On April 16, 2015, UBC held a tea/reception to welcome Professor Yao and promote the CLIR Project.  The team from UW traveled up to UBC to attend the reception and show our support for our project colleagues.

In addition, the team members from both sides took the opportunity to engage in small group, in-person meetings to discuss specific topics, such as technical services workflows and project financial aspects.  Our UBC colleagues also treated us to lovely tours of their campus and the Asian Library.

“Discovering the Origins of the Peking University Library through Ancient Book Catalogs” — A presentation by CLIR Project Librarian and renowned Chinese rare books expert Professor Boyue Yao, followed by Q&A session and a light reception.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015
3:30 p.m.
UW East Asia Library (Gowen Hall), 2M level

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On November 20, 2014, Charlene Chou (Head of Technical Services / Chinese Studies Cataloger at the East Asia Library and Technical Manager at UW for our CLIR Project), Stephanie Lamson (Head of Preservation Services), and Kathryn Leonard (Conservation Supervisor) applied for an Allen Signature Award for funding to begin much needed preservation work on the many CLIR Project items at UW that are in poor physical condition.

On February 24, 2015, the team was notified by the Allen Signature Awards Review Committee that we would receive our full requested amount of $12,510.  The award will provide enough support to fund student hourly and materials costs to stabilize and house 1,000 items over the course of the 2015 year.

Congratulations to Charlene, Stephanie, and Kate for their successful application, and our sincere appreciation to the Review Committee and to the Kenneth S. and Faye G. Allen Library Endowment for providing this award!

More about the project’s preservation needs and work >>

On February 4, 2015, the team from UBC came down to UW for a day of meetings and discussion about the project, plus tours of the collections and work spaces.  It was a great visit and very productive, resulting in many good ideas that will give us more to think about and plan for our continued collaboration.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015
10:30 a.m. : UBC Team arrives, tea & coffee
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. : Meeting & tours
4:30 p.m. : UBC Team departs

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On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, Professor Boyue Yao arrived in Seattle.  Wednesday, January 7 marked his first day at UW.

Professor Yao, Chinese rare-book librarian of Peking University Library in China, joins us at the UW East Asia Library for a 13-month appointment as the CLIR project librarian for Chinese rare-books and cataloging.  He will also spend two months at UBC providing special consultation and assessment of their Chinese rare-books.

We are very pleased to have him as part of our CLIR Project Team.  Welcome, Professor Yao!