Transforming: Services

Academic Libraries in Asia: An Overview for US Librarians to Better Serve Asian International Students

Saturday, June 25, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Location: Washington Convention Center, 159A-B

Academic libraries in Asia (East & Southeast) reflect a wide spectrum: from world-class facilities and resources to still-developing facilities. As the world emerges from the COVID19 pandemic, and the numbers of Asian international students begin returning to US universities, this is an ideal time for US librarians to get to know the library conditions Asian students are coming from. This program will give an overview of Asian academic libraries and provide resources for US librarians to better serve incoming Asian international students.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to identify some characteristics of Asian academic libraries.
Upon completion, participants will be able to compare similarities & differences of Asian and US academic libraries.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify some resources for helping assist international students from Asia.

Main Contact(s)

Buenaventura (Ven) B. Basco

Librarian
University of Central Florida

Moderator(s)

Buenaventura (Ven) B. Basco

Librarian
University of Central Florida

Speaker(s)

John Hickok

International Outreach Librarian
California State University Fullerton
LM

Lucas Mak

Chair
ALCTS
HH

Henry Huang

Reference and Research Services Librarian for Business
NYU Shanghai
SZ

Shuzhen Zhao

Librarian
University of Windsor