelly" foods she brings to school—and understanding a…
Position: 610 (334 views)
