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East Asian Library
Archived EAL News
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Exhibits
Chinese Nationality Dolls
Japanese Dolls
In Commemoration of the 600th Anniversary of Zheng He’s West Voyages (1405-1433)
Origins of Chinese Script
Projects
Luce Summer Institute
Luce Fellow Visit China
Service Updates
Korean Document Delivery Service Launched
Staff News
Welcome New Visiting Scholars
Xiuying Zou Assumed Her New Position
Staff Publications & Presentations
Dr. Hong Xu Assumed Her New Position
Agnes Wen's Retirement in January 2005
Travel Grants
2004: Annoucemenet
2004: Recipient
2005: Recipient
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| EXIBITS |
Exhibit on Chinese Nationality Dolls |
Many years ago, people wondered what it would look like if all nationality groups in China, dressed in their traditional costumes, walked out of deep mountains and forests and got together?
An exhibit of dolls featuring China’s 56 nationality groups is currently on display at the Hillman Library ground floor lobby area.
Each nationality doll is decorated with representative costumes and personal ornaments. The dolls are donated to the East Asian Library by Hong Xu and Haihui Zhang. When display cases become available, they will be displayed permanently at the East Asian Library.
Please stop by and enjoy! |
The Many Faces and Origins of Japanese Dolls |
The long and creative course of Japanese history has given rise to many styles and varieties of dolls. To name just a few of these charming little hand-made effigies: there is the Kimekomi doll, the Ish¯o (clothing) figure, and assorted Kokeshi characters.
The attributes of some Japanese dolls may be unique to a particular region of Japan, for example the Echizen bamboo doll or the Hakata doll, while others were fashioned in celebration of a special event, such as the Hinamatsuri observed on March 3rd and the Tango no sekku celebrated on May 5th.
This exhibition displays dolls loaned to us by members of the Japanese community living here in Pittsburgh. We express special thanks to Etsuko Good, John, Mitsuko and Norimi Wilkins, and Tomokiyo family. |
纪念郑和下西洋600周年
In Commemoration of the 600th Anniversary of Zheng He’s West Voyages (1405-1433) |
The year 2005 marks the 600th anniversary of the western voyages of China’s great maritime explorer, Zheng He. Between 1405 and 1433 AD, Zheng He utilized the most advanced nautical technology of his time to lead huge fleets of Chinese sailing ships on seven major transoceanic expeditions. With great vision and uncompromising courage, he led his crews to reach as far as the Red Sea and the east coast of Africa, establishing mutually beneficial trade and diplomatic relations with over thirty Asian and African countries and regions.
The exhibit features 22 photos highlighting Zheng He's life story and footsteps left by him and his crew during their explorations of the world. The exhibit is located in ground floor lobby display cases by the entrance to the Hillman Library. |
| Exhibition on the Origins of Chinese Script |
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An exhibition showing the origins and evolution of Chinese characters—which represent the only ancient written language still in use today—will be on display from June 5 to middle August at the University of Pittsburgh Hillman Library, 3960 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Sponsored by the University Library System and Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, it is free and open to the public.
“Chinese Script—From Oracle Bones to Computer Bytes” features 80 panels and approximately 40 material objects. In addition to depicting the origins and evolution of Chinese script, the exhibition will show the structure of Chinese characters, examples of Chinese calligraphy, and the use of Chinese script in The Information Age.
Oracle bone inscriptions, the earliest Chinese writing scripts, are the ancient Chinese characters carved on tortoise shells and animal scapulas more than 5,000 years ago. In contrast, computer software today allows one to type at a keyboard and have the words encoded into Chinese characters using either the characters’ shape, pronunciation, or both.
“This exhibition will allow the local community to appreciate the historical development and the beauty of Chinese script, as well as the magnificence of cultural relics,” said Hong Xu, head of Pitt’s East Asian Library.
The exhibition items are provided by the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York City, N.Y. For additional information, call 412-648-8184.
Click here to browse photo album.
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| PROJECTS |
The Luce Summer Institute for East Asian Librarianship—China Focus |
The Luce Summer Institute for East Asian Librarianship—China Focus was held at Hillman 272 from August 2 to August 13.
Twenty-eight participants and most of the faculty members are from more than 30 university libraries and other institutes in North America. Two faculty are from China.
Click here to Luce Website.
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Luce Fellows Visit China in October, 2004 |
From October 16-23, Dr. Hong Xu, the Head of the EAL led a group of 14 Chinese Studies librariansin North America to visit major book vendors, electronic resource developers, libraries, archives, and museums in Nanxun (Zhejiang), Shanghai and Beijing. The field trip is part of the training program at Luce Summer Institute for East Asian Librarianship-China Focus.
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| SERVICE UPDATE |
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| Korean Document Delivery Service launched |
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July 1, 2004, Korean Document Delivery Service (KDDS) Launched, EAL, Hillman Library, Pitt
We are pleased to announce our new KDDS at East Asian Library. 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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| TRAVEL GRANT |
| Travel Grant for 2004 |
The East Asian Library at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce travel grants for the 2004 calendar year. The purpose of these grants is to support scholars who wish to do research at the East Asian Library, University of Pittsburgh. They are sponsored by the Asian Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The grants are available at the range of $250-$500 for each candidate depending on the need and the location of the individual. Special consideration will be given to those researchers who have no major East Asian collections nearby.
The East Asian Library at Pitt consists of over 270,000 volumes in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The primary focus of the collection is on humanities and social sciences. For further information about the East Asian Library and its collection, please visit our web site.
To apply, please send a letter of application with a brief description of your research topic, a curriculum vitae, the type/subject of materials you are seeking, and an estimated budget to:
Hong Xu, Head of the East Asian Library
207L Hillman Library
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Email: hgxu@pitt.edu
The application deadline is April 30, 2004. Grants will be awarded on June 1, 2004.
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| Travel Grant 2004 Recepient |
Two NRC travel scholarships were awarded to:
Mr. Zhiqiang Zhang
Visiting Scholar of Harvard-Yenching Institute
Professor of Nanjing University
Ms.Ying Wang
Assitant Professor,
Department of Art History,
Unviersity of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
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| Travel Grant 2005 Recipient |
Three NRC travel scholarships were awarded to:
Dr. David G. Atwill
Assistant Professor of History and Religious Studies,
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.
Dr. Atwill did his research project on Lin Zexu.
Dr. R. Anderson Sutton
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Wisconsin.
Dr. Sutton's research project was on Korean music and art.
Dr. Ying Yong
Art Department,
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA 16444;
Dr. Yong's research project was ancient Zhou dynasty and new publications of Chinese women and art. |
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| STAFF UPDATES |
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| Welcome New Visiting Scholar |
The East Asian Library welcomes two visiting scholars:
Dr. Ping Zhao, a new visiting scholars from Sichuan University Library, China. Ping is the Director of Information Reference Department of the Sichuan University Library. She will be here with us for six months. Her office is 207G Hillman Library. She can be reached by e-mail (zhaoping@pitt.edu) or phone (8-1660).
Ms. Yongmei Li, another new visiting scholar from Sichuan University Library, is visiting the ULS again from Feb. 15-June 15, 2006 (Yongmei was here in 2003). Yongmei is the associate director of the Acquisition Department of SUL. Her office is 207F Hillman Library. She can be reached by phone at 412-648-7048 or email at liyong@pitt.edu |
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| Xiuying Zou Assumed Her New Position |
Please join me in welcoming Ms. Xiuying Zou to the Public Services Librarian position at the East Asian Library, University of Pittsburgh, effective October 3. Xiuying received her MLIS from Pitt in 2002, and also holds an MA in Political Science, an MA in English, and a Graduate Certificate in Asian Studies. Before this position, Xiuying was an East Asian Studies Librarian/Bibliographer/Cataloger at Binghamton University (SUNY), where she was responsible for developing and managing the East Asian collections and providing public services. Xiuying's scholarly pursuits have led to multiple publications and presentations, and her broad experience will be of great benefit in providing public services to the East Asian Library users. Xiuying can be reached at 412-648-7781 or xiz42@pitt.edu.
Welcome, Xiuying!
Hong Xu |
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Dr. Hong Xu Assumed Her New Position
As the Head of the East Asian Library at the University of Pittsburgh Library System, starting on June 16, 2003. Dr. Xu holds the M.Ed. in Educational Psychology and Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since 1997, she has been an Assistant Professor of Library Science at Pitt's School of Information Sciences. She has worked with us already on a number of projects including East Asian Gateway Services. As a solid scholar, she has published significant work in library and information science and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Electronic Library. She has also organized and moderated a number of conference/conference sessions and chaired International Information Issues (SIG III) of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST). She will continue to develop a Summer Institute for East Asian Librarians for the summer of 2004 sponsored by Luce Foundation grant.
You may reach her through:
Phone: 412-648-8184
Email : hgxu@pitt.edu
Fax: 412-648-7683
Mailing address:
207L Hillman East Asian Library
University of Pittsburgh
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| Staff Publications & Presentations |
- Hiroyuki Good, together with Robert W. Mead and Jack W. Hou, published an article entitled "Evolution of China's U.S. policy (1965-1972): prelude to the economic reform?" American Journal of Chinese Studies, Volume 12, No.1 (April 2005), pp. 1-24.
- Xiuying Zou recently published an article entitled “Five Fundamental Elements to Jumpstart a New East Asian Collection”, Journal of East Asian Libraries, No. 137, October 2005.
- Hong Xu and Haihui Zhang presented a paper at the 34th Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Association for Asian Studies, held at Pitt campus Oct. 29-30: “Chinese Banned Books and Their Publications, Dissemination and Usage – Qing Dynasty to Present.” The audience was greatly impressed by their in-depth research on the topic.
- Hiroyuki Good, together with Ms. Setsuko Noguchi from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champion, conducted a hands-on workshop on digital resources for Japanese studies at the 34th Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Association for Asian Studies, held at Pitt campus Oct. 29-30. The workshop covered Japanese Romanization system, online dictionaries, indexes and catalogs, full-text databases, how to evaluate e-resources, etc. Sixteen conference attendees participated in the workshop. The workshop was co-sponsored by the North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) and the East Asian Library, University of Pittsburgh.
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Agnes Wen's Retirement in January 2005
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| Agnes Wen started here at the EAL as a library specialist in 1981. Four years later, she became Technical Service Librarian. In 1995, Agnes became Public Services Librarian and has been on the position for ten years. She has also been the head librarian for two of the Semester at Sea voyages. Her last day here at in the ULS was January 17th. A warm Retirement Party for Agnes Wen was held on Tuesday, January 11th from 2:00-4:00. More than one hundred colleagues and Asian Studies faculty came and congratulated Agnes on this well deserved milestone and wished her good luck on all her future endeavors.
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