CV of Lian J. Ruan EDUCATION LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

CV of Lian J. Ruan

Head Librarian and Director of IFSI International Programs

Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

[email protected]

217 265-6107 (office)

217 244-6790 (fax)

11 Gerty Dr, Champaign, IL 61820

EDUCATION

Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign, August 2005-May 2011

Ph.D. (Use and User of Information), May 2011, Dissertation: “Information-Seeking and

Sharing Behaviors among Fire Service Field Staff Instructors: A Qualitative Study”

Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign, August 1988-January 1990

M.S. (Library and Information Science), January 1990

Department of History, University of California at Los Angeles, August 1986-June 1988

M.A. (African History), June 1988

Department of History, Peking University, P.R. China, September 1984-July 1986

M.A. Graduate Program (African History)

Department of History, Peking University, P.R. China, September 1980-July 1984

B.A. (World History), July 1984

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

The Color of Leadership: Developing Librarians of Color at the 3

National Joint Conference of

Librarians of Color September 28 at Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 26, 2018

CALA Leadership Academy with Maureen Sullivan during the ALA Annual Conference,

Orlando, Florida, June 27, 2016

ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, Cambridge, Massachusetts,

August 5-10, 2012

Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiatives, the Illinois State Library and Illinois

Library Association, 2004

Learner, Teach-Model-Coach Program: Coaching 21

Century Learners for Advancement in the

Library Profession, Chicago Library System, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2004

EXPERIENCE

Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

May 1999 -

Title: Head Librarian (Director for Library and Archive, Research and Digital Collections

Operations)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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 to further collaboration and partnership with

library communities at five levels - the university, local, state, national and international.

• Play leader roles in the Library and Information Science field at the university, local,

state, national and international levels.

• Develop action-oriented research on the Outreach Program for firefighters and special

libraries.

• Plan and execute library budget operations.

• Serve as the primary advisor to the Director with authority for creating and ongoing

analysis of Library procedures to include Institute management and performance reports

for the Institute Director and senior management team

• Set goals and objectives for the Library and establish functional processes and procedures

to support timely and relevant reports, analyses and other content to the Executive Team,

Program Directors and other key team members

• Assist the Director in the management of resources and developing and managing Library

budgets

• Seek and develop grant opportunities as they become available

• Work with the IFSI Business Office to manage grant programs and ensure appropriate

work and expenditures are allocated to grant budgets

• Manage and direct all awarded grant opportunities

• Assist the Deputy Director and Director in the management of Library resources,

determination of staff functions, and setting of operating policies

• Represent or serve as a liaison on behalf of the Institute on international, national and

state library or other committees, as assigned

• Supervise IFSI Library staff, including Assistant Director for Operations, reference,

cataloging, archivist, and serve as back up when needed

• Oversee the library, and archive, research and digital collections growth, operation, and

relationships within international programs, which include China Librarians Scholarly

Exchange Program, Tsinghua Exchange Hazmat Awareness and Operations Program,

and other opportunities which may arise

• Maintains professional relationships with agencies within and outside the University of

Illinois

Accomplishments:

• Transformed 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.

• Led the development of the Library Strategic Plans in alignment with IFSI Vision Plans

and developed partnerships with library and fire organizations to position the library as a

key educational, training and research partner.

• Joined the Lincoln Trails Library System, a regional library system of the Illinois State

Library; created, developed, and managed the library operations budget center.

• Received a series of grant awards from the Illinois State Library ($317,264) to develop

the IFSI Library Outreach Program that has provided innovative library and information

services at no cost and based on my dissertation and other research findings in a timely

fashion to more than 42,000 firefighters in over 1200 fire departments statewide, then

international firefighters and first responders in China (including Hong Kong).

• Developed the Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths Digital Image Collection Database

(IFLODD) through a grant, which grew into the most comprehensive resource for the 898

Illinois firefighters who have died in the line of duty in the past 150 years, including

incident summaries, digital photographs, and fire station log records, and oral history

interviews.

• Established the IFSI Library Advisory Committee consisting of fire chiefs from more

than 18 fire departments statewide.

• Built a team of librarians, graduate assistants and undergraduate students; employed,

trained, mentored and coached with the library staff over 60 graduate students from the

University of Illinois School of Information Sciences (iSchool), of which almost half of

them are international students.

• Jointly developed “A Building Program for the Fire and Emergency Library” with Fred

Schlipf, building consultant to expand the library in 2001 and received the Chancellor

Capital Review Committee’s approval in 2001 and 2007; participated in the design,

construction and dedication (in 2011) of 9-million dollar 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 facilities.

• Established a branch library at the Peoria Fire Training Academy stationed by a

firefighter librarian.

• Completed Ph.D. degree on information behaviors of firefighters.

• Applied the doctoral research findings to further design and develop innovative IFSI

library programs and information services.

• Published scholarly papers and made presentations at local, nation and international

conferences.

• Expanded research on Chinese American librarians, academic libraries in China, and

international librarianship.

• Produced a 3-minute video to share my vision of the “global community of libraries” that

will be shown at the “An International Leaders Forum: Leading a Vision for a Global

Community of Libraries” Event at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in Washington,

D.C.

• Served as a member of the Illinois State Library Advisory Committee.

• Elected as President of the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), then

Executive Director; co-chaired the 2020 CALA Strategic Plan Task Force; co-chaired the

CALA Membership Committee that raised the CALA membership level over 500; led to

develop the CALA Donor Acceptance Policy and financial management plans.

• Served as a member of the Steering Committee of JCLC (Joint Council of Librarians of

Color); co-chaired JCLC Publicity and Public Relations and Web Sub-Committee to

organize the 3

2018 National JCLC Conference.

• Served as a member of the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services

Advisory Committee; a member ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; and

a member of ALA Nominating Committee.

• Served as a member of the Information Literacy Section Standing Committee for IFLA

(International Federation of Library Associations); participated in the IFLA Global

Vision Workshop in Washington DC and Ottawa, Canada respectively; chaired the

CALA IFLA Global Vision discussion meetings; co-facilitated the IFLA Global Vision

Open Discussion Forum at the ALA Annual Conference; served as Co-CALA

Representative to IFLA.

• Served as Co-CALA Representative to the Library Society of China.

• Served as Chair for inFIRE (the international network for Fire Information and Reference

Exchange, an international fire library consortium) Executive Committee.

• Served as President, Alpha Chapter of Beta Phi Mu, the International Library &

Information Studies Honor Society.

Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

May 2006-

Title: Director of IFSI International Programs

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiate, design, organize and coordinate the annual Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange

Program in partnership with the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois and

more than 15 major academic and public libraries across the United States since 2005;

designed and produced the Yearbook for the Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange

Program (2005-2019), the 10

Anniversary Yearbook for the Chinese Librarians Scholarly

Exchange Program (2015) https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/107821, the 15

Anniversary Yearbook for the Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange Program (2019)

https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/107821

• Initiate and develop the China Endowment Fund at the University of Illinois Foundation

for Chinese librarians, visiting scholars, and students in library and information science.

Started the China Endowment Fund Scholarship award in 2012, co-chaired the Scholarship

Committee.

• Initiate, design, organize and coordinate the annual Chinese Professional Archives and

Library Internship Program for the Department of Archives, Beijing Union University

since 2018.

• Help initiate, reach and sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) agreements with 18

organizations in China (as of February 2019).

• Initiate, organize and coordinate training programs with partners in the area of emergency

management, such as IFSI-Hong Kong Fire Services Department’s Hazardous Materials

Technician Training Program (2009-) and Korean firefighter training at IFSI; IFSI-

Hazardous Materials Operations Training Program (2015-) in Huizhou, China, the first

Pro-Board Certification Program in China.

• Handle visa applications in USA and China.

• Develop and execute budgets for the overall international programs and various individual

training programs.

Accomplishments:

• Organized 423 librarians from 142 organizations to complete the Chinese Librarians

Scholarly Exchange Program (2005-2019), the largest Chinese librarians program in the

China-US LIS history; worked with the invited speakers from across the University of

Illinois campus and more than 15 state and national libraries for the Chinese Librarians

Scholarly Exchange Program, including the University of Illinois Library, the University

of Illinois School of Information Sciences, the Illinois State Library, Library of Congress,

American Library Association, New York Public Library, Yale University Library,

Princeton University Library, Columbia University Library, MIT Library, Harvard

University Library, Boston Public Library, Stanford University Library, University of

California at Berkeley Library, the National Library of Medicine, San Francisco Public

Library and so on.

• Developed and hosted 15 Chinese undergraduate students for the first Chinese Professional

Archives and Library Internship Program.

• Helped raise more than $60,000 for the China Endowment Fund; co-chaired the China

Endowment Fund Scholarship Committee since 2012.

• Sponsored and received 118 Chinese visiting scholars from 72 institutions in China since

2008, in addition to one visiting scholar from Brazil.

• Developed and updated the Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG) for the Illinois Fire

Service Institute International Programs.

• Led the strategic planning for the International Programs.

• Conducted well-received translations both in oral and written for various China programs.

• Presented the Chinese New Year culture on WANDTV evening news programs in

February 2019.

• Helped received 36 international delegations, coordinated training for 58 Hong Kong

firefighters, 4 Chinese first responders and 2 Korean firefighters in Illinois, and 170

Chinese first responders in China.

• Helped organized, coordinated and hosted 56 visits to China since 2006 and made 53

presentations in the international events.

Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS, now the School of Information

Sciences, iSchool), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2002-2003, 2005, 2007-2008, 2010, 2012-2014

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Teaching Responsibilities:

LIS360 Practicum on Reference Service and User Training for Paramedics in Illinois Fire

Departments (Spring 2003)

LIS360 Practicum on Cataloging Photos (Spring 2004)

LIS360 Practicum on User Training (Fall 2004)

LIS360 Practicum on Cataloging and OCLC (Fall 2004)

LIS407 Knowledge Organization (LEEP distance learning course, guest speaker)

LIS450 Global Perspectives in Library and Information Science (guest speaker)

LIS450 Thesaurus Construction (guest speaker)

LIS451 Independent Study on Corporate Librarianship (Spring 2014)

LIS451 Independent Study on Operational and Training Manual of the IFSI Library (Fall 2001)

LIS590 Special Library Administration (Summer 2002, Summer II 2003, Spring 2005, Summer

2007, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013)

LIS590 Information Access and Library Resources in the Social Sciences and Humanities in

China (Fall 2008)

Accomplishments:

• Initiated, developed and taught LIS590SL Special Library Administration course with a

thorough introduction and orientation to the objectives, organization and operation of

special libraries; reached the objective to prepare students to be able to achieve SLA

competencies after they graduate and were working as information professionals.

Emphasis were on principles, tools and skills that prepared students for the practical

challenges of managing special libraries.

• Established the Special Librarian Endowment Fund at GSLIS that supported students in

exploring special library as a career choice.

• Mentored and coached LIS students who would find jobs and excel in special libraries.

School of Information Sciences (iSchool in Illinois), University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign

2019 - Present

Title: Affiliate Research Faculty

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Foster and strengthen collaborative teaching and research connections to its programs

Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

September 1990- May 1999

Title: Research Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cataloged the multi-media collections, including books, training manuals, journals, slides,

and videos.

• Managed the collection development.

• Put the collections on the bookshelves and circulated them to the Institute’s training

instructors.

• Conducted interlibrary loans with the National Fire Academy Library, U.S. Fire

Administration in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

• Joined inFIRE (the international network for Fire Information and Reference Exchange, an

international fire consortium).

Accomplishments:

• Founded the library as solo librarian.

• Served as a member of inFIRE Executive Committee.

• Helped organize the inFIRE Annual Conference.

• Assisted with the development of the inFIRE strategic plan.

Champaign Fire Department, Champaign, Illinois

January 1990-March 2008

Title: Library Consultant

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cataloged the multi-media collections, including books, training manuals, journals, slides,

and videos.

• Designed the cataloging database.

• Arranged the library materials on bookshelves.

• Circulated the library materials to firefighters located in six fire stations.

Accomplishments:

• Founded the Champaign Fire Department Library, the first and only fire department library

in the nation.

• Received an appreciation plaque for outstanding library service to the Champaign Fire

Department from the City of Champaign.

Illinois State Historical Library (now the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library),

Springfield, Illinois

March 1990-August 1990

Title: Newspaper Cataloger

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participated in the Illinois Newspaper Project, part of the United States Newspaper

Program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and administered by the

Library of Congress.

• Cataloged newspapers with a team of three librarians on microfilm to preserve the nation’s

historic newspaper heritage.

• Received regular cataloging training from the Library of Congress librarian.

Illinois State Historical Library (now the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library),

Springfield, Illinois

January 1990-March 1990

Title: Manuscript Cataloger

Duties and Responsibilities: Cataloged Lincoln manuscript collections on OCLC.

PUBLICATIONS:

Journal Articles, Books, Manuals, and Chapters in Books:

Ruan, L., Ehrenhart, D. S., Richardson, D., & Liu, S. (2021). Practice of Knowledge

Management Services at Illinois Fire Service Institute Library. Zhishi guanli luntan. 6(2): 100–

106. https://doaj.org/article/c2f828f69f124ad99dff31819b78461a

Ruan, L., ed. 15-anniversary yearbook for the Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange Program

at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Champaign, 2015-2019.

Ruan, L., ed. Yearbook for the Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange Program at the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Champaign, 2005-2019.

Ruan, L.; Ehrenhart, D.; Richardson, D. “Fire Protection.” In: LaGuardia C., ed. Magazines for

Libraries: For the General Reader and School, Junior College, College, University and Public

Libraries, 27th ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 2019.

Ruan, L.; Liu, W. “The Role of Chinese American Librarians in Library and Information Science

Diversity.” International Journal of Librarianship 2(2): 18-36, 2017.

https://ojs.calaijol.org/index.php/ijol/article/view/39

Ruan, L. “Chinese-American Librarian Leadership: An Interview with Dr. Lian Ruan, Head

Librarian, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.” In:

Clarke, J.; Pun, R.; Tong, M., eds. Asian Americans and Libraries: Activism, Collaboration and

Strategies for the 21st Century. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017, pp. 111-113.

Ruan, L.; Ehrenhart, D.; Richardson, D. “Fire Protection.” In: LaGuardia C., ed. Magazines for

Libraries: For the General Reader and School, Junior College, College, University and Public

Libraries, 26th ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 2017.

Ruan, L.; Fu, L. “The Trends of Chinese-American Library Relations.” In Ruan, L.; Ye, Y.; Zhu,

Q., eds. Academic Library Development and Administration in China. Hershey, PA: IGI Global,

2016, pp. 110-124.

Ruan, L.; Ye, Y.; Zhu, Q., eds. Academic Library Development and Administration in China.

Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. 390p.

Ruan, L. “An Interview with Dr. Lian Ruan, Head Librarian, Illinois Fire Service Institute,

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.” In: Anderson, D.E.; Pun, R., eds. Career

Transitions for Librarians: Proven Strategies for Moving to Another Type of Library, Lanham:

Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, pp.231-234.

He, Y.; Ruan, L. “A Leadership Model for Chinese American Librarians, an Oral History of Dr.

Hwa-Wei Lee.” Chinese America, History & Perspectives, the Journal of the Chinese Historical

Society of America, 27-31, 2016.

Ruan, L., ed. 10

Anniversary Yearbook for the Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange

Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, 2015.

Ruan, L.; Ehrenhart, D.; Richardson, D. “Developing Innovative Services and Products to Meet

Firefighters’ Unique Needs at the State Fire Academy Library.” Online SLA Contributed

Research Papers. June 14, 2015. https://www.sla.org/learn/research/sla-contributed-papers/2015-

contributed-papers/ or https://www.sla.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015_Ruan.pdf

Ruan, L.; Ehrenhart, D.; Richardson, D. “Fire Protection.” In: LaGuardia C., ed. Magazines for

Libraries: For the General Reader and School, Junior College, College, University and Public

Libraries, 21st ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 2015.

Ruan, L. “Aiming High: ACRL in the 60s.” College & Research Libraries News 75(11): 616-

618, 2014.

Ruan, L.; Sykes, J. “Strategic Planning in Special Libraries and Information Centers.” In:

Kiyomi, D.; Deards, K.D.; Springs, G.R., eds. Succession Planning and Implementation in

Libraries: Practices and Resources. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014, pp. 153-179.

Xin, X.; Wu, X.; Li, N.; Ruan, L. “Exchange and Creating Knowledge: New Ideas on

Knowledge Services in American Academic Libraries.” （《交流创造知识：美国学术图书馆

知识服务新理念》）Library and Information Work (《图书情报工作》), 58(7): 25-29, April

2014. In Chinese.

Xin, X.; Wu, X.; Ruan, L. “Embedding Knowledge Services of American University Libraries:

Practice and Inspiration.” (《美国高校图书馆的嵌入式知识服务实践与启示》) Chinese

Journal of Information Resources Work (《情报资料工作》), 2: 71-74, 2014. In Chinese.

Ruan, L.; Ehrenhart, D.; Richardson, D. “Fire Protection.” In: LaGuardia C., ed. Magazines for

Libraries: For the General Reader and School, Junior College, College, University and Public

Libraries, 20th ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 2013.

Ruan, L.; Zhu, Q. “The Role of Information Technology in Academic Libraries’ Resource

Sharing in Western Region of China.” Library Trends 62(1): 180-204, Summer 2013.

Ruan, L.; Groves, A. “Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths Digital Image Collection

Database: A Knowledge Management Initiative.” Fire Technology, 49(1): 163-173, January

2013. http://www.springerlink.com/content/h455427618238128/

Ruan, L.; Richardson, D.; Groves, A. “Fire Protection.” In: LaGuardia C., ed. Magazines for

Libraries: For the General Reader and School, Junior College, College, University and Public

Libraries, 19

ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 2011.

Ruan, L.; Richardson, D.; Groves, A. “Fire Protection.” In: LaGuardia C., ed. Magazines for

Libraries: For the General Reader and School, Junior College, College, University and Public

Libraries, 18

ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 2009.

Ruan, L.; Xiong, J. A. “Chinese American Librarians in the 21st Century: Profile Update.” The

Chinese Librarianship: an International Electronic Journal 29, June 1, 2008.

www.iclc.us/cliej/cl25.htm

Ruan, L.; Xiong, J.A. “Career Choices and Career Advancement: Chinese American Librarians

in the 21st Century.” The Chinese Librarianship: an International Electronic Journal 29, June 1,

2008. www.iclc.us/cliej/cl25.htm

Ruan, L.; Richardson, D.; Groves, A. “Fire Protection.” In: LaGuardia C., ed. Magazines for

Libraries: For the General Reader and School, Junior College, College, University and Public

Libraries, 16

ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 2007.

Ruan, L.; Richardson, D.; Morris, E. “Fire Protection.” In: LaGuardia C., ed. Magazines for

Libraries: For the General Reader and School, Junior College, College, University and Public

Libraries, 14

ed. New York: R.R. Bowker, 2005.

Ruan, L. “Designing and Developing Internet Reference Services to Support Firefighter Distance

Learners in Illinois." Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 9: 147-172, 2005.

Ruan, L. “美国专业图书馆的战略计划—个案分析”（Strategic Planning in American Special

Libraries: a Case Study），图书馆建设（Library Construction Journal), 4: 74-78, 2004. In

Chinese.

Ruan, L.; Sung, J. “Meeting Changing Information Needs of Illinois Firefighters: Analysis

Queries Received from Reference Outreach Service.” The Reference Librarian 82: 69-105, 2003.

Ruan, L.; Sung, J. “Meeting Changing Information Needs of Illinois Firefighters: Analysis

of Queries Received from Outreach Reference Service.” In: Kelsey, P.; Sigrid Kelsey, S., eds.

Outreach Services in Academic and Special Libraries. New York and London: Routledge, 2003,

pp. 69-105.

Ruan, L.“Fire Protection.” In: LaGuardia C., ed. Magazines for Libraries: For the General

Reader and School, Junior College, College, University and Public Libraries, 12

ed. New

York: R.R. Bowker, 2003.

Ruan, L. “Snapshot: the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute Library & Its Emergency

Medical Services Program.” HSLI (Health Science Librarians of Illinois) Newsletter, 21(3): 9,

Winter 2002.

Ruan, L.; Paul, J.; Cunningham, J.; Windau, S. “Virtual User Instruction at the University of

Illinois Fire Service Institute Library: Producing a Web-based Training Video for Illinois

Firefighters.” Illinois Libraries 84(2): 48-62, Spring 2002.

Ruan, L. “Conference Report, Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, Urbana,

Illinois, November 15-16, 2001.” The One-Person Library 18(9), January 2002.

Ruan, L.; Hu, G. “Integrating ‘Make Request on the Web’ with the FSI Library OPAC.”

Informant (Illinois Chapter, Special Libraries Association), 66(3), January 2002.

Ruan, L.; Hu, G. “Managing the Fire Emergency Article Database at the Illinois Fire Service

Institute Library.” Informant (Illinois Chapter, Special Libraries Association), 2001.

Ruan, L.; Windau, S. The Illinois Fire Service Institute Library Operational and Training

Manual. 2001. 118p.

Ruan, L. “The LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) 2000 Full Year 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 83(1): 18-33, Winter 2001.

Ruan, L. “The LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) 2001 Grant, 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 83(4): 19-63, Fall 2001.

Ruan, L. “Providing Better Subject Access to Nonprint Fire Emergency Materials for Illinois

Firefighters.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 31(3/4): 213-235, 2001.

Conference Paper:

Ruan, L.; Liu, S.; Du, X. “Research Collaboration on DH: A Publishing of Special Issue of

Library Trends”. CDH 2020: Benevolence and Excellence: Digital Humanities and Chinese

Culture Conference Proceeding, October 19-21, 2020 in Shanghai, China.

Ruan, L.; Liu, S. “Communication and Partnership with Libraries in China and the U.S.”

Building Libraries for a New Age: Perseverance, Transformation and Disruption Shanghai

International Library Forum (SILF) Conference Proceeding, October 14-16,

2020 in Shanghai, China.

Ruan, L.; Ehrenhart, D.S.; Richardson, D.; Liu, S. “Emergency Management and Service

Support: Practices at the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library”. Building Libraries for a New

Age: Perseverance, Transformation and Disruption Shanghai International Library Forum (SILF)

Conference Proceeding, October 14-16, 2020 in Shanghai, China.

Ruan, L.; Liu, S.; Du, X. “Research Collaboration on DH: A Publishing of Special Issue of

Library Trends”. CDH 2020: Benevolence and Excellence: Digital Humanities and Chinese

Culture Conference Proceeding, October 19-21, 2020 in Shanghai, China.

Ruan, L.; Liu, S. “Communication and Partnership with Libraries in China and the U.S.”

Building Libraries for a New Age: Perseverance, Transformation and Disruption Shanghai

International Library Forum (SILF) Conference Proceeding, October 14-16, 2020 in Shanghai,

China.

Ruan, L.; Ehrenhart, D.S.; Richardson, D.; Liu, S. “Emergency Management and Service

Support: Practices at the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library”. Building Libraries for a New

Age: Perseverance, Transformation and Disruption Shanghai International Library Forum

(SILF) Conference Proceeding, October 14-16, 2020 in Shanghai, China.

Ruan, L.; Smith, L.C. “Evidence-Based Practice in U.S. Fire Library Management.” The

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP4) Proceeding, May 6-9,

2007 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Reports:

Gao, W.; Pun, R.; Ruan, L. CALA Strategic Plan, International Journal of Librarianship, July

2021, Vol. 6, No. 1.

Ruan, L.; Liu, W. The Role of Chinese American Libraries in Library and Information Science

Diversity. A report to the ALA Diversity Research Grant Program, April 2015. 79p.

Ruan, L.; Smith, L.C. A Survey to Support "Evidence-Based Practice" in Special Libraries

Serving Fire Service Personnel and Researchers in Public Safety and Homeland Security Areas.

A report to the Special Libraries Association with the support of the Steven I. Goldspiel

Memorial Research Grant, 2004. 119p.

Schlipf, F.A.; Ruan, L. A Building Program for the Fire and Emergency Library, Illinois Fire

Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2001. 76p.

Ruan, L. FireTalk, Illinois Fire Service Institute Thesaurus. 2

ed., 2000. 136p.

Ruan, L. Illinois Fire Service Institute Library (FSI Library) Outreach Program Survey Report.

1998. 78p.

Special Issues Edited:

Ruan, L.; Du, X., eds. Transforming Libraries in China through Innovative User-Centered

Services, International Journal of Library and Information Services (IJLIS), IGI Global, Volume

10 (2021) and Volume 9 (2020). https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-

library-information-services/177099

Ruan, L.; Du, X., eds. Library Trends, Digital Humanities and Libraries in China. 69(1), John

Hopkins University Press, Summer 2020, 333p. Available online in MUSE in December 2020.

https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/43325

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIP:

Grant Awards from the Institute of Museum and Library Services:

Project Director. IMLS American Rescue Plan Grant, “Experienced-Based Knowledge

Management Initiatives to Support Illinois Firefighters’ Dynamic Needs in Response to the

COVID-19 Pandemic,” $50,000.00, 2021-2022 (ARPML-250797-OMLS-22)

Co-Project Director. IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program National Forum Grant,

“Path to Leadership: National Forum on Advancing Asian/Pacific Islander American

Librarianship,” $100,000.00, 2021-2022 (RE:2500-41-OLS-21)

Grant Awards from the Illinois State Library, a Division of the Illinois Secretary of State

Office:

Served as principal investigator and project director for all grant projects and received total

awards of $317,264 as of March 2014.

Illinois State Library, “Another Opportunity for Back 2 Books,” $4,941, 2014

Illinois State Library, “Back to Books,” $4,988, 2013

Library Services and Technology Act Grant “Illinois Online Disaster Preparedness Pathfinder,”

$4,000, 2007-2008

Library Services and Technology Act Grant, “In Memory of Our Heroes: Developing a Digital

Image Collection of Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths,” $20,500, 2006-2007

Library Services and Technology Act Grant, “Creative Use of Libraries (CUOL Grant!) –

Deliver Right Information to Illinois Firefighters at Right Time,” $81,626, 2005-2006

Library Services and Technology Act Grant, “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 expanded the library from 700 sq ft to 10,000 sq ft), $4,900, 2002

Library Services and Technology Act Grant, “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, 2001

Library Services and Technology Act Grant, “Collection Connection Mini-grant Program”,

$2,500, 2001

Library Services and Technology Act Full Year Grant, “Internet Outreach to and Training of

Illinois Fire Service Personnel, Public and Community College Librarians for Electronic

Access to Fire Safety Information,” $75,000, 2000

Educate and Automate Fast Start-basic Equipment Mini-grant Program, $1,065, 2000

Educate and Automate Public Internet Access Mini-grant Program, $1,820 , 2000

Library Services and Technology Act Grant, “Marketing Mini-grant Program,” $1,000, 2000

Library Services and Technology Act Grant “Equipment to Books Mini-grant Program,” $2,000,

2000

Library Services and Technology Act Grant “Bring in An Expert Mini-grant Program,” $4,500,

1999

Grant Award from the American Library Association (ALA):

Served as co-principal investigator with Weiling Liu, University of Louisville, for the ALA

Diversity Research Grant, entitled “The Role of Chinese American Librarians in Library and

Information Science Diversity,” $2,500, 2013

Grant Award from the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA):

Served as co-principal investigator with Anna Xiong, Southern Illinois 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, 2005-2006.

Grant Award from the 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 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, 2004-2005

GMR Professional Development award (The Health Science Library at 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, 2002-2003

Grant Award from the Special Libraries Association:

Served as co-principal investigator with Professor Linda C. Smith for 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, 2003-2004

Grant Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:

Served as co-principal investigator with Professor Terry Weech for “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, 2007

Received the Academic Professional Development Fund Support ($500) to attend two national

conferences by Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005

Served as co-principal investigator with Professor Linda Smith for "A 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, 2003-2004

Served as principal investigator, “FireTalk, Illinois Fire Service Institute Thesaurus,” funded by

the Campus Research Board, $9,252, 2002-2003

Scholarship from the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color:

Received the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) Scholarship, Dallas, Texas, $1000,

2006

HONORS:

CALA President Recognition Award, 2021

CALA President Recognition Award – Strategic Plan Task Force 2020

CALA 2019 Distinguished Service Award, May 14, 2019

JCLC Advocacy Award at the 3rd National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color, September

28, 2018

Honored by the University of Illinois by being included in a list of 150 women throughout the

150 year history of the University “who have made significant achievements during their time as

the University,” https://gec150.web.illinois.edu/1990s/, 2018

Honored by the Illinois Firefighters Association, Inc. at the Association Annual Conference and

Annual Membership Meeting, October 20, 2017 (The Association passed a resolution with a list

of Ruan’s contributions and a white Fire Chief helmet inscribed with Ruan’s name)

The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award at the ILA

Annual Conference, October 11, 2017

Finalist for the 2017 IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service (The National

Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the community,

featuring at IMLS Facebook page on March 2017) 2017

CALA (Chinese American Librarians Association) President Recognition Award, June 25, 2016

Finalist for the 2016 IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service (The National

Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the community,

featuring at IMLS Facebook page on March 2016) 2016

Finalist for the 2015 IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service (The National

Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the community,

featuring at IMLS Facebook page on March 4, 2015 and interviewed by Daily Illini on April 1,

2015 (http://www.dailyillini.com/lifeandculture/article_189e6862-d80b-11e4-ba79-

179e606b5746.html) 2015

Profiled in the Who’s Who in the World, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004

Profiled in the Who’s Who in America, 2014, 2013, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004

The ACRL Member of the Week, Featured by ACRL, March 31, 2014

Members Meeting Challenges: Lian Ruan (Featured by SLA Illinois Chapter,

http://illinois.sla.org/?p=3912, March 7, 2014

SLA Feature on the GSLIS (http://www.lis.illinois.edu/articles/2014/01/ruan-highlighted-sla-

illuminate-illinois-feature, January 7, 2014

Illuminate Illinois: Lian Ruan (Featured by SLA Illinois Chapter, http://illinois.sla.org/?p=3681,

December 6, 2013

GSLIS Dean’s Council, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010-2012

Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society, 2012

Beta Phi Mu, Alpha Chapter, the International Library & Information Studies Honor Society, by

election of the faculty at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University

of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, November 5, 2011

“IFLODD: The Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths Digital Image 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, 2009

Profiled in the Who’s Who of American Women, 2009, 2005

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence

(CAPE) Award, 2003

The Special Libraries Association Diversity Leadership Development Program Award, 2003

Interviewed with other solo librarians by Informant, Special Libraries Association, Illinois

Chapter, 2000

Feature article on diversity in the August 1999 Issue of Illinois 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, 1999

Up and Coming Award, Special Libraries Association, Illinois Chapter, 1999

May Fourth Youth Award for undergraduate thesis, Peking University, 1984

MEMBERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:

American Library Association (ALA), Life Member, 2001-

Member, Committee on Nomination for the 2019 ALA Election, 2017-2018

Member, Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services Advisory Committee, 2016-

2017

Member, ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, 2014-2016

Association of College & Research Libraries

Distance Learning Section

Member, ACRL 75th Anniversary Celebration Task Force, 2013-2016

ACRL Representative to the ALA Advocacy Coordinating Group, 2013-2014, 2014-

2015

Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)

Reference and User Services Association

Collection Development and Evaluation Section

Emerging Technologies in Reference Section

Reference Services Section

Library Research Round Table

Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), Life Member, 2003-

Executive Director, 2016-2019

(Assist CALA EC and Board in achieving strategical goals outlined in the Strategic Plan

2015-2020; special efforts on fundamentally improve CALA’s finance management and

develop long-term financial goals, including the establishment of CALA Endowment

Fund; help support the establishment of Canada Chapter in 2018; compile the CALA

EC Handbook; CALA Archives with UIUC ALA Archives Collections)

Executive Director, 2019-2022

(Co-Chair CALA Strategic Plan (2020-2025) Task Force 2019-2020; review the CALA

Officers Handbook; Member, Mentoring Program Committee, 2019-2020)

Co-Chair, Leadership Task Force, 2021-2022

Member, Membership Committee, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Immediate Past-President, 2016-2017

President, 2015-2016

(Led CALA with EC and Board to achieve goals outlined in the Strategic Plan 2015-

2020; made special efforts on CALA’s leadership development, legal compliance and

key organizational changes)

Vice President, 2014-2015

Incoming President/President Elect, 2013-2014

Co-Chair, CALA 2020 Strategic Plan Task Force, 2014-2016

(led the strategic planning and developed CALA Strategic Plan 2015-2020)

Co-Representative to Library Society of China, 2017-2018

Co-Representative to IFLA, 2017-2018, 2019

(invited presentation at the IFLA Chinese Speaking Caucus Meeting 2017 and 2019)

Member, Mentoring Program Committee, 2013-2014

President, Midwest Chapter, 2012-2013

Vice President, Midwest Chapter, 2011-2012

Co-Chair, Local Arrangement Committee, 2012-2013

Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 2012-2013

(Led the national CALA membership drive and achieved the 2013 record-high goal of

559 active members)

Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 2011-2012

(Led the national CALA membership drive and achieved the 2012 record-high goal of

515 active members)

Chair, Fundraising Team (Midwest Chapter) for Joplin, MO, 2011-2012

Chair, Midwest Chapter Conference Planning Committee, 2011-2012

Member, Annual Award Banquet Arrangement Committee, 2011

Chair, Finance Committee, 2009-2010

Chair, Public Relations Committee, Midwest Chapter, 2008-2009

Chair, Sally Tseng Professional Development Grant Award Committee, 2008-2009

Member, Mentorship Program Committee, 2008-2009

Member, Scholarship Committee, 2004-2005

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

(CALA is a member of IFLA, 2011-)

Member, Information Literacy Section Standing Committee, 2017-2021

Member, Library Theory and Research Section Standing Committee, 2021-2025

Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC Inc.)

(CALA is a member of JCLC Inc., 2015-)

Member, JCLC Steering Committee, 2016-2018

Co-Chair, JCLC Publicity and Public Relations and Web Sub-Committee, 2016-2018

(worked with Steering Committee to successfully organize the 2018 3

National JCLC

Conference with over 1000 conference attendees.)

Member, Evaluation Subcommittee of the 2012 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color

Conference, 2011-2012

inFIRE (International Network for Fire Information and Reference Exchange, an international

consortium of fire libraries), 1990-

Chair, Executive Committee, 2013-

Member, Executive Committee, 1997-2001, 2009-2012

Co-Organizer, the 2014 inFIRE Annual Conference at Sun Yat-Sen University, China, May

6-8, 2014

Organizer, the 2011 inFIRE Annual Conference at Illinois Fire Service Institute, May 9-12,

2011

inFIRE Serial Union List Coordinator, 2001-2007 (Initiated and developed a searchable and

member-only)

Treasurer, 2001-2006

Co-Organizer with RJA Group, 2001 inFIRE Annual Conference, May 1-3

Editor, Proceeding of 2001 inFIRE Annual Conference

Special Libraries Association (SLA), 1999-

Emergency Preparedness & Recovery Advisory Council, 2013-2016

Diversity Leadership Development Program Committee, 2013-2014

Illinois Chapter Strategic Planning Committee, 2013-2014

Illinois Chapter Outreach/Public Relations Committee, 2011-2013

Illinois Chapter Chicago Annual Conference Local Arrangements Planning

Committee, 2011-2012

Downstate Representative, Board of Directors, Illinois Chapter, 2002-2004

(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, Illinois Chapter, 2002-2004

Chair, Research and Writing Committee, Illinois Chapter, 2000-2002 (Initiated and

developed a searchable SLA IL Chapter member research profile database)

Editor, Informant, Illinois Chapter Newsletter, 2000-2002

Beta Phi Mu, Alpha Chapter, 2011-

President, 2018-2019

President-elect 2017-2018

Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI), 2001-

Member, Conference Committee, Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual

Conference, November 15-16, 2001

Illinois Library Association (ILA), 2001-

Illinois Heartland Library System (administered by the Illinois State Library, formerly Lincoln

Trails Library System), 1998-

Invited ISLAC (Illinois State Library Advisory Committee) member as a representative

of special libraries in Illinois (2009-2015)

Invited ILLINET Network Advisory Council (INAC) member as a representative of

special libraries in Illinois and serve as liaison between ISLAC and INAC, 2003-

2015

Medical Library Association (MLA), 2001-

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Editorial Board of Knowledge Management Forum 《知识管理论坛》 in Chinese. 2019-

Editorial Board of the Library Construction 《图书馆建设》 in Chinese. 2018-2019

Host, 2016 MillerComm event on “Mind and Murals, the Buddhist Cave Paintings of the Mogao

Grottoes in China” by Eugene Y. Wang, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art,

Harvard University, Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,

November 9, 2015

Editorial Board of the Chinese Librarianship: An International Electronic Journal, 2006-2009

Advisory Committee, Special Librarians Endowment Fund, Graduate School of Library and

Information Science (GSLIS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2005-2014

Mentor, GSLIS Chinese Group (made the initiative to establish the group and help the group’s

program activities) 2004-

Co-Chair, China Endowment Fund Scholarship Committee, Illinois Fire Service Institute,

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012-

Founder, China Endowment Fund, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign, 2005

Co-Founder, Special Librarians Endowment Fund, Graduate School of Library and Information

Science (GSLIS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002

PRESENTATIONS AT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCES:

2021

July 22: ALA IRRT Pre-Conference Presentation Topic: Libraries Adapting to the COVID

World Presentation Title: Libraries Adapting to the COVID World – The Illinois Fire Service

Institute (IFSI) Library Practice.

June 23: Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Annual Poster Session on the topic

“Knowledge Management Initiatives at Illinois State Fire Academy Library”

https://2021calaposter.wordpress.com/home/knowledge-management-initiatives-at-illinois-state-

fire-academy-library/

May 10-27: Medical Library Association (MLA) 21vConference on the topic “International

Outreach Services at Illinois State Fire Academy Library”

2020

October 20: China Digital Humanities 2020 Virtual Conference (CDH 2020), Shanghai, China,

“Research Collaboration on DH: A Publishing of Special Issue of Library Trends”

September 4: 2020 Sino-Foreign University Library Annual Conference, Wenzhou, China,

“Information-Seeking and Sharing Behaviors of Professionals”

June 24: Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Annual Conference Virtual Poster

Session, “Digital humanities in China”

May 11: Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Midwest Chapter Professional

Development Virtual Conference, “Developing the International Library Community in the Digital

Age through Collaboration and Partnership”

2019

December 23: East China Science and Technology University Library, Shanghai, China,

“Students’ Innovative Education and Career Development--The Practices of Illinois School of

Information Sciences”

December 12: Hainan Tropical Ocean University Library, Sanya, Hainan Province, China, “Most

Recent Library Development Trends in American Academic Libraries & Innovative Services”

December 11: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, “User Services

and Mobile Library in Digital Libraries in USA”

December 10: Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province,

China, “LIS Education Status & Illinois School of Information Sciences”

December 9: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, “User Services

and Mobile Library in Digital Libraries in USA”

November 21: Zhengzhou University School of Information Management, Zhengzhou, Henan

Province, China, “Innovation in LIS Education and Newest Development in iSchool in Illinois”

November 19: Binzhou Medical University Library, Yantai, Shandong Province, China, “Digital

Library Development in American Academic Libraries & Innovative Services”

November 16: Champaign, iSchool Technology Panel, which is asking “How does technology

transform librarianship?”

November 8: Shanghai Normal University Library, Shanghai, China, “Most Recent Library

Development Trends in American Academic Libraries & Innovative Services”

November 6: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, “Digital Library

Development in American Digital Libraries”

November 4: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, “Innovation in US

LIS Education and the Development of Illinois School of Information Sciences”

October 31: International Symposium on Library Strategic Planning and Discipline

Development, Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, “International

Outreach: Developing the State Fire Academy Library through Global Community Engagement”

October 25: University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China, “Digital Library

Development in American Digital Libraries”

October 25: Beijing Union University Library, Beijing, China, “Students' Innovative Education

and Career Development--The Practice of Illinois School of Information Science” & “Digital

Library Development in American Academic Libraries & Innovative Services 2”

October 23: Beijing Union University Library, Beijing, China, “Digital Library Development in

American Academic Libraries & Innovative Services 1”

October 22: China Agricultural University Library, Beijing, China, “Illinois School of Information

Science and Development of Innovative Services of American Academic Libraries”

October 21: Hebei University Library, Baoding, Hebei Province, China, “Digital Library

Development in American Academic Libraries & Innovative Services”

October 21: Hebei University Library, Baoding, Hebei Province, China, “Students’ Innovative

Education and Career Development--The Practices of Illinois School of Information Sciences”

August 24: Athens, Greece, IFLA WLIC, Chinese Speaker Caucus Meeting, “Chinese American

Librarians Association and Global Library Community”

April 24: CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Conference Program, “Developing the State Fire

Academy Library through Global Community Engagement”

2018

December 5: Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, “Development

Trends of Innovative Services of Academic Libraries in USA”

November 9: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, “Digital Library

Services”

November 8,

NUAA (Nanjing University of Aeronautical and Astronautic University), Nanjing,

Jiangsu Province, China, “

Development Trends of Innovative Services of Academic Libraries in

USA”

November 7: China Agricultural University Library, Beijing, China, “Hot Topics in American

Library and Information Sciences and Research Methods”

October 24: National Academic Library Information Literacy Online Education Symposium,

East China Science & Technology University, Shanghai, China, “

The Status Quo and Trend of

Online Education of College Students' Information Literacy in the United States”

October 24: The 3

Global Perspective: Academic Library Directors’ Forum – Resource

Sharing, Space Renovation and Organizational Change, Reinventing Academic Library in the

New Age, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Library, Shanghai, China, “

Resource

Sharing at Academic Libraries in the United States & CARLI in Illinois”

October 22: NYU Shanghai Library, Shanghai, China, “

Innovative Library Services at the

Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign”

October 22: Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, “

Degree Programs in the School of

Information Sciences at Illinois and LIS Education in the USA”

October 19: Songjiang Area Library Meeting, Shanghai Visual Art School Library, Shanghai,

China, “Development Trends of Innovative Services of Academic Libraries in USA”

October 18: Shanghai Library International Forum, Shanghai Library, Shanghai, China, “Sino-

US English Academic Publishing Cooperation: A Case Study”

October 14: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China, “Digital Library Services”

September 20: China Music School Library, Beijing, China, “Development Trends of Innovative

Services of Academic Libraries in USA”

September 21: Shanxi University of Finance and Economy, Shanxi, China, “Development

Trends of Innovative Services of Academic Libraries in USA”

September 18: APBSLG (Asia Pacific Business School Librarians’ Group) Meeting &

Conferences, Changjiang Business School, Beijing, China, Stage Presentation “

Library

Transforms Users, Society and Ourselves – My Story”

September 19 and September 20: Beijing Union University, Beijing, China, “Digital Library

Services”

September 17: LIS and Archives Education Forum, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing,

China, “

Degree Programs in the School of Information Sciences at Illinois and LIS Education in

the USA”

September 17: Medical Union Library, Beijing, China, “Development Trends of Innovative

Services of Academic Libraries in USA”

September 15: Qufu Area Library Meeting, Jining University Library, Qufu, Shandong Province,

China, “Development Trends of Innovative Services of Academic Libraries in USA”

June 24: Chinese American Librarians Association Poster Session/ALA Annual Conference,

New Orleans Convention Center, New Orleans, LA,

“Transforming China Libraries through Innovative User-Centered Services,

Special Issue, International Journal of Library and Information Services published by IGI)”

June 2: Chinese Library Annual Conference/Library Society of China, Langfang Convention

Center, Langfang, Hebei Province, China, “Leadership and Partnership: CALA and Chinese

libraries contributing to the IFLA global vision planning”

May 30: Beijing Area Library Information System (BALIS) Workshop at Beijing Normal

University Library, Beijing, China, “Library Practices and Innovation in American Libraries – A

Case Study”

May 29: Chinese Science of Academy Library/Library and Information Science Publishing

Workshop, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, “Recent Five Years’ Hot Research Topics in the Field of

International Library and Information Science”

2017

December 6: Guangzhou Area Library Meeting, University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou,

Guangdong Province, China, “Trends, Challenges and Response of Academic Libraries in USA”

November 24: Nanjing Agricultural University Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China,

“Innovative Services in American Academic Libraries – Trends in Research Data Management

(RDM) and Services”

November 24: China University of Mining and Technology Library, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province,

China, “Innovative Services in American Academic Libraries – Trends in Research Data

Management (RDM) and Services”

November 23: Xuzhou Area Library Meeting, Xuzhou Engineering University Library, Xuzhou,

Jiangsu Province, “Trends and Innovative Services in Academic Libraries in USA in the 21st

Century”

November 21: Hohai University Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, “Innovative Services in

American Academic Libraries – Trends in Research Data Management (RDM) and Services”

November 18: Southwest University, Chongqing, China, “Innovative Services in American

Academic Libraries – Trends in Research Data Management (RDM) and Services”

November 16: Wuhan Area Library Meeting, Wuhan University Library, Wuhan, Hubei

Province, China, “Trends and Innovative Services in Academic Libraries in USA in the 21

Century”

November 13: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, “Research Data

Management (RDM) and Services in Academic Libraries”

October 30: Shanghai University Library, Shanghai, China, “Trends in Academic Libraries in

USA”

October 24: Jiangsu Library Association Annual Conference, Nanjing University, Nanjing,

Jiangsu Province, “Remaking Space in Library Buildings and Innovative Services in the 21st

Century”

October 23: Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu

Province, “Professional Development of American Academic Librarians”

October 11: Illinois Library Association Annual Conference, Tinley Park, DiversiTea,

“Rise Up!”

September 15: Zhengzhou Area Library Meeting, Henan University of Economics and Law

Library, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China, “Trends and Challenges in Academic Libraries in

USA”

August 21 and August 22: IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) Congress

Poster Sessions, Wroclaw, Poland, “Developing Leaders and Innovators in the 21st Century: the

Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange Program (CLSEP) at the University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign, United States”

August 19: IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) Congress, Wroclaw, Poland,

Chinese Speaking Caucus, “CALA and IFLA,” chaired by the Library Society of China.

August 3: Modern American Academic Library Management, CALA and Yunnan 21

Century

Librarian Seminar, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Alexander Library, “Remaking

Space in Library Buildings and Innovative Services in the 21st Century”

June 25: ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, “IFLA Global Vision Open Discussion Forum,”

Co-facilitated with Robin Kear and Stephen Wyber; a short article was published in IRRT Leads.

June 24: ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, with three panelists - Scott Collard, Head of

Specialized Research Services, New York University, Constantia Constantinou, Dean of

University Libraries, SUNY Stony Brook, Starr Hoffman, Head of Planning and

Assessment, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, “Research Collaboration and Publishing in the

Global Community,” Sponsored by ACRL International Perspectives on Academic and Research

Libraries

April 1: CALA GMA Chapter Spring Forum, Washington DC, “Developing the State Fire

Academy Library through Innovation”

2016

October 27: Annual Conference of the Library Society of China (LSC) and the Chinese Library

Exhibition （Theme – Innovative China: Technology, Society, and Library） in Tongling,

Anhui Province, CALA Academic Session - “Innovative Services and Technology in U.S.

Academic Libraries,” “Developing Innovative Services to Meet Emergency Responders’ Unique

Needs at the State Fire Academy Library”

October 24: Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China, “Trends of Academic

Libraries Development”

October 20: Nanjing Agricultural University Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, “Trends

of Academic Libraries Development in the United States”

October 19: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, “Library

Management”

September 5: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, “Library

Management”

September 3: Jiangsu Police Institute Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, “Trends of

Academic Libraries Development in the United States”

July 2: Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange Program, “IFSI Library”

June 27: CALA Leadership Academy, Panelist Discussion on Leadership Development and

Advancement with, Clara Chu, Dora Ho, Zhijia Shen, Xuemao Wang, Patty Wong

June 1: Annual Conference of the Library Society of China (LSC) and the Chinese Library

Exhibition （Theme – Innovative China: Technology, Society, and Library） in Tongling,

Anhui Province, CALA Academic Session Entitled “Innovative Services and Technology in U.S.

Academic Libraries,” “Developing Innovative Services to Meet Emergency Responders’ Unique

Needs at the State Fire Academy Library”

2015

December 16: Annual Conference of the Library Society of China (LSC) and the Chinese

Library Exhibition in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, “New Trends of Academic Libraries in

USA,” Keynote Presentation at the CALA Academic Session, “The Library’s Role in Social

Advancement: Current Trends in Academic and Public Libraries in the United States”

December 15: Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Information Management, Guangzhou,

Guangdong Province, China, “New Trends of Academic Libraries in USA”

December 14, Guangzhou Area Library Meeting, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University

Library, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, “Innovative Services in American Academic

Libraries”

December 12, Wenzhou Medical University Library, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China,

“Technology Development and Innovative Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

December 10: Ningbo Public Library, Zhejiang Province, China, “Reading Programs in

American Public Libraries”

December 10: Beilun Library, Ningbo Polytechnic Institute, Zhejiang Province, China,

“Technology Development and Innovative Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

December 9: National Academic Library Workshop on Strategic Planning, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu

Province, China, “Sharing Strategic Planning Experiences in American Academic Libraries”

November 28: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, “Library

Management”

November 26: Jiaxing School Library, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China, “Technology

Development and Innovative Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

November 23: Anhui University of Technology Library, Ma‘anshan, Anhui Province, China

“Technology Development and Innovative Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

November 20: Maritime University, Shanghai, China, “Technology Development and Innovative

Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

November 19: Tongji University Library, Shanghai, China, “Technology Development and

Innovative Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

September 25: Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, “Technology Development and

Innovative Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

September 15: Southeast University Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, “Technology

Development and Innovative Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

September 11: University of Technology and Science in China Library, Hefei, Anhui Province,

China, “Technology Development and Innovative Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

September 9: Ningbo Engineering University Library, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China,

“Technology Development and Innovative Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

September 8: Jiangsu University Library, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China “Technology

Development and Innovative Services at Academic Libraries in the USA”

August 26: Dunhuang Forum: International Conference on Digital Library and Cultural Relics

Preservation and Use in the Big Data Environment in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Gansu

Province, China, Discussion with Panelists (Professor Stephen Downie, etc.) on “Digital

Preservation of Dunhuang”

August 25: Dunhuang Forum: International Conference on Digital Library and Cultural Relics

Preservation and Use in the Big Data Environment in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Gansu

Province, “Digital Dunhuang & CALA: Collaboration in Scholarly Sharing and Exchange”

July 27: Ohio University’s Chinese Librarians Summer Institute, “The Trends of the Chinese-

American Library Relations”

June 14: SLA Contributed Research Papers Session, SLA Annual Conference in Boston,

“Developing Innovative Services and Products to Meet Firefighters’ Unique Needs at the State

Fire Academy Library”

June 28: First CALA Posters Session during the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco, Co-

Presented with Weiling Liu, “The Role of Chinese American Librarians in Library and

Information Science Diversity”

June 28: Chaired the CALA Annual Conference Program with five panel speakers, past

presidents of ALA affiliated ethnic caucus, “Partnership beyond CALA: Training Leaders of

Color for Action”

May 27: Online CALA South West Chapter Annual Program, “The Future of Chinese American

Librarians Association”

May 20: Online CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Program Keynote Speech, Co-Presented with

Weiling Liu, “The Role of Chinese American Librarians in Library and Information Science

Diversity”

May 14: inFIRE Annual Conference in Norwood, Co-Presented with David Ehrenhart,

“Developing Experience-Based Knowledge Management Services at the Illinois State Fire

Academy Library”

January 29: ALISE Annual Conference in Chicago, Co-Presented with Barbara Ford, Terry

Weech, Kate Williams, and Chengren Hu, “Social Justice in the US-China Context: What are

the Challenges of Discussing Social Justice Issues in the Context of Contrasting Cultures?”

2014

October 9: Library Research Seminar VI 2014 – “The Engaged Librarian: Libraries Partnering

with Campus and Community” at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Co-Presented

with David Ehrenhart, “A Commitment to Supporting Firefighters’ Dynamic Information Needs:

Experience-Based Knowledge Management Services at the Illinois State Fire Academy Library”

July 2: Chinese Librarians Summer Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“10

Anniversary Year Poster Presentation”

May 6: inFIRE Annual Conference, Guangzhou, “Supporting Dynamic Information Needs of

Firefighter Instructors in the Digital Age”

2013

September 23: Jinan University Library, Guangzhou, “Library Information Services at the

Illinois Fire Service Institute Library”

September 11: Northwest Nationality University Library, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, “Future

Development of American Academic Libraries”

September 10: Lanzhou Branch of the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Science,

Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China, “Knowledge Management in Special and Academic Libraries

in the United States”

September 9: Chongqing University Library, Sichuan Province, China, “Future Development of

American Academic Libraries”

September 8: Southwest University, Chongqing, Sichuan Province, China, “Future Development

of American Academic Libraries”

September 5: Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, “Future Development of American

Academic Libraries”

September 3: Southeast University Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, “Library and

Information Science Education in Illinois”

September 2: Nanjing Agricultural University Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China,

“Future Development of American Academic Libraries”

September 1, East China Normal University Library, Shanghai, China, “Future Development of

American Academic Libraries”

2012

October 9: Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference, Springfield, Illinois, “Developing

Innovative Services in Partnership with User Community”

September 6: International Symposium on Firefighting and Emergency Management, Langfang,

Hebei Province, China, “The Illinois State Fire Academy Library and IFSI International

Programs for Firefighting and Emergency Management”

2011

December 6: Jinan University Library, “Future of American Academic Libraries and Librarians”

November 23: East China Normal University Library, Shanghai, “Leadership in Library

Management”

October 18: Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference, Rosemont, Illinois, Presentation with

Diane Richardson and David Ehrenhart, “Think Big: Building the State Fire Academy Library

in the Digital Age”

June 1: Institute of Information Resources Management, Zhejiang University, “Doctoral

Research in Library and Information Science: A Case Study”

May 21: CALA 2011 Midwest Chapter Annual Conference, Indiana University Southeast, New

Albany, Indiana, “Digital Knowledge Management Structure for Fire Service Training”

May 10: inFIRE Annual Conference, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign, “Library Practices and Management in the Digital Age of Fire Information:

Development of the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library,”

April 8: GSLIS Research Showcase, “Information-Seeking and Sharing Behaviors among Fire

Service Field Staff Instructors: A Qualitative Study”

2010

October 10: Third Sino-U.S. Symposium on Library and Information Science Education in the

Digital Age, Wuhan University, “Professional Library Management Education in the Digital

Age”

September 9: eChicago@Dominican University Symposium on Preparing and Building

Community in Crises panel discussion, “Delivering Right Information to Illinois Firefighters at

Right Time Through Community Collaboration”

May 13: inFIRE Annual Conference, National Institute of Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, Maryland, “Expansion and Future of the University of Illinois Fire Service

Institute Library”

2009

May 26, inFIRE Annual Conference, National Research Council Canada – Ottawa, Ontario,

Canada, May 25-28, “Meeting Fire Service Field Staff Instructors’ Dynamic Information

Needs”

2008

December 15-16: Beihang University Library, Beijing, China, “Professional Development in US

Academic Libraries”

October 30: Presentation at the Nanjing Aeronautical and Astronautical University, Nanjing,

China, “Developing New Library Service Model in the University Library”

October 27: Presentation at the Southwest University Library, Chongqing, “Developing New

Library Service Model in the University Library.”

May 14: Presentation at the Wuhan University Library, Wuhan, “Developing New Library

Service Model in the University Library”

June 9: CALA 2008 Annual Program, ALA Conference, Anaheim, California, “Global Outreach:

A U.S. – China Experience”

April 4: GSLIS Research Showcase Poster Session, Co-Presented with Adam Groves,

“Developing a Digital Image Collection of Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths (IFLODD)

Database”

January 13: Presentation at the Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China, “Developing

New Library Service Model in the University Library”

2007

May 12: 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, “Developing a Digital Image Collection of Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths

(IFLODD) through Outreach and Collaboration”

May 9: Invited panelist for the library leaders’ discussion on evidence-based practice at the

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference (EBLIP4), in Chapel Hill, North

Carolina, “Evidence-Based Practice in U.S. Fire Library Management”

2006

June 24: ALA Annual Conference Poster Session, New Orleans, “Deliver Right Information to

Illinois Firefighters at Right Time”

June 25: ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, Co-Presented with Jian Anna Xiong, “In

Search of Excellence: Chinese American Librarians in the 21st Century”

2005

June 13: inFIRE Annual Conference, Norwood, MA, “A Survey to Support ‘Evidence-Based

Practice’ in Special Libraries Serving Fire Service Personnel and Researchers in Public Safety

and Homeland Security Areas”

June 6: Annual SLA Conference, Toronto, Canada, Co-Presented with Linda C. Smith, “A

Survey to Support ‘Evidence-Based Practice’ in Special Libraries Serving Fire Service Personnel

and Researchers in Public Safety and Homeland Security Areas”

May 15: MLA Annual Meeting’s Symposium Sponsored by the Medical Library Association

(MLA) and the National Library of Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, Information Needs Panel –

What are the information needs of first responders? “The Role of Information Services in

Emergency Preparedness Planning”

2004

October 5: Fall Associates from the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs,

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, “Reaching Out and Serving Fire Emergency

Responders”

2003

September 21: Seminar “New Ideas on Library Management,” Department of Information

Management, Peking University, Beijing, China, "Strategic Planning in American Special

Libraries: A Case Study"

September 25: Shanghai Library, “Strategic Planning in American Special Libraries: A Case

Study"

September 18: “In Memorial of Mr. Zhongmin’s Wang 100 Years Old Birth Celebration

Seminar,” Peking University, Beijing, Co-presented with Dean Leigh Estabrook, "Mr. Wang

Zhongmin’s Contributions to the Library Education in China: When East Meets West, a

Comparative Study"

2002

October 1: 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, Grainger Engineering Library Commons, “International Services

& Access at Illinois Fire Service Institute Library”

September 18: Annual State Agency Librarian’s Meeting Held by the Illinois State Library,

Springfield, “Illinois Fire Service Institute Library”

September 25: Fall 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, “Outreach through Partnership”

July 11: South African Library Leadership Project (SALLP), an International Program Organized

by the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign, “Outreach through Partnership”

May 30: inFIRE Annual Conference, London, United Kingdom, “Creating Integrated Distance

Learning Library Services for Illinois Firefighters: An Integrated Information Service with

Online Firefighter II Certification Program”.

2001

May 3: inFIRE Annual Conference, Chicago, “Developing Internet Outreach Training Program

for Illinois Fire Service Personnel, Public and Community College Librarians”

2000

May 11: inFIRE Annual Conference, Institute for Research in Construction, National Research

Council, Ottawa, Canada, “Mapping Multiple Vocabularies for Better Subject Access to Fire

Science Materials"

1999

May 7: inFIRE Annual Conference, New York State Academy of Fire Science Library, Montour

Falls, New York, May 5-7, “Reaching Out to Under-served Illinois Firefighters: Results of a

Survey Project"

TRANSLATIONS

For Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange Program in the United States

June 22 to July 21, 2013-

Translate presentations by guest speakers from libraries, including presentations at Library of

Congress, Princeton University Library, Yale University Library, Harvard University Library,

MIT Library, Boston Public Library, Cambridge Public Library, University of California,

Berkeley, Stanford University, and San Francisco Public Library, etc.

For Chinese Archives Student Program in the United States

July 22 to August 2, 2018

Translate presentations by guest speakers from the Chicago Public Library, Library of Congress,

National Archives and Records Administration, Columbia University and New York Public

Library.

For IFSI Director Royal Mortenson both in China and the United States:

2013-

Translate Mortenson’s presentations in China and USA to Chinese participants and visitors on

fire emergency response management.

For IFSI Hazardous Materials Operations Training Programs in China:

2015

April 28-April 30: Translate IFSI instructor’s training at Nanning Fire Service Department to

help evaluate ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise. Huizhou, Guangdong Province,

China

July 29-August 6: Translate teaching and training for the IFSI team of three instructors to

Chinese first responder participants (35 students). Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China

December 2 to December 7: Translate teaching and training for the IFSI team of three instructors

to Chinese first responder participants (34 students). Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China

2016

November 28 to December 5: Translate teaching and training for the IFSI team of three

instructors to Chinese first responder participants (34 students), Huizhou, Guangdong Province,

China

2017

November 30 to December 6: Translate teaching, training, homework and testing for the IFSI

team of three instructors to Chinese first responder participants (28 students), Huizhou,

Guangdong Province, China

2018

November 27 to December 5: Translate teaching, training, homework and testing for the IFSI

team of three instructors to Chinese first responder participants (34 students), Huizhou,

Guangdong Province, China

For GSLIS Dean John Unsworth in China:

2010

October 6: South West University, Chongqing, Sichuan Province, China, “Reading at Library

Scale: New Methods, Attention Prosthetics, Evidence, and Argument"

October 9: 90th Anniversary Conference, School of Information Management, Wuhan

University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, "Challenges in Educating 21st-Century Information

Professionals"

October 9: Third Sino-U.S. Symposium on Library and Information Science Education in the

Digital Age, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, “Closing Ceremony Remark”

2009

June 12: East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, "Current Developments in Digital

Library Management and Research in USA"

June 13: South East University Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, “Graduate School of

Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Its LEEP

and Digital Library Certificate Programs”

June 15: NUAA (Nanjing University of Aeronautical and Astronautic University), Nanjing,

Jiangsu Province, China, "Current Developments in Digital Library Management and Research

in USA”

June 15: NUAA (Nanjing University of Aeronautical and Astronautic University, Nanjing,

Jiangsu Province, China, "Introduction to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"

June 15: Department of Library and Information Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China,

"Challenges and Opportunities: Making Exchange and Collaboration Work"

June 16: Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei

Province, China, "Challenges and Opportunities: Making Exchange and Collaboration Work"

June 18: Peking University/CALIS, Beijing, China, "Current Developments in Digital Library

Management and Research in USA"

July 13: Beijing Area Library Directors at Beihang University Library, Beijing, China,

“Managing the Digital Library: The ECHO Depository Project”

July 13: Beijing Area Library Directors at Beihang University, Beijing, China, “Library and

Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign”

July 14: Nanjing Area Library Directors, NUAA (Nanjing University of Aeronautical and

Astronautic University) Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, “Managing the Digital

Library: The ECHO Depository Project”

July 14: Nanjing Area Library Directors at NUAA (Nanjing University of Aeronautical and

Astronautic University) Library, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China “Library and Information

Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign”

July 17: Library Directors in Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University Library, Hangzhou,

Zhejiang Province, China, “Managing the Digital Library: The ECHO Depository Project”

July 17: Library Directors in Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University Library, Hangzhou,

Zhejiang Province, China, “Library and Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign”

July 18: Library Directors in Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Library, Hangzhou,

Zhejiang Province, China, “Cyberinfrastructure in the USA”

For GSLIS Professor Terry Weech in China:

2008

May 16: Library Directors in Wuhan Area, Wuhan University Library, Wuhan, Hubei Province,

China, “Academic Library Assessment and Evaluation”

For IFSI Director Richard Jaehne in both China and the United States:

2006

July 28: Beihang University Library, Beijing, China, “Illinois Fire Service Institute Library”

2009

November 10: Library Directors in Shenzhen Area, University Town Library of Shenzhen,

Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, “Value-added Library Services”

November 12: Library Directors in Guangzhou Area, Jinan University Library, Guangzhou,

Guangdong Province, China, “Value-added Library Services”

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS:

Attended the ALA/CALA Annual Conference (2006 to present).

Attended the ACRL Conference (2015 to present).

Attended IFLA World Library and Information Congress (2016 to present).

Attended IFLA Global Vision Workshop in North America, National Library and Archives

Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 16-April 17, 2018 and IFLA Global Vision Workshop in

the United States, Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, May 3-5, 2017.

Attended the Chinese Library Annual Conference and other Chinese regional and national library

conferences (2006 to present).

Attended the SLA Annual Conference and Info-Expo (2000-2016, 2019).

Attended the inFIRE Annual Conference (1999-2014).

Rev. November 2021