Special Topics Course LSC597

Special Topics Course LSC597: Global Education for Librarians and Information Professionals: Seminar in Chinese Librarianship

Dates: June 4-15, 2007

Location: Department of Information Resources Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Instructors: Dr. Yan Ma, Professor, GSLIS, URI

Dr. Ye, Ying
Dean, Department of Information Resources Management
Zhejiang University, CHINA

Course Description:

The Seminar will provide students and professionals with an opportunity to travel to China to study the history of Chinese librarianship and libraries and information services from the ancient to the contemporary times. (GSLIS)

Academic credits:

The Seminar is a 3-credit course from GSLIS. Participants are asked to attend all class sessions and library tours in China and complete a research paper after the Seminar ends. Non-credit option is also available. Participants will attend all class sessions and library tours with the requirement of the research paper.

Participants learn about different types of libraries and librarianship in China, the role of the traditional, academic, public, special and schools libraries in China. Students will have an opportunity to learn the U.S.-China Million Book Digital Library Project, which is instituted at Zhejiang University. Students will determine the topic of their papers in consultation with the academic advisor.

Cost & Registration

The program fees are $2150, which covers a three-credit graduate course, room, meals on 8 library tours, traveling within China, and all necessary fess for various library tours and cultural activities. Cost of daily meals varies by personal choices. The cost is quite reasonable. One can manage his/her daily meals with $10 to $20 a day. Students will need to arrange their own round trip international plans to China and arrive at or before 7:00 p.m. on June 2 in Shanghai Pudong Airport. The deadline for application is April 16th with a deposit of $150. The full payment will be due on May 11th.

You are encouraged to take a Chinese language/culture 101 before you leave. URI offers Chinese 101 on the College of Continuing Education in Providence in the spring semester of 2007.

For admission and registration information, contact

Ms. Daniela Veliz
Coordinator of URI Summer Programs Abroad
Office of International Students and Scholars
37 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881
Tel: (401) 874-2019
Fax:(401) 874-2402
E-mail: dveliz@etal.uri.edu

Or visit, http://www.uri.edu/international/study_abroad/summer.htm

for registration information.

If students would like to travel after the two-week study, tours in China can be arranged with a separate cost with the travel agency.

For more information on the curriculum specific to the Global Education for Librarians and Information Professionals Program, please visit GSLIS Website: http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/

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For more information, please contact:

Dr. Yan Ma
Professor
Director, Global Education for Librarians and Information Professionals
Program
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
University of Rhode Island
94 West Alumni Avenue
Kingston, RI 02881 USA
Tel: 401-874-2819
Fax: 401-874-4964
Email: yanma@uri.edu