Chinese Canadian Library Weblog

From Bob Sutton, a Stanford Prof. “In short, although the rise of the web has changed what librarians do, it also means that we need them more than ever because there are so many facts out there now and they are so easy to get, and it is so hard to tell which ones to […]

on library collections in the world of Google. I especially like his comment on copyright. Now our Access China project is placed in a embarrassing position because of the copyright limitation. Prof. Courant said ” Something is deeply wrong when the tools for extended and easy collaboration are plausibly frustrated by excessive concern with intellectual […]

The Open Access concept and movement are not new phenomena, but they only recently reached the level of international interest both in the developed and the developing countries. The time is right for the Asia and Oceania Section of IFLA to have an (appropriately) open session at the World Library and Information Congress on the […]

How many of you know about and have read Asian Pacific Post, a free bi-weekly newspaper. I am a regular reader of it because it focuses on what is happening in the Pacific Asia and the Asian community in Canada. Its March 23, 2006 issue carried an editorial entitled What has happened to the Taiwan […]

Many of us have worked for, or worked with, Jing on different projects. She has mentored many new library students and new librarians. Jing’s passion about our profession and her commitment to share her knowledge have set a very good example for all of us. As most of us are settling in our professional jobs, […]

Title: The bitter poison of multiculturalism. Authors: Brunet, Robin Source: Alberta Report / Newsmagazine; 4/18/94, Vol. 21 Issue 18, p32, 2p, 3bw Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *PLURALISM (Social sciences) Geographic Terms: CANADA Abstract: Recommends that those who think Canada’s multicultural and immigration policies are working fairly smoothly take a trip to the south Vancouver […]