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“Think Globally, Act Globally” Pilot Project

Sharing Expertise: Recruiting for the Illinois IMLS “Think Globally, Act Globally” Project Karen T. Wei CEAL Committee on Chinese Materials Chicago, March 26, 2009. “Think Globally, Act Globally” Pilot Project. Duration: September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2010 Funding sources:

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“Think Globally, Act Globally” Pilot Project

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  1. Sharing Expertise:Recruiting for the Illinois IMLS “Think Globally, Act Globally” ProjectKaren T. WeiCEAL Committee on Chinese Materials Chicago, March 26, 2009

  2. “Think Globally, Act Globally” Pilot Project • Duration: September 1, 2008 – August 31, 2010 • Funding sources: • Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, cost-share • China: Ministry of Culture • Goals: • To enhance communication and relations between U.S. and Chinese librarians • To encourage and promote collaboration and sharing of information

  3. Project Activities • 3 programs at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Library Directors (June/July 2009) • Library Educators (January 2010) • Library Technology Managers (May 2010) • 6 continuing education programs in China • 2009: May, September, October • 2010: February, June, July • 3 UIUC IT teams to China • to explore Chinese web resources and to eventually establish a portal to be hosted at UIUC • to conduct a workshop for US librarians in June 2010

  4. Composition of the Teams • Each team will consist of 3-4 librarians, a team leader, and a PI or Co-PI • Librarians will be selected through the recruitment process • Members of the IMLS Think Globally, Act Globally Steering Committee will lead the teams

  5. Workshop Topics • Laws, policies, and strategic plans of U.S. libraries • Library management and operational mechanism • 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.

  6. Qualifications • An ALA-accredited MLS degree or its equivalent required • A minimum of three years of post MLS professional working experience in a field of library services in the U.S. preferred • Experience in presentation skills required • Experience with public services or public library experience preferred • CALA membership preferred; CALA members will be given first priority for speaker positions

  7. Responsibilities - 1 • Responsible for preparing and delivering interactive workshop/lecture with quality PowerPoint presentations or other useful media in Chinese and English • Agree to post PowerPoint and other materials on the Project website • Must work with the team and follow the direction of the team leader • Must observe all schedules, comply with all travel policies and procedures of the University of Illinois and all travel guidelines of the funding agency (IMLS)

  8. Responsibilities - 2 • Must stay the entire duration of the workshop – approximately 8-10 days • Must submit a report within one month after completing the training workshop • Must refer IMLS grant-related matters to the primary contact on the team: either PI or Co-PI representing UIUC

  9. Benefits • Speakers will have their travels arranged by the University of Illinois and costs covered by the grant agreement • $1,000 honorarium • Opportunity to interact with Chinese colleagues

  10. How you may apply • A call for applications will go out approximately 3 months prior to the scheduled seminars • Required documents: • Cover letter, including a statement of your expertise in terms of the needed topics requested by the Library Society of China • Current resume • Examples of previous presentations • Send documents to: • Shuyong Jiang (shyjiang@illinois.edu) • Lisa Zhao (lzhao50@yahoo.com)

  11. The Selection Process • Applications will be reviewed by the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) International Relations Committee which will make recommendations • IMLS Think Globally, Act Globally Steering Committee will make the final selections based on the recommendations

  12. IMLS Think Globally, Act Globally Steering Committee • University of Illinois Asian Library • Shuyong Jiang – Project Director, PI • Karen Wei – Head, Asian Library, Co-PI • University of Illinois Mortenson Center for International Library Programs • Barbara Ford – Director , Co-PI • Susan Schnuer – Associate Director, Co-PI • Chinese American Librarians Association • Haipeng Li – Interim Executive Director • Sha Li Zhang – President, 2008-2009

  13. Questions? • Please visit: http://www.library.illinois.edu/China • Ask: • Shuyong Jiang • Karen Wei

  14. Thank You!!

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