Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Midwest Chapter
Dear CALA Midwest Chapter members, I’m pleased to announce that the mailing list for members of CALA Midwest Chapter has been revived. The listserv was put on hiatus earlier last year, but after full deliberation among the current Chapter EB members, we decided to bring back this service. The email address is midwest@cala-web.org. It will be mainly used for Chapter election, […]
» Read moreWelcome to the MW Chapter Professional Development Meeting 2020 CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Conference Date: May 11, 2020 (Monday) Place: Virtual Zoom (https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/99246306663) Host and Moderator: Anlin Yang. Email: anlin-yang@uiowa.edu Cell: 240-425-7925 8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. Welcome Remarks: Minhao Jiang, CALA MW Chapter President 8:35 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Title: Tech help study Presenters: Kate Williams, UIUC / Hui Yan, Renmin University […]
» Read moreDear All, Mwlist, the mailing list for CALA Midwest Chapter, was voted by the Chapter Executive Committee to be disbanded. It has already been deleted from the hosting service, and all the past messages have been archived.It saw little necessity to keep a mailing list for how it had been in use. The list, in the vast majority (if not […]
» Read moreCALA – Midwest Chapter Webinar: “Examining User Perceptions of the Role of Academic Libraries and Librarians” Date/Time: October 24, Thursday 2-3 pm CT/3-4 pm ET/12-1 pm PT Join the webinar via Zoom Summary: In early 2000s, the concept of “library brand” emerged. Many studies such as The Library Brand 2010 report published by OCLC stated that “Libraries = books”. Is […]
» Read moreDear All, The CALA Midwest Chapter (the Chapter) Executive Committee decided to disband the CALA MW WeChat group and the CALA MW Facebook. The CALA MW WeChat was formed around 2016 for a virtual community. Since then, it hasn’t been maintained. The low level of activities barely rendered it as a community. The Chapter doesn’t have such a volume of […]
» Read moreThe 2019 CALA MW Volunteer Form is now open at https://waynestate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8exeHi79WcZr8hf. The deadline to indicate your interest is 5:00 PM EST, 2nd July, 2019. Please direct any questions to Minhao Jiang, 2019-2020 CALA MW President, at minhao.jiang@wayne.edu.
» Read moreThe registration form is available at https://forms.gle/wU7ZFW1eEH4SrGWq6. While you’re recommended to register, drop-ins are also welcomed. The main conference landing page is accessible at: 2019 CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Conference
» Read moreWinds of Spring – Trends and Challenges in Libraries 2019 CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Conference Program Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm CST Format: Virtual. URL will be provided prior to the conference 9:00 – 9:05 AM Welcome by the CALA Midwest Chapter President Mingyan Li, Metadata Librarian, University of Illinois at Chicago Presenter Bio 9:05 […]
» Read moreTheme: Winds of Spring – Trends and Challenges in Libraries Date: April 24, 2019 (Wednesday), 9:30 am-4:30 pm CST Format of Conference: Virtual (registration is free, conference details to be sent at a later date) Deadline for submission: March 20, 2019 We strongly encourage participation and proposal submission from non-CALA members and public librarians. Below are some suggested topics and other topics […]
» Read moreThe Call for Conference Program Proposals is located at https://www.ila.org/events/call-for-conference-program-proposals.
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