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Library Associations

  1. The CEAL Homepage, Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL)

  2. (http://purl.oclc.org/net/ceal)
    Language: English.
    Description: Maintained by Robert Felsing, University of Oregon, USA. This site contains: About CEAL; CEAL Membership Directory; Reports & Publications; CEAL Committees (Executive Committee, Chinese Mate rials, Japanese Materials, Korean Materials, Library Technology, Public Services, Publications, Technical Processing); Information Guides (China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, East Asia WWW Virtual Library); How To Read Intern et Information in Chinese, Japanese, Korean; Library resources outside Asia (East Asian Collections/Libraries, CEAL Member Libraries, European Libraries, Australian Libraries, Library Organizations Commercial Information Providers, Publisher Catalogs); Ac ademic Associations; East Asian Programs & Institutes Asian Studies; People & Positions (CEAL Webmasters, Employment Opportunites).
     
  3. European Association of Sinological Librarians (EASL)

  4. (http://www.uni-kiel.de:8080/ORIENTALISTIK/easl/easl.html)
    Language: English.
    Description: Maintained by Matthias Kaun, Kiel University, Germany. This site contains EASL Membership Directory; BEASL (Bulletin of the European Association of Sinological Librarians); European China Libra ry Groups; European Sinological Libraries Project (http://www.uni-kiel.de/easl/loclib.html); EASL Conferences; Libraries & East Asian Library Associations; Resources on East Asian Cultur e (Literature & Philosophy, Art, Cinema, Music, History, Medicine); Bibliographies& References; New Media; General Information on Asia; Universities in East Asia; Academic Institutions; Politics, Law & Human Rights; Dictionaries; Discussion Li sts; Booksellers; Computer & Software; Language Courses; How to Read CJK on the Internet; News & Searching Tools].
     
  5. East Asian Libraries-Cooperative World-Wide-Web, Ohio State University.

  6. (http://pears.lib.ohio-state.edu/)
    Language: English.
    Description: "(...) The goal is to support research on East Asia by creating electronic resources and developing web-based information services through cooperation among librarians, scholars and researchers." You get also acces s to Asian Studies-online Library (http:/http://pears.lib.ohio-state.edu/ASOL/default.html/) which is a project of the Association of Asian Studies (htt p://www.aasianst.org/).
     
  7. East Asian Library Resources Group of Australia, EALRGA

  8. (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/NLA/EALRGA/AboutEALRGA.html)
    Language: English.
    Description: "The purpose of this document and the associated WWW pages is to provide on-line access to information about EALRGA activities." Site contains also: EALRGA Com mittee, Membership Information, EALRGA Electronic Forum, EALRGA Newsletter Archive.
    "The EALRGA is a group for all those interested in East Asian information resources and services, covering Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Manchu etc. s ervices. The main aims of the Group are to encourage discussion and the exchange of information, to contribte towards an understanding of the problems of East Asian library services and to promote the development and effective bibliographical control of East Asian collections in Australia. The Group's Newsletter is published twice a year and superseded issues are mounted on the webpage."
     
  9. Hong Kong Library Association, HKLA

  10. (ttp://www.hk.super.net/~hkla/)
    Language: English.
    Description: Informati on on Members and Council. Also TOC of the Newsletter (http://www.hk.super.net/~hkla/news1197.html)and information on the HKLA Journal (http://www.hk.super.net/~hkla/journal.html).
     
  11. Chinese American Librarians Association, CALA

  12. ( http://library.fgcu.edu/iclc/)
    Language: English.
    Description: Site contains information on CALA Officers, Committees, programs and publications.


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General sites
 

  1. Internet Chinese Librarians Club, ICLC

  2. (http://library.fgcu.edu//iclc)
    Language: English.
    Description: Site con tains information on ICLC, Officers, Committees, programs, publications and members.
     
  3. NIAS Library, Nordic Insitute of Asian Studies Library, Copenhagen, Denmark

  4. (http://nias.ku.dk/library/libgate.html)
    Language: English.
    Description: This site is part of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Homepage (http://nias.ku.dk). Site contains information on NIAS Library and catalogue, access methodes, current periodicals, and other Nordic Libraries & Virtual Libraries.
     
  5. Resources for East Asiatic Librarianship, Webcom Chinese

  6. (http://www.webcom.com/~bamboo/chinese/library.html)
    Language: English.
    Description: "The Resources for East Asiatic Librarianship Page has links to resources of interest to librarians and others who deal with the issues of managing and providing access to collections of documen ts written in East Asian writing systems, especially CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) documents (...)".
     
  7. Association of Research Libraries, ARL

  8. (http://arl.cni.org)
    Language: English.
    Description: "The mission of the Association of Research Libraries is to shape and influence forces affecting the future of research libraries in the process of scholarly communication. ARL programs and services promote equitable access to, and effective use of recorded knowledge in suppor t of teaching, research, scholarship, and community service. The Association articulates the concerns of research libraries and their institutions, forges coalitions, influences information policy development, and supports innovation and improvement in re search library operations. ARL is a not-for-profit membership organization comprising the libraries of North American research institutions and operates as a forum for the exchange of ideas and as an agent for collective action."
     
  9. Research Libraries Group, RLG

  10. (http://www.rlg.org/)
    Language: English.
    Description:This site describes RLG acitivities an d services, offers assistence to members and users, and provides news. Site contains also: Web & print publications, databases and softwareand information on differnt available databases like Eureka (http://lyra.rlg.org/eureka.html): "Eureka gives users straightforward access to a wide array of online information, including the RLIN bibliographic database (http://lyra.rlg.org/b ib.html) of library, archives, and museum library holdings, the ESTC (http://lyra.rlg.org/cit-est.html) English Short Title Catalogue, and the CitaDel (http://lyra.rlg.org/citadel.html) article-citation and document-delivery service. Communication alternatives include Internet and CompuServe. And Eureka can be integrated into local library and campuswide information networks."
     
  11. Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)

  12. (http://www.oclc.org)
    Language: English.
    Description: "The objectives of t he organization are to: Establish, maintain and operate a computerized library network and to promote the evolution of library use, of libraries themselves and of librarianship, and to provide processes and products for the benefit of library users and li braries, including such objectives as increasing availability of library resources to individual library patrons and reducing the rate-of-rise of library per-unit costs, all for the fundamental public purpose of furthering ease of access to and use of the ever-expanding body of worldwide scientific, literary and educational knowledge and information."
     
  13. Chinese Librarianship: an International Electronic Journal, (CLIEJ)

  14. (http://library.fgcu.edu/iclc/cliej/)
    Language: English.
    Description: "The Chinese Librarianship : an International Electronic Journal (CLIEJ) is launched with a view to facilitating information exchange among librarians and information professionals worldwide. The CLIEJ is a peer-re viewed e-journal. It focuses on the practical aspect of Chinese librarianship the world over. It publishes articles written by Chinese librarians, information scientists and library school faculty and students, as well as by librarians and information pro fessionals of other nationalities on issues related to serving patrons with Chinese materials. It also reports any major development of Chinese librarianship throughout the world."
     
  15. IFLA, International Federation of Library Associations

  16. (http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/home.htm)
    Language: English.
    Desc ription: "IFLA is a worldwide, independent organization created to provide librarians around the world with a forum for exchanging ideas, promoting international cooperation, research and development in all fields of library activity. I FLA's objectives are: a. to represent librarianship in matters of international interest, b. to promote the continuing education of library personnel, c. and to develop, maintain and promote guidelines for library services." Site contains links t o relvant information on library matters in every respect.
     
  17. WebCats,

  18. (http://libraryusask.ca/hywebcat/)
    Language: English.
    Description: Library catalogues on t he World Wide Web, created by Peter Scott and Doug Macdonald.
    Site contents different indices to library catalogues, information on catalogue types, Z 39.50 resources, and other related resources.
     
  19. Libweb - Library Servers via WWW

  20. (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/)
    Language: English.
    Description: A list maintained at Berkeley Digital Library Sunsite. This site provides links to Academic, Public, State, Special & School, and National Libraries in the world. A keyword search for location, library type, name is possible.



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