John Hickok - Serving Library Users from Asia: A Comprehensive Handbook of Country-Specific Information and Outreach Resources

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Copyright 2019 by John Hickok

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Names: Hickok, John, 1965 author.

Title: Serving library users from Asia : a comprehensive handbook of country-specific information and outreach resources / John Hickok.

Description: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018055056 (print) | LCCN 2019007756 (ebook) | ISBN 9780810887312 (Electronic) | ISBN 9780810887305 (cloth : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Asian Americans and librariesHandbooks, manuals, etc. | Libraries and linguistic minoritiesHandbooks, manuals, etc. | Libraries and immigrantsHandbooks, manuals, etc. | AsiansUnited StatesHandbooks, manuals, etc. | AsiansUnited StatesBibliography. | LibrariesAsiaHandbooks, manuals, etc.

Classification: LCC Z711.92.A84 (ebook) | LCC Z711.92.A84 H53 2019 (print) | DDC 027.6/3dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018055056

The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.481992.

Printed in the United States of America

Several acknowledgments are in order. Completing this book was a long, multiyear effort. Two individuals who provided unbelievable patience and encouragement were my father, Robert Hickok, and my publisher, Charles Harmon. Their combined support was truly inspiring.

Next, my thanks go to some amazing student assistants whom I gathered to help with my research. Foremost was my lead student assistant, Dat Tran. His research ability was absolutely incredible (like me, tracking down even the hardest sources was a fun sport to him!) I fully expect to see his own academic research published someday. Likewise so helpful was Toan Le (always terrific detail!) as well as Vinisha Kadakia, Sky Pham, Harold Lam, Elizabeth Chu, Yi Yan, Lydia Kim, Raziel Gamboa, Miguel Quirarte, and Armando Barcena.

Finally, I wish to offer heartfelt thanks to my Asian library colleaguesexperts in their countriesfor agreeing to be my readers/advisors on my various country chapters. Their keen insights and expert advice were invaluable.

• Zhu Qiang, Deputy President, Library Society of China, former Director, Peking University Library
• Yang Le, Head of Digital Library and Collection Development, Wenzhou-Kean University, China (and President, Chinese American Librarians Association 201718)

• Peter Sidorko, University Librarian, Hong Kong University Library
• Billy Leung, Public Access and Reference Unit Head, University of Macau Library

• Mitsuhiro Oda, LIS Education Committee Chairman, Japan Library Association
• Rie Hayashi, Library Director, The International House of Japan
• Emiko Takahashi, School Library Committee Chair, Japan Library Association

• Kyeong-Jin Song, Director, Mapo Central Library
• Keumju Cho, Director, Dogok Digital Public Library

• Ch. Munkh-Erdene, Executive Director, Mongolian Libraries Consortium
• Tumur Khaidav, Lecturer, LIS Department, Mongolian State University of Art and Culture

• Linda Miin-Huei Tung, Librarian, Subject Services Division, National Taiwan University
• Shu-hsien Tseng, Director, National Central Library

• Kolap Mao, Library Director, Pannasastra University of Cambodia
• Wanna Net, Deputy Director, Hun Sen Library, Royal University of Phnom Penh

• Joao Martires, Deputy Chair, Xanana Gusmo Reading Room, Dili

• Toong Tjiek Liauw (Aditya Nugraha), Library Director, Petra Christian University, Surabaya
• Ida F. Priyanto, Faculty, Graduate School of Information and Library Management, Gadjah Mada University

• Wan Ab Kadir Wan Dollah, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Information Management, UiTM
• Kamariah Nor Mohd Desa, Chief Librarian, University of Technology Mara

• Myatt Sann Nyein, Library Consultant, EIFL; Project Manager Beyond Access/IREX; Former Director, US Embassy Myanmar Information Center
• Mya Oo, Director, National Library of Myanmar

• Lourdes David, Former Director, Ateneo University of the Philippines
• Vernon Totanes, Director, Ateneo University of the Philippines

• Fatt Choy, Former Library Director, Nangyang Technological University
• Christopher S. G. Khoo, Associate Professor, Division of Information Studies, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University

• Malivan Praditteera, Director, Rangsit University Library
• Aree Cheunwattana, Director, Dhurankij Pundit University Library

• Nguyn Hng Sinh, Dean of LIS, Vietnam National University HCMC
• Phan Thi Thu Nga, Director, Learning and Information Resource Center, The University of Danang

• S. M. Zabed Ahmed, Professor, Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka; Librarian In-Charge, Dhaka Univ. Library

• Anjali Gulati, Assistant Professor LIS, Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, India
• Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Chief Librarian, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India

• Mahasin Ahmed Didi, Director, National Library of the Maldives
• Aishath Shabana, Librarian, The Maldives National University

• Naresh Koirala, Nepal Library Foundation

• Kanwal Ameen, Chair, LIS Department, Punjab University

• Padma Bandaranayake, Former Director, US Embassy Sri Lanka Information Center
• Chiranthi Wijesundara, Librarian, University of Colombo

In 1998, the book Serving Latino Communities: A How-To-Do-It Manual (Neal-Schuman) was published and was extremely popular due to the large Latino/Hispanic population increases across the United States. An updated, second edition was even published in 2007. Similarly, other professional library guidebooksfor target populationshave been published in the past decades, by various library and information science (LIS) publishers: