Posters and Online Posters
Periodical Publication in the Guangzhou Region during the Republican Era
Poster/Exhibit Session Rina Su
First, this study systematically arranges a catalog of official journals published in and around Guangzhou and fills in private publications’ own research on Guangzhou by exploring the existing large private publishing enterprises and the publishing industry. Secondly, based on the compilation for the catalog of Guangzhou periodical publications during the Republican Era, we will explore the vicissitudes of the publication industry and related social turbulence in and around Guangzhou during that time. We will do this from the perspective of the publishing history as well as from a study on the history of books. This will compensate for the lack of research conducted thus far in this field.
Regional Differences in the Allocation of Electronic and Paper Resources in Academic Libraries in China
Poster/Exhibit Session Yumeng Li
With the rapid development of the information age, the readers' needs and viewing preferences have significantly changed. As a result, academic libraries have gradually taken the shape of a new pattern of document resources that are dominated by electronic resources and supplemented by paper resources. It has profoundly affected the direction of investment in resource construction of university libraries. And it is a new leap forward in the transformation of the functions of academic libraries. Through exploring the regional differences of purchase cost proportion between electronic and paper resources in academic libraries in China, this study will contribute to optimization configuration of scientific research funds investment of higher education institutions, as a reference in different regions and provinces and put forward some suggestions for academic libraries and government. The research measures and analyzes the overall changes of the three aspects of academic libraries in China, including electronic resources acquisition costs, paper resources acquisition costs, and the ratio of two kinds of resources, respectively. Teh study measures and analyzes the difference in the ratio of electronic resources to paper resources in China's thirty-one provinces’ academic libraries in each region. The study measures and analyzes the difference in the ratio of electronic resources to paper resources in academic libraries among three regions (the eastern region, the western region, the central region).
"Cool Sightings: A Year of Natural History at Simon’s Rock": A Community Book Project
Poster/Exhibit Session KellyAnne McGuire, Karen Advokaat
Bard College at Simon’s Rock marked its fiftieth anniversary with a community-generated, year-long book project in which we recorded the natural history (flora and fauna) "cool sightings" on our campus in Great Barrington, MA. We held events, collaborated with faculty to develop relevant assignments, and encouraged all members of the community to submit original photographs, artwork, and writing (both creative and scientific) celebrating the nature of our campus. The project team consisted of staff, faculty, and students, and the culmination is a 128-page original published book titled "Cool Sightings: A Year of Natural History at Simon's Rock." In our paper, we will share advice on adapting this project to your own organization. We will discuss the value of a community-generated book project from a pedagogical perspective, including the role of self-publishing as a teaching tool for observation and research, writing and editing, plagiarism and copyright, and interdisciplinary learning, as well as its role in building community and appreciating nature.
What Are Children Reading? : Access to Diversity in Literature
Poster/Exhibit Session Jon Andes
As our society becomes more diverse, it is critical that children have access to a rich body of books. For many children, the primary source of reading for fun and pleasure is the school and classroom library. To encourage children to read, it is essential that school and classroom libraries contain a rich and diverse collection. Diversity in literature allows children to read and see their story in print. Seeing their story and themselves in literature will help to instill a life-long passion for reading. This preliminary study examined the themes and characters of books available and selected by first and third grade children. The preliminary study examined the two research questions: What books are available and selected to be read by children? What is the extent of diversity found in the books in terms of theme and character?
