OUTREACH
 Update on Rebuilding School Libraries after the Sichuan Earthquake
From June 1 to June 30, the University Library System launched a call for donation of English materials for grades 7-12 students in the Sichuan Earthquake affected area. More than 1,700 volumes of books have been received from various sources. A sincere thank-you is here for all of you who kindly donated your materials for this effort.
Depend on the subject, age, and physical conditions, the donated materials will be shipped to Sichuan University Libraries, then distributed to one worst-hit middle school, high school, and college.
On June 20th, Dr. Hong Xu, Head of the East Asian Library, visited the earthquake area and talked with student survivors in person.
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PROJECTS
Modern China Studies Digital Project
We are very pleased to announce the release of the Modern China Studies website which provides access to 36 titles (37 volumes) about Modern China published in the first half of the twentieth century.
During the past year, the Digital Research Library (DRL), the East Asian Library, and Preservation Department of the University Library System (ULS) have worked closely to digitize selected monographs from the Chinese collection as part of an NEH grant awarded to the ULS. The grant called for the microfilming of 3,000 acidic texts as well as the digitization of several dozen texts that formed a pilot project.
We selected the pre-1955 texts that document aspects of the Modern China period. The books are divided into two main categories (Primary Sources and Reference Tools), then subdivided by subject or type. Subjects within the primary sources consist of history, law, literature, political science and social science. The reference tools contain bibliographies, chronologies, directories, handbooks, statistics, and yearbooks. A browse page provides primary access to the digital texts.
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SERVICE UPDATES
New Chinese and Japanese Subject Guides Available
The following subject guides have been recently added to the EAL website. Please refer to the Guides page for details:
- Siku Series in the East Asian Library ( EAL ) (舘藏四庫系列)
- Ready Reference For Digital Resources Of Art History
- Ready Reference For Japanese Language Study
- Ready Reference For Statistics And Yearbooks
New Chinese E-book Databases Available: Chinamaxx Digital Library, and Apabi Digital Library
April 2008
The East Asian Library has purchased about 2,000 volumes of Chinese e-books from SuperStar Digital Library (also known as Chinamaxx), and 500 volumes of Chinese e-books from Apabi Digital Library. These e-books cover various subject areas, especially material from government archives, manuscripts, statistical and other reference works that complement our print collection. More titles will be added on an on-going basis.
Online reading of full text of all the purchased volumes is available through www.chinamaxx.net (for Chinamaxx e-books), and http://upitt.lib.apabi.com/List.asp?lang=gb (for Apabi e-books). The database offers various search and browse options. For off-campus access and tips on using the databases please refer to the quick starting Guide to Chinamaxx Digtial Library, and the Guide to Apabi Digital Library.
New Chinese Document Delivery Partner Library in Taiwan
In March 2008, the National Taiwan University joins in the partnership between the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, and academic and research libraries in China, for global document delivery, and gift and exchange programs.
Being the first integrated and most prestigious institution of higher education in Taiwan area, National Taiwan University has taken up the responsibility of promoting the level of academic research study and teaching in Taiwan, and has from the very start put emphasis on scholarly research in basic theory and on free atmosphere of academic thought ....For more information about the National Taiwan University and the library, please visit their website: http://www.ntu.edu.tw/english/about/history.html
New Chinese Document Delivery Partner Library in Macau, China
In November 2007, University of Macau Library joins in the partnership between the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, and academic and research libraries in China, for global document delivery, and gift and exchange programs.
The partnership was reported on Macau Daily, the local Chinese newspaper.
Constructed in 1999, the University of Macau Library is one of the most wired and technology advanced library structures in Macau today. It has a working space area of 15,000 square meters in five stories. In order to give adequate resources support to the University expanding curricula, changing pedagogy stimulated by an emerging mobile computing environment, and intensified research activities, the Library exerts its efforts in keeping pace with these breath-taking development and challenges …For more information, please the library website: http://library.umac.mo/lib.html |
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China Data Online is provided by the China Data Center at the University of Michigan. This resource provides statistical data on China: national, regional, and local; economic, social, and historical. Census data is included. You may access the database through Database A-Z at the library's home .
You may access the database through Database A-Z at the library's home page. Off-campus users please first login to the SSL VPN Service: https://sslvpn.pitt.edu/. As always, if you have any problems accessing this resource, please report via the online feedback mechanism using the "Contact Us" button available on any page of the ULS web site.
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PITTCat Upgraded with Unicode Enhancement |
PITTCat, the online catalog of the University Library System has recently been upgraded with Unicode enhancement. It is now capable of displaying bibliographic information in the original Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters. In addition, users now can search PITTCat for Chinese, Japanese, or Korean materials using the original characters as the search terms. This is an important feature that is particularly useful for patrons looking for East Asian materials. Searching guides are available for users to effectively search PITTCat for East Asian materials. Please refer to the Searching Guides for more information.
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Effective immediately, the Chinese East Asian Gateway Service will provide document delivery service to individual researchers or non-profit institutions / organizations only. If you need an academic jouranl article for reserch or teaching, but the needed item is not held by any libraries in the United States, you or your Interlibrary Loan staff on your behalf may submit the request to the East Asian Gateway Service by filling out the request form. We will try to obtain it for you from our partner libraries in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
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Korean Document Delivery Service (KDDS) |
We are pleased to offer Korean Document Delivery Service at the East Asian Gateway Service, East Asian Library, University of Pittsburgh. The KDDS at Pitt is focused on Korean academic publications not held by or available from libraries in the United States. We will provide this service in collaboration with KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), one of prestigious IT schools, in Asia. It operates strictly under the copyright laws of the United States and Korea. Any Pitt faculty/students who need full-text Korean academic journal article(s) for their research/teaching may request documents via the Web.
Click to visit the EAL East Asian Gateway Service.
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Bibliography of Pre-war Books in Mitsui Collection is Available for Online Access |
The University Library is pleased to announce that the Mitsui Collection is open for circulation. More modes of access to the collection have been added, such as by card catalogue, online bibliography of pre-war books, and on-site browsing. Click here for details.
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STAFF NEWS
Hong Xu's Visit to Academic Libraries in Hainnan Province, China
On June 10th, 2008, invited by the Hainan AcademicLibrary and Information Committee, Dr. Hong Xu visited Hainan University Library, and Hainan Normal University Library. She made a speech entitled “Academic Libraries in the 21st Century –Responses from the University Library System of the University of Pittsburgh”, followed by an interesting discussion with academic library colleagues from different parts of Hainan. Please click here for photo and a brief Chinese report.
Two Recent Publications by Hong Xu
Hong Xu , Head of the East Asian Library, recently contribute two book chapters. Congratulations!
- Xu, H. & Hu, X. (2007). Chapter 10: Research Methods in Library and Information Science. In: H. Chu & Y. Zhang. (Eds.). Research Fronts in Library and Information Science in the West. Beijing: Renmin University Press. (Series on Research Fronts in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the West). (In Chinese)
- He, D. & Xu, H. (2007). Chapter 8: User Studies. In H. Chu & Y. Zhang. (Eds.). Research Fronts in Library and Information Science in the West. Beijing: Renmin University Press. (Series on Research Fronts in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the West). (In Chinese)
Two Recent Articles by Hiroyuki Good Hiroyuki Good, the Japanese bibliographer at the East Asian Library, recently published two articles. Congratulations!
- "Webu no yuzabiriti chosha jirei - Pittsubagu daigaku = Usability survey of library webcat-A case study of the University of Pittsburgh" , Tokushu: Riyosha chosaJoho no kagaku to gijutsu, Vol. 58 (2008), No.6
Summary in Japanese http://www.infosta.or.jp/journal/200806j.html#4
Sumarry in English http://www.infosta.or.jp/journal/200806e.html#3
Two Recent Books by Haihui Zhang
Haihui Zhang, the Chinese Studies Bibliographer at the East Asian Library, recently published two books. Congratulations!
- Haihui Zhang, Yi tian you yi tian : liu qi shi nian dai Beijing ren sheng huo su miao ( 一天又一天 : 六七十年代北京人生活素描 ), Beijing : Zhongguo wen shi chu ban she, 2007.
- Haihui Zhang, An annotated international bibliography of bibliographies on studies of China’s ethnic minorities in the 20th century , Beijing : Shang wu yin shu guan, 2006.
Nan Yang Assumes Her New Position
Starting July 1, 2008, Nan Yang assumed her new position as an Acquisition Coordinator at the EAL. Nan has been with the EAL for over three and a half years. She can be reached at nay4@pitt.edu or 8-8188.
Kung-Chien Yang's Retirement
After almost 23 years' dedicated service at the East Asian Library, K.C. Yang finished her last working day on June 30, and begins enjoying her retired life starting July 1, 2008. K.C started her work at the EAL in 1985 as an acquisition specialist, and in 1998 she became the Acquisition Coordinator, overseeing the ordering, receiving, and invoicing of all EAL materials. A warm retirement party was held on Thursday, June 26th 12-1pm to wish K.C a happy retirement.
Dr. Hong Xu presented a very special gift to K.C—a framed picture of K.C with all EAL colleagues.
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East Asian Library Welcomes New Visiting Scholar from China |
July 2008
The East Asian Library is pleased to welcome
Ms. Liu Liu. Liu Liu is Associate Director of the Acquisition center and Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Sichuan University Libraries. She is responsible for the management of book acquisition department; acquisition of books in foreign languages on humanities and social sciences; reception and correspondence with overseas universities, libraries and other cultural organizations. She'll be with us for four months in ULS-China Librarian Exchange Program. Liu Liu will be in room 207C East Asian Library, Hillman Library. The phone number in this room is 648-7716. She can be reached by email at liuliu@pitt.edu.
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