Think Globally, Act Globally China-US Librarian Collaboration
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Call for Presenters for October 2011 in China
The IMLS "Think Globally, Act Globally" China-U.S. Librarian Collaboration Grant Project is seeking 4 presenters for 1 Professional Development Program from October 24-November 11, 2011 in Guiyang, Wuhan and Taiyuan.
June-July 2011, in US
Jul. 20
Thanks to all participants! The program has completed successfully.
Call for Presenters for April and May 2011 Programs in China
Oct. 01
The grant project is seeking 4 presenters for 1 Professional Development Program in various locations in China in April or May, 2011. The estimated length of the program is about 2 weeks. (The exact dates and locations are TBD.) The application deadline for this trip is November 1, 2010.
July Program, 2010
Sept. 03
Thanks to all participants! The program has completed successfully.
June/July Program, 2010
Jul. 24
Thanks to all participants! The program has completed successfully.
May Program, 2010
May 24
Thanks to all participants! The program has completed successfully.
March Program, 2010
May 24
Thanks to all participants! The program has completed successfully from Mar. 20th to Apr. 5th.
Call for Presenters for March and May 2010 Programs in China
November 09
The grant project is seeking ten presenters for two Professional Development Programs in China in March and May 2010. The tentative locations are Chengdu/Chongqing and Tianjin/Shandong. The application deadline for this trip is December 07, 2009.
November 2009 Program in China
June 09
Thanks to all applicants for your interest in being our presenters! We have selected our group of presenters.
More coming up when event occurs...
September 2009 Program in China
September 09
Thanks to all participants! The program has completed successfully from Sep. 8th to Sep. 20th.
Open Session/Project Training during ALA Meeting at Chicago, July 2009.
July 09 updated
The grant project held a pre-training session during the ALA meeting at Chicago on Friday 8am -12pm, July 10th for both September and November presenters. [View the Photo Gallery]
June/July 2009 Program in the U.S.
June 09
Ten library directors from various Chinese libraries participated in the Professional Development Program in the U.S. from June 28 - July 17, 2009. [View the Photo Gallery]
May 2009 Program in Nanjing, China
June 09 updated
Thanks to all presenters for your contribution to this successful trip! [View the Photo Gallery]
April Training at UIUC Campus for May 2009 Event in Nanjing, China
April 09
To establish a curriculum for all six educational programs, the grant project held a pre-training session for the first team. [View the Photo Gallery]
Call for Presenters for Sep. & Oct. 2009 Programs in China
April 09
The grant project is seeking 8 presenters for two Professional Development Programs in China in early September and late October 2009. The tentative locations are Xi’an or/and Lanzhou for September, and Nanning for October. The application deadline for this trip is Apr. 20, 2009.
UIUC Library IT Team April Trip to China
April 09
To better communicate and establish the information exchange web portal between the U.S. and China, the UIUC library IT team visited a few Chinese libraries on April. These libraries will work closely with the UIUC Library IT team to built the experimental web portal in order to benefit more U.S. libraries for information exchange purpose.
View the photo gallery for the IT team at different Chinese cities:
Get Involved Now
January 09
Get Involved Now! The grant project calls for presenters and hosts for the incoming programs held in both the U.S. and China.
Project Orientation during ALA Midwinter Meeting
January 09
"Think Globally, Act Globally, US-China Librarian Collaboration" held an orientation session on January 23, 2009 during the ALA Midwinter meeting in Denver, Colorado. There were 36 people who attended the meeting. The session covered topics from perceptional idea of building a strong partnership to practical details on logistics and selection process. [View the Photo Gallery]
Signing Ceremony
December 08
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library has received a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant for $499,582 from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The grant was announced on November 16, 2008, and the agreement was signed by Professor Paula Kaufman and Dr. Zhan Furui at the Members Room
of the Library of Congress. The agreement is one component of the new Partnership for Cultural Exchange established by IMLS and the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China. The Ministry of Culture provides additional funding for the program. [View the Photo Gallery]
