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• From 2007-2009, Dr. Patrick Lo served as the Music Cataloguing Librarian at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, University Library System, cataloguing and organizing a highly significant and valuable donation of Chinese music research materials fro...More

  From 2007-2009, Dr. Patrick Lo served as the Music Cataloguing Librarian at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, University Library System, cataloguing and organizing a highly significant and valuable donation of Chinese music research materials from a retired Harvard professor, Rulan Chao Pian. From 1996-2007, he served as the Cataloguing Librarian at the Lingnan University Library, Hong Kong. Patrick Lo earned his Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) from University of Bristol University (U.K.) in May, 2009. He has a Master of Arts in Design Management (M.A.) from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2004), a Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) from McGill University (Canada; 1994), and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) from Mount Allison University, (Canada; 1992). Dr. Lo is efficient in: Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese (Putunghua), English and German. Dr. Lo’s professional affiliations include: secretary of JULAC-HKCAN (Hong Kong Chinese Name Authority) Workgroup, representative of Lingnan University Library (Hong Kong) for the Hong Kong JULAC-BSC (Bibliographic Services Committee), member of CALIS (China Academic Library and Information System) Unicat Expert Group. Dr. Lo has presented close to 50 research papers and project reports focusing on humanities, education and librarian science workgroup meetings, seminars, conferences in both Hong Kong and overseas, including: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Japan, United States, Korea, and Sweden; including presenting at the following institutions: 1. The Library of Congress (U.S.) 2. Austrian National Library (Vienna) 3. University of Vienna 4. National Library of France (Paris) 5. National Institute of Informatics (Japan) Dr. Lo’s recent professional activity includes presenting “Effects of Online Audio-Book Resources on Library Usage and Reading Preferences and Practices of Young Learners in an Elementary School Library Setting in Hong Kong.” at the 75th IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Conference in Milan, Italy in August, 2009. Full paper available at: http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla75/94-lo-en.pdf Other recent publications include: “A Butterfly with Clipped Wings: an Analytical Study of the Fantasy and Reality Behind the Italian Opera Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini.” Available at: http://h07.cgpublisher.com/proposals/859/index_html “Klaus Heymann auf Naxos: Cheap Price but Quality Music! – a Case Study of a Successful Western Classical Music Company Founded in Hong Kong.” Available at: http://A07.cgpublisher.com/proposals/1 Dr. Lo’s research interests include: latest developments of Metadata, Chinese authority works, and cataloguing among Chinese libraries in Asia and North America; exploring potentials for resources sharing among Chinese libraries in Asia; future development and enhancement of bibliographic records; users’ interaction with the online catalogue; Western classical music, especially Italian operas, vocal music of German Post-Romantic period, German Lieder (German art songs), etc. Other Recent Professional Activities: 2007 Reporter of Recent Music Serials Publications in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau of Fontes Artis Musicae Journal. 2008 Reporter of Recent Monograph Publications in Mainland China of Fontes Artis Musicae Journal. Less

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