June 2012 Program in the U.S.
Eleven Chinese librarians including one observer from various Chinese libraries will participate in the Professional Development Program in the US from June 6th to June 26th, 2012.
The Chinese library directors' full itinerary are:
- one week at UIUC campus to get an overview of the workings of American libraries, June 6 to June 12;
- three days at Chicago to visit American Library Association,the Oak Park Library and Chicago Public Library, June 13 to June 15;
- four days at U.S.host libraries(New York,Skokie and Washington,DC), June 16 to June 19;
- one week at ALA conferences in Anaheim, CA, June 20 to June 26---view the agenda.
| Name | Bio information | What to learn from the visit |
|---|---|---|
| NY Group | ||
 Youren Li Director Yunnan Provincial Library |
09,2003--present:Yunnan Provincial Library,Curator 10,2001--09,2003:Yunnan Provincial Photo Service,Director 06,1994--10,2001:Cultural Bureau of Li Jiang,Yunnan,Director |
-interlibrary services -library Services for People with Disabilities -library Services to Children, Teens and Families -library Policies |
 Guanhua QiuDirectorSuzhou Library |
2011--present:Resigned and Specialized in libraries researching 2002--2011:Head Curator of Suzhou Library 1992--2002:Suzhou Cultural Bureau 1986--1992:Suzhou Performance Management Office |
-law and regulations of establishing a Library in U.S. -policies of library collections and policies of service providing -library Services and Actives, including Parent-child reading -relationship and cooperation between public libraries and local schools -composition, Resources Sharing and the Management of main and branch libraries |
 Haizhen Zhong Deputy DirectorGuizhou Provincial Library |
Ms.Zhong has been working for Guizhou Provincial Library since 1977 alternating in:Library Information Service unit,research department,the Center of Ancient Books.Now she is the Deputy Director of Guizhou Provincial Library and was elected to be Secretary-General of Guizhou Provincial Library Association. |
-public library services in U.S. -digital Preservation Development in public library |
 Xunming Zou Deputy Director Hunan Provincial Library |
2003--present:Hunan Provincial Library,Deputy Director 1998--2003:Yueyang Library,Hunan 1984--1988:Library Information Department,Nankai University |
-public library policy in U.S. -library management -marketing and Promotion of Library Services |
| IL Group | ||
 Fanyu He Deputy Director Hainan Provincial Library |
2005.7--present:Hainan Library,Deputy Curator 1996.3--2005.7:Hainan Publishing House,Director 1989.12--1996.3:Xinghua Bookstore of Hainan branch,Section chief 1987.7--1989.12:Administration of Press and Publication of Zhejiang Province,Officer |
-latest tools and methods used by U.S Libraries to manage the preservation and utilization of ancient books -strategies used by public libraries in the U.S to improve public's utilizing rate of library resource |
 Xiaolin Ji Deputy Director Tianjin TEDA Library |
2000--present:TEDA Library,Deputy Curator 1987--2000:Tianjin Development Zone Books Archive,Curator |
-public library services in U.S. -networking and resource sharing in library -special library services in U.S. |
| DC Group | ||
 Ruijuan Huo Secretary General National Library of China |
2011--present:Library Society of China,Deputy Secretary General 2004--2010:National Library of China,Vice Head of Library Office 2003--2004:Catalog Department,National Library of China,Librarian |
-Public Library System and the relevant regulations |
 Xiaoqiu Li Director Neimenggu Autonomous Region Library |
2005--present:Inner Mongolia library,Director 2001--2005:Inner Mongolia people’s art center,Director 2000--2001:Chifeng Culture organization,Vice Director 1985--2000:Chifeng library,Director |
-Antique Books Preservation,especially for minority’s culture |
 Bohan Liu Deputy Director of Collection and Reading National Library of China |
2002--2010:human resources management,National Library of China 2010--present:stack Management & Reading Services Department,National Library of China |
-disaster & preservation planning for libraries -public digitization and streaming services |
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