Think Globally, Act Globally China-US Librarian Collaboration
Grant Sponsors and Partners:
Program Outlines
Three Professional Development Programs in the U.S.
Three different audiences of 30 Chinese librarians (total) will come for three weeks each, as follows:
1) Library Directors (Jun/Jul ‘09)
2) Library Educators (Jan. ‘10)
3) Library Technology Managers (May ‘10)
Their itinerary will be:
- one week at the Mortenson Center
- one week visiting U.S. host libraries, and
- one week to ALA or other conferences available at the time.
Six Continuing Education Programs in China
We want to send 30 U.S. librarians to participate. Each program is expected to last 8-10 days, in varying locations in China. All trips are scheduled to occur as following:
2009: May, September and October
2010: February, April, and July
Topics, as requested by the LSC:
- Laws, policies, and strategic plans of U.S. libraries
- Library management and operational mechanisms
- Public library services
- Library assessment and librarians’ professional development, promotion and evaluation system
- Public relations activities and their values
- Academic libraries, special libraries, library education, and professional organizations in the U.S.
See here for more detailed description about these topics.
