Service Management
Resume:
LIAN JIN RUAN
Illinois Fire Service Institute Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL 61820
Tel. 217-***-****
Fax: 217-***-**** or 217-***-****
E-mail: *****@***.********.***
Personal Homepage:
http://www.fsi.uiuc.edu/content/information/staffDirectory/detail.cfm?people_id=84344
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Library and Information Science, Graduate School of Library and 2011
Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. Library and Information Science, Graduate School of Library and 1990
Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A. African History, University of California at Los Angeles 1988
M.A. Graduate Program, African History, Peking University, P.R. China 1985
B.A. World History, Peking University, P.R. China 1984
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director/Head Librarian, Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI), University 1999-
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Main duties are to
Provide management decision-making authority over library
administrative and professional functions and operations
Provide recommendations to the Fire Service Institute executive
management team on library policy and strategic direction
Coordinate library activities and programs at five levels - the
university, local, state, national and international
Transform the in-house library into virtual and physical state fire
academy library, the only fire science dedicated library in Illinois
and one of the top three fire academy libraries in the nation
Build a team of 1.5 FTE librarians, graduate assistants and
undergraduate students
Work on A Building Program for the Fire and Emergency
Library with a building consultant to expand the library in 2001,
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and receive the Chancellor Capital Review Committee s approval
in 2001 and 2007 respectively
Participate in design, construction and dedication (in 2011) of
nine-million dollars Learning Resource and Research Center
(LRRC) building that includes a permanent home for the library
and archives, an international conference center
with simultaneous interpretation booths, research laboratories,
emergency management training and command center, and state-
of-the-art IT facility
Director of Illinois Fire Service Institute China Programs 2006-
Initiate, organize and coordinate the annual Chinese Librarians
Summer Program with partners since 2005; 128 Librarians from
51 organizations all over China participated in the program as of
June 2010; 2011 program is under preparation.
Initiate and develop the China endowment fund with China
partners at the University of Illinois Foundation for Chinese
librarians, visiting scholars, and students in library and
information science; Help reach the endowment level of $25,000;
Identify and secure donors to reach one-million-dollar goal of the
fund
Initiate, organize and coordinate training programs with partners
in the area of emergency management, such as IFSI-Institute of
Public Safety Research of Tsinghua University emergency
management training program (2008-), IFSI-Hong Kong Fire
Services Department s hazardous materials training (2009-); IFSI-
China Ropeway Association rescue training program (2009)
Initiate, organize and coordinate training programs with partners
in areas of higher education administration, small business and
administration, and fine art, and etc.
Help reach and sign Mutual of Understanding (MOU) agreements
with nine organizations in China
Help sponsor multiple Chinese visiting scholars to the Illinois
Fire Service Institute and GSLIS at University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Adjunct researcher at the Institute of Information Resource Management, 2011-2016
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
Adjunct faculty at the Third Military Medicine University on library and 2011-
information science, Chongqing
Adjunct faculty at the Graduate School of Library and Information 2002-2003,
Science (GSLIS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2005, 2007,
2008, 2010
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Library consultant, Champaign Fire Department Library: Established the 1990-2008
library
Short term foreign expert on library leadership and library 2006
administration, Beihang University Library
Research information specialist, Illinois Fire Service Institute Library: 1990-1999
Founded the library
Newspaper cataloger, Illinois State Historical Library 1990
Manuscript cataloger, Illinois State Historical Library 1990
FUNDED PROJECTS - GRANT AWARDS FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE
LIBRARY, A DIVISON OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OFFICE
Served as principal investigator and project director for all grant projects
and received total awards of $307,264 as of January 2008.
Library Services and Technology Act Grant 2007-2008
Illinois Online Disaster Preparedness Pathfinder, $4,000
Library Services and Technology Act Grant 2006-2007
In Memory of Our Heroes: Developing a Digital Image Collection of
Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths, $20,500
Library Services and Technology Act Grant 2005-2006
Creative Use of Libraries (CUOL Grant!) Deliver Right Information to
Illinois Firefighters at Right Time, $81,626
Library Services and Technology Act Grant 2002
Grow with a Pro! Mini-grant program (Hired a local architect to do
conceptual drawings for the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library building
feasibility study, which expands the library from 700 sq ft to 10,000 sq ft),
$4,900
Library Services and Technology Act Grant 2001
Libraries in the 21st Century Developing the Distance Learning Library
Services for Illinois Firefighters: An Integrated Information Service with
Online Firefighter II Certification Program, $49,570
Library Services and Technology Act Grant 2001
Collection Connection Mini-grant Program, $2,500
Library Services and Technology Act Full Year Grant 2000
Internet Outreach to and Training of Illinois Fire Service
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Personnel, Public and Community College Librarians for Electronic
Access to Fire Safety Information, $75,000
Educate and Automate Fast Start-basic Equipment 2000
Mini-grant Program, $1,065
Educate and Automate Public Internet Access Mini-grant Program, 2000
$1,820
Library Services and Technology Act Grant 2000
Marketing Mini-grant Program, $1,000
Library Services and Technology Act Grant 2000
Equipment to Books Mini-grant Program, $2,000
Library Services and Technology Act Grant 1999
Bring in An Expert Mini-grant Program, $4,500
FUNDED PROJECT - GRANT AWARD FROM THE CHINESE AMERICAN
LIBRARIANS ASSOCIATION (CALA)
Served as co-principal investigator with Anna Xiong, Southern Illinois 2005-2006
University Carbondale, for the Chinese American Librarians
Association s Sally C. Tseng Professional Development Grant, entitled
"In Search of Excellence: Chinese American Librarians in the 21st
Century," $700. The project was also partially funded by Illinois Fire
Service Institute.
FUNDED PROJECTS - AWARDS FROM NATIONAL NETWORK OF
LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE, GREATER MIDWEST REGION (GMR)
Served as principal investigator and received total awards of $7,700.
GMR Outreach Project award for "Putting Professional Development 2004-2005
into Practice" (to improve Illinois emergency medical technicians access
to the National Library of Medicine s biomedical information resources
by providing training workshops to selected fire departments in four
locations-Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana-Champaign Where the
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Library of Health Sciences (LHS)
also is located.) $6,000
GMR Professional Development award (The Health Science Library at 2002-2003
the University of Illinois, Chicago trained best practices in outreach, Web
technologies and electronic reference service to develop a new outreach
library service for emergency medical technicians in Illinois Fire
Departments.) $1,700
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FUNDED PROJECT - GRANT AWARD FROM THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES
ASSOCIATION
Served as co-principal investigator with Professor Linda C. Smith for 2003-2004
Special Libraries Association s Steven I. Goldspiel Memorial Research
Grant Project, entitled "A Survey to Support 'Evidence-Based Practice' in
Special Libraries Serving Fire Service Personnel and Researchers in
Public Safety and Homeland Security Areas," $20,000
FUNDED PROJECT - GRANT AWARD FROM
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
Served as co-principal investigator with Professor Terry Weech for 2007
Information Access and Library Resources in the Social Sciences and
Humanities in China, funded by the Freeman Fellows Partner Initiative,
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, $13,000
Served as co-principal investigator with Professor Linda Smith for "A 2003-2004
Survey to Support 'Evidence-Based Practice' in Special Libraries Serving
Fire Service Personnel and Researchers in Public Safety and Homeland
Security Areas," a supplemental support to Special Libraries
Association s grant project by the Campus Research Board, $8,131
Served as principal investigator, FireTalk, Illinois Fire Service Institute 2002-2003
Thesaurus, funded by the Campus Research Board, $9,252
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Leadership in Special Library Management, lecture at Chinese 2005-
Librarians Summer Program
Special Library Administration, an advanced graduate course Spring 2010
(LIS590SL), University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and
Information Science (GSLIS)
Information Access and Library Resources in the Social Sciences and Fall 2008
Humanities in China, an advanced graduate course (590CH), University
of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS),
co-instructor Terry Weech
Special Library Administration, an advanced graduate course Summer 2007
(LIS590SL), University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and
Information Science (GSLIS)
Leadership and Library Administration, lecture series for library Summer 2006
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directors and librarians in Beijing, invited as short term foreign expert
by Beihang University, Beijing
Special Library Administration, an advanced graduate course Spring 2005
(LIS590SL), University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and
Information Science (GSLIS)
Practicum, GSLIS (LIS360), on User Training Fall 2004
Practicum, GSLIS (LIS360), on Cataloging and OCLC Fall 2004
Practicum, GSLIS (LIS360), on Cataloging Photos Spring 2004
Practicum, GSLIS (LIS360), on Reference Service and User Training Spring 2003
for Paramedics in Illinois Fire Departments
Special Library Administration, an advanced graduate course Summer II
(LIS450SL), University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and 2003
Information Science
Invited speaker on special library management at the Department of Fall 2003
Information Management, Peking University
Invited guest speaker at numerous GSLIS courses, such as Global 2003-
Perspectives in Library and Information Science (LIS450IL ),
Thesaurus Construction (LIS450TC), Cataloging & Classification I
(a LIS407LEB LEEP distance learning course), Knowledge
Organization
Independent Study (LIS451), GSLIS, on Reference Request Database & Spring 2002
Outreach Reference Service at IFSI Library
Special Library Administration, an advanced graduate course Summer 2002
(LIS450SL), University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and
Information Science
Independent Study (LIS451), GSLIS, on Operational and Training Fall 2001
Manual of the IFSI Library
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Ph.D. Dissertation
Information-Seeking and Sharing Behaviors among Fire Service Field January 2011
Staff Instructors: A Qualitative Study, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
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Refereed Articles:
2010
Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths Digital Image Collection
Database: A Knowledge Management Initiative, Fire Technology, co-
author with Adam Groves, 2010 Springer Science.
Visit http://www.springerlink.com/content/h455427618238128/
Chinese American Librarians in the 21st Century: Profile Update, The 2008
Chinese Librarianship: An International Electronic Journal, co-author
with Jian Anna Xiong, No. 25. Visit www.iclc.us/cliej/cl25.htm
Career Choices and Career Advancement: Chinese American Librarians 2008
in the 21st Century, The Chinese Librarianship: An International
Electronic Journal, co-author with Jian Anna Xiong, No. 25.
Visit www.iclc.us/cliej/cl25.htm
Evidence-Based Practice in U.S. Fire Library Management. The 2007
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP4)
Proceeding, May 6-9, 2007 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, co-author
with Linda C. Smith. Visit http://www.eblip4.unc.edu/
Designing and Developing Internet Reference Services to Support 2005
Firefighter Distance Learners in Illinois." Internet Reference Services
Quarterly, Volume 9, p.147-172
Meeting Changing Information Needs of Illinois Firefighters: Analysis 2003
Queries Received from Reference Outreach Service, co-authored with
Jan Sung, The Reference Librarian, No. 82, p.69-105
Providing Better Subject Access to Nonprint Fire Emergency 2001
Materials for Illinois Firefighters, Cataloging & Classification
Quarterly, 2001, Volume 31, No.3/4, p.213-235
"Strategic Planning in American Special Libraries: a Case Study." In 2004
Chinese. " ", Library Construction
Journal, No.4
Virtual User Instruction at the University of Illinois Fire Service 2002
Institute Library: Producing a Web-based Training Video for
Illinois Firefighters, co-authored with John Paul, Jeff Cunningham
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and Sarah Windau, Illinois Libraries, Spring 2002, Volume 84, No. 2,
p.48-62
Conference Report, Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual 2002
Conference, Urbana, Illinois, November 15-16, 2001, The One-
Person Library, Volume 18, No. 9, January 2002
Snapshot: the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute Library & 2002
Its Emergency Medical Services Program, HSLI (Health Science
Librarians of Illinois) Newsletter, Volume 21, Issue 3, Winter 2002
Integrating Make Request on the Web with the FSI Library OPAC, 2002
co-authored with Guang Hu, Informant (Illinois Chapter, Special
Libraries Association), January 2002, Volume 66, No. 3
Managing the Fire Emergency Article Database at the Illinois Fire 2001
Service Institute Library, co-authored with Guang Hu, Informant
(Illinois Chapter, Special Libraries Association)
Fire Thesaurus:
FireTalk, Illinois Fire Service Institute Thesaurus 2003
http://www.fsi.illinois.edu/content/library/FireTalk/
Manual:
The Illinois Fire Service Institute Library Operational and Training 2002
Manual, co-authored with Sarah Windau
Book Chapters:
Fire Protection Chapter in Magazines for Libraries (18th edition), 2009
co-authored with Diane Richardson, Adam Groves, New York: R.R.
Bowker, edited by Cheryl LaGuardia
Fire Protection Chapter in Magazines for Libraries (16th edition), 2007
co-authored with Diane Richardson, Adam Groves, New York: R.R.
Bowker, Edited by Cheryl LaGuardia
Fire Protection Chapter in Magazines for Libraries (14th edition), 2005
co-authored with Diane Richardson, Elizabeth Morris, New York: R.R.
Bowker, Edited by Cheryl LaGuardia
Fire Protection Chapter in Magazines for Libraries (12th edition), New 2003
York: R.R. Bowker, Edited by Cheryl LaGuardia
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Reports:
A Survey to Support Evidence-Based Practice in Special Libraries 2005
Serving Fire Service Personnel and Researchers in Public Safety and
Homeland Security Areas, A full report, co-research director Linda
C. Smith.
Visit http://www.sla.org/content/resources/scholargrant/resgrant/goldspie
l2003.cfm
The LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) 2001 Grant, 2001
Libraries in the 21st Century Developing the Distance Learning Library
Services for Illinois Firefighters: an Integrated Information Service with
Online Firefighter II Certification Program, Final Narrative Report,
Illinois Libraries, Fall 2001, Volume 83, No. 4, p.19-63
The LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) 2000 Full Year 2001
Grant, Internet Outreach to and Training of Illinois Fire Service
Personnel, Public and Community College Librarians for Electronic
Access to Fire Safety Information, Final Narrative Report, Illinois
Libraries, Winter 2001, Volume 83, No.1, p.18-33
A Building Program for the Fire and Emergency Library, Illinois 2001
Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
co-authored with Frederick A. Schlipf, 76 Pages
Illinois Fire Service Institute Library (FSI Library) Outreach Program 1998
Survey Report, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 78 pages
Presentations in U.S.A.:
Think Big: Building the State Fire Academy Library in the Digital 2011
Age, Presentation proposal accepted by the 2011 Illinois Library
Association (ILA) Conference, Rosemont, Illinois, October 18
Digital Knowledge Management Structure for Fire Service Training, 2011
Presentation proposal submitted to the CALA 2011 Midwest Chapter
Annual Conference, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana,
May 21
Library Practices and Management in the Digital Age of Fire 2011
Information: Development of the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library,
Presentation accepted by the 2011 Annual inFIRE Conference, Illinois
Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May
10
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Information-Seeking and Sharing Behaviors among Fire Service Field 2011
Staff Instructors: A Qualitative Study, Poster presentation accepted by
the 2011 GSLIS Research Showcase, April 8
Delivering Right Information to Illinois Firefighters at Right Time 2010
Through Community Collaboration, Invited panelist at the
eChicago@Dominican University Symposium on Preparing and Building
Community in Crises panel discussion, September 9
Expansion and Future of the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute 2010
Library, Presentation at the 2010 Annual inFIRE Conference, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, May 13
Developing a Digital Image Collection of Illinois Firefighter Line of 2008
Duty Deaths (IFLODD) Database, GSLIS Research Showcase poster
session, co-presented with Adam Groves
Global Outreach: A U.S. China Experience, Invited panel speaker at 2008
the CALA 2008 Annual Program, ALA Conference, Anaheim,
California, June 29
Developing a Digital Image Collection of Illinois Firefighter Line of 2007
Duty Deaths (IFLODD) through Outreach and Collaboration,
Presentation at the 2007 Annual Conference of CALA Midwest Chapter
-- Outreach and Collaboration in the Age of Digital Transformation,
Ideas and Experience from the Midwest, University of Illinois at
Chicago, May 12
Invited panelist for the library leaders discussion on evidence-based 2007
practice at the Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
Conference (EBLIP4), in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May 9
Evidence-Based Practice in U.S. Fire Library Management, Paper 2007
presentation published in The Evidence Based Library and Information
Practice Conference (EBLIP4) Proceeding, in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina, co-authored with Linda C. Smith
Deliver Right Information to Illinois Firefighters at Right Time, 2006
Poster presentations at the ALA 2006 Annual Conference, New Orleans,
June 24
In Search of Excellence: Chinese American Librarians in the 21st 2006
Century, Poster presentations at the ALA 2006 Annual Conference,
New Orleans, co-presented with Jian Anna Xiong, June 25
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A Survey to Support Evidence-Based Practice in Special Libraries 2005
Serving Fire Service Personnel and Researchers in Public Safety and
Homeland Security Areas, Presentation at the 2005 Annual inFIRE
Conference, Norwood, MA, June 13
One of the invited panelists at the MLA Annual Meeting s Symposium 2005
The Role of Information Services in Emergency Preparedness Planning
Information Needs Panel What are the information needs of first
responders? Sponsored by the Medical Library Association (MLA) and
the National Library of Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, May 15
Reaching Out and Serving Fire Emergency Responders, Presentation 2004
for fall associates from the Mortenson Center for International Library
Programs, October 5
International Services & Access at Illinois Fire Service Institute 2002
Library, Invited presentation at American Libraries Seminar sponsored
by the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (GSLIS), Grainger Engineering Library
Commons, October 1
Illinois Fire Service Institute Library, Presentation at the Annual State 2002
Agency Librarian s Meeting, held by the Illinois State Library,
Springfield, September 18
Outreach through partnership, Invited presentation for Mortenson s fall 2002
associates (from Haiti, Columbia, Russia, and Kazakhstan), an
international program organized by the Mortenson Center for
International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, September 25
Outreach through Partnership, Invited presentation for the South 2002
African Library Leadership Project (SALLP), an international program
organized by the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 11
Developing Internet Outreach Training Program for Illinois 2001
Fire Service Personnel, Public and Community College
Librarians, Presentation at the 2001 Annual inFIRE
Conference, Chicago. To See a Full Text of the
Conference Proceedings, Visit:
http://www.infire.org/Conferences/
Reaching Out to Under-served Illinois Firefighters: Results of a 1999
Survey Project," Presentation at the 1999 Annual inFIRE
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Conference, New York State Academy of Fire Science Library,
Montour Falls, New York. To See a Full Text of the Conference
Proceedings, Visit:
http://www.infire.org/Conferences/
International Conferences and Presentations:
Doctoral Research in Library and Information Science: A Case Study, 2011
Invited by the Institute of Information Resources Management, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou, June 1
Future of American Academic Libraries and Librarians for library 2010
directors in Guangzhou area, invited by Jinan University Library,
December 6
Professional Library Management Education in the Digital Age at the 2010
Third Sino-U.S. Symposium on Library and Information Science
Education in the Digital Age, Wuhan University, October 10
Meeting Fire Service Field Staff Instructors Dynamic Information 2009
Needs, at the 2009 Annual inFIRE Conference, National Research
Council Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Professional Development in US Academic Libraries, Beihang 2008
University Library, Beijing, China, December 15-16
Developing New Library Service Model in the University Library, 2008
Presentation at the Nanjing Aeronautical and Astronautical University,
Nanjing, China, October 30
Developing New Library Service Model in the University Library. 2008
Presentation at the Southwest University Library, Chongqing, October 27
Developing New Library Service Model in the University Library. 2008
Presentation at the Wuhan University Library, Wuhan, May 14
Developing New Library Service Model in the University Library. 2008
Presentation at the Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China,
January 13
A Survey to Support Evidence-Based Practice in Special Libraries 2005
Serving Fire Service Personnel and Researchers in Public Safety and
Homeland Security Areas, Presentation with co-author Linda C. Smith
at the 2005 Annual SLA Conference, Toronto, Canada, June 6
"Strategic Planning in American Special Libraries: a Case Study," 2003
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Presentation for the 2003 Seminar New Ideas on Library Management,
Department of Information Management, Peking University, Beijing,
China, September 21
"Strategic Planning in American Special Libraries: a Case Study," 2003
Presentation at Shanghai Library, September 25
"Mr. Wang Zhongmin s Contributions to the Library Education in China: 2003
When East Meets West, a Comparative Study," Co-presented with Dean
Leigh Estabrook, invited presentation at In Memorial of Mr.
Zhongmin s Wang 100 Years Old Birth Celebration Seminar, Peking
University, Beijing, September 18
Creating Integrated Distance Learning Library Services for Illinois 2002
Firefighters: An Integrated Information Service with Online Firefighter II
Certification Program, Presentation at the 2002 Annual inFIRE
Conference, London, United Kingdom, May 30. To See a Full Text of
the Conference Proceedings, Visit:
http://www.infire.org/Conferences/
Mapping Multiple Vocabularies for Better Subject Access to Fire 2000
Science Materials," Presentation at the 2000 Annual inFIRE
Conference, Institute for Research in Construction, National
Research Council, Ottawa, Canada, May 11. To See a Full Text of the
Conference Proceedings, Visit:
http://www.infire.org/Conferences/
Translations for Guest Speakers Presentations
Served as oral interpreter for Dean John Unsworth
Reading at Library Scale: New Methods, Attention Prosthetics, 2010
Evidence, and Argument," South West University, Beibei, October 6
"Challenges in Educating 21st-Century Information Professionals" 90th 2010
Anniversary Conference, School of Information Management, Wuhan
University, Wuhan, October 9
Closing Ceremony Remark at the Third Sino-U.S. Symposium on 2010
Library and Information Science Education in the Digital Age,
Wuhan University, Wuhan, October 9
"Current Developments in Digital Library Management and Research in 2009
USA," East China Normal University, Shanghai, June 12
Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of 2009
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Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Its LEEP and Digital Library Certificate
Programs, South East University Library, Nanjing, June 13
"Current Developments in Digital Library Management and Research in 2009
USA, NUAA (Nanjing University of Aeronautical and Astronautical
University), Nanjing, June 15
"Introduction to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign," 2009
NUAA (Nanjing University of Aeronautical and Astronautical
University, Nanjing, June 15
"Challenges and Opportunities: Making Exchange and Collaboration 2009
Work," Department of Library and Information Science, Nanjing
University, Nanjing, June 15
"Challenges and Opportunities: Making Exchange and Collaboration 2009
Work," Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Wuhan
University, Wuhan, June 16
"Current Developments in Digital Library Management and Research in 2009
USA," Peking University/CALIS, Beijing, June 18
Managing the Digital Library: The ECHO Depository Project, For 2006
Beijing Area Library Directors at Beihang University Library, Beijing,
July 13
Library and Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana- 2006
Champaign, For Beijing Area Library Directors at Beihang University,
Beijing, July 13
Managing the Digital Library: The ECHO Depository Project, 2006
For Nanjing Area Library Directors, NUAA (Nanjing University of
Aeronautical and Astronautical University) Library, Nanjing, July 14
Library and Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana- 2006
Champaign, For Nanjing Area Library Directors at NUAA
(Nanjing University of Aeronautical and Astronautical University)
Library, Nanjing, July 14
Managing the Digital Library: The ECHO Depository Project, 2006
For Library Directors in Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University Library,
Hangzhou, July 17
Library and Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana- 2006
Champaign, For Library Directors in Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang
University Library, Hangzhou, July 17
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Cyberinfrastructure in the USA, For Library Directors in Zhejiang 2006
Province, Zhejiang Provincial Library, Hangzhou, July 18
Translation for GSLIS Professor Terry Weech
Academic Library Assessment and Evaluation, For Library 2008
Directors in Wuhan Area, Wuhan University Library, Wuhan,
May 16
Translation for Director Richard Jaehne
Illinois Fire Service Institute Library, Beihang University Library, 2006
Beijing, July 28
Value-added Library Services, for library directors in Shenzhen Area, 2009
University Town Library of Shenzhen, November 10
Value-added Library Services, for library directors in Guangzhou, 2009
Jinan University Library, Guangzhou, November 12
HONORS
IFLODD: The Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths Digital Image 2009
Collection Database was featured in both The Scout Report (one of the
oldest and most respected Internet-based current awareness services) and
The Newberry Library Genealogy News (one of the most prestigious
research libraries in the United States).
IFLODD: The Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths Digital Image 2009
Collection Database was highlighted in April 2009 s ILA REPORTER
issue (Illinois Library Association s official publication) as one of the
exemplary Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants in
Illinois
Profiled in the Who s Who in the World, published by Marquis Who's 2009
Who
Profiled in the Who s Who of American Women, published by Marquis 2009
Who's Who
Profiled in the Who s Who in America, published by Marquis Who's Who 2009
The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) Scholarship (Dallas, 2006
Texas, October 11-15)
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Academic Professional Development Fund Support ($500) to attend two 2005
national conferences by Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Profiled in the 25th Silver Anniversary Edition of Who s Who of 2005
American Women, published by Marquis Who's Who
Profiled in the 2005 edition of Who's Who in the World, also in the 58th 2004, 2006,
edition of Who's Who in America, published by Marquis Who's Who in 2007, 2008
2004, the leading biographical reference publisher of the highest
achievers and contributors from across the country and around the world
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor s Academic 2003
Professional Excellence (CAPE) award
The Special Libraries Association Diversity Leadership Development 2003
Program award
Interviewed with other solo librarians by Informant, Special 2000
Libraries Association, Illinois Chapter
Feature article on diversity in the August 1999 Issue of Illinois 1999
Reporter, published by Illinois Library Association. Reprint in the Fall
Alumni Newsletter, Graduate School of Library and Information
Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Up and Coming Award, Special Libraries Association, Illinois Chapter 1999
May Fourth Youth Award for undergraduate thesis, Peking University 1984
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE
SLA IL Chapter Outreach/Public Relations Committee 2011-
SLA 2012 Chicago Annual Conference Committee, SLA Illinois Chapter 2011-
Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Annual Award 2011
Banquet Arrangement Committee
Organizer, the 2011 Annual inFIRE Conference at Illinois Fire Service 2011
Institute, May 9-12
Evaluation subcommittee member of the 2012 Joint Conference of 2011-
Librarians of Color Conference
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GSLIS Dean s Council 2010-
Invited ISLAC (Illinois State Library Advisory Committee) member as a 2009-
representative of special libraries in Illinois
Invited ILLINET Network Advisory Council (INAC) member as a 2003-
representative of special libraries in Illinois and serve as liaison between
ISLAC and INAC
Chair, Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Finance 2009-
Committee
inFIRE (the international network for Fire Information and Reference 1997-2001,
Exchange) Committee 2009-
Chair, Public Relations Committee, Chinese American Librarians 2008-2009
Association (CALA) Midwest Chapter
Chair, Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Sally Tseng 2008-2009
Professional Development Grant Award Committee
Mentorship Program Committee, Chinese American Librarians 2008-2009
Association (CALA)
Editorial Board of the Chinese Librarianship: An International Electronic 2006-
Journal
Advisory Committee, Special Librarians Endowment Fund, Graduate 2005-
School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
Mentor, GSLIS Chinese Group (made the initiative to establish the group 2004-
and help the group s program activities)
Scholarship Committee, Chinese American Librarians Association 2004-2005
(CALA)
Selected Participant Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership 2004
Initiative (The annual year-long training is sponsored by the Illinois State
Library and Illinois Library Association. It is the statewide library
community's proactive movement to recruit and nurture future Illinois
library leaders. The program activities include self-assessment; personal
values; local, state and global environment scanning; leadership skills and
tools; mentoring; and vision.)
Learner, Teach-Model-Coach Program -- Coaching 21st Century 2003-2004
Learners for Advancement in the Library Profession, Chicago Library
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System (The selected retiring librarians act as teacher, model and coach.
The program mines their expertise and helps them develop new coaching
and consulting skills. It also provides a practice field to enhance their
skills. It matches a learner to a coach as a team. Relatively new librarians
to the profession or who are at significant career transition stage in their
careers to increase professional competencies and leadership abilities).
Co-founder, Special Librarians Endowment Fund, Graduate School of 2002
Library and Information Science (GSLIS), University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Downstate representative, Board of Directors, Special Libraries 2002-2004
Association (SLA), Illinois Chapter (Initiated and organized SLA Illinois
Chapter s Downstate Outreach Program to work with GSLIS SLA
Student Chapter and various library organizations)
Chair, annual downstate meeting, Special Libraries Association (SLA), 2002-2004
Illinois Chapter
Co-organizer with RJA Group, 2001 Annual inFIRE Conference 2001
Conference Committee, Health Science Librarians of Illinois 2001
Annual Conference
Treasurer, inFIRE 2001-2006
inFIRE Serial Union List Coordinator (Initiated and developed a 2001-2007
searchable and member-only inFIRE Serial Union List Database)
Chair, Research and Writing Committee, Special Libraries Association 2000-2002
(SLA), Illinois Chapter (Initiated and developed a searchable SLA IL
Chapter member research profile database)
Editor, Informant, Special Libraries Association, Illinois Chapter 2000-2002
Newsletter
Editor, Proceeding of 2001 Annual inFIRE Conference 2001
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Board Member, Champaign Chinese School 2000-2003
Principal, Champaign Chinese School 1999-2000
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Vice Principal, Champaign Chinese School 1998-1999
Fundraising Campaigns for Cancer Patients 1996-1997,
1993
MEMBERSHIP
American Library Association (ALA)
Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), life member
Eastern Central Illinois Consortium (ECIC)
Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI)
Illinois Library Association (ILA)
inFIRE (the International Network for Fire Information and Reference Exchange, an
international consortium of fire libraries)
Lincoln Trail Libraries System (LTLS, one of Illinois s eight library systems)
Medical Library Association (MLA)
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
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