http://lib-php.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/local/C38 en nmasters@usc.edu Copyright 2015 2015-06-10T18:44:09+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/2015_kambun_workshop_to_investigate_late-heian_period_courtier_journal/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/2015_kambun_workshop_to_investigate_late-heian_period_courtier_journal/ The 2015 Summer Kambun Workshop, held in the USC East Asian Library from June 15 to July 10, 2015, will focus on the later Heian-period courtier journal, Chuyuki, by Fujiwara no Munetada (1062-1141). This year's workshop will be led by Professor Sanae Yoshida from the University of Tokyo’s renowned Historiographical Institute and Professor Joan Piggott of USC Dornsife College. Keep reading for more on this year's workshop and video of Professor Hideo Yamaguchi of the Historiographical Insitute at the 2014 workshop. Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2015-02-19T18:10:15+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/luce_foundation_supports_usc_summer_kambun_workshop/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/luce_foundation_supports_usc_summer_kambun_workshop/ Thanks to a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, graduate students from North American universities will receive financial support to attend the USC Summer Kambun Workshop in the USC East Asian Library from July 14-August 8, 2014. Keep reading for more details about this year's workshop. Strategic Planning, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2014-03-11T22:13:23+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/east_asian_library_to_host_lecture_on_scholarly_resources_on_sinology/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/east_asian_library_to_host_lecture_on_scholarly_resources_on_sinology/ On Friday, November 9, Professor Mei-hwa Yang of Taiwan's National Chengchi University will deliver a lecture inside USC's East Asian Library about scholarly electronic resources related to Sinology. Titled Voyage of Discovery, the event runs from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the East Asian Library Seminar Room, located on the first floor of Doheny Library. The event is sponsored by the Republic of China's Ministry of Education, organized by Taiwan's National Central Library and Center for Chinese Studies, and co-organized by the Tapei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles and the USC Libraries. For more information, please contact Ken Klein at (213) 740-1772 or kklein@usc.edu. Collections, eJournals and Databases, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2012-11-02T21:17:12+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/korean_national_assembly_speaker_visits_usc_libraries/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/korean_national_assembly_speaker_visits_usc_libraries/ Kang Chang-Hee, Speaker of the South Korea's National Assembly, visited USC's East Asian Library on October 16. While there, Kang browsed items from the USC Libraries' Sea of Korea Maps Collection. Keep reading to learn more about the Speaker's visit. Collections, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2012-10-22T21:43:41+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/in_memoriam_victor_wellington_peters_109/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/in_memoriam_victor_wellington_peters_109/ Victor Wellington Peters, USC’s oldest alumnus, died Aug. 12 at the age of 109. Peters graduated from USC's College of Liberal Arts in 1924 with a B.A. in fine arts. In 2006, Peters donated a collection of letters—now available through the USC Digital Library—that he wrote in Korea between 1928 and 1941. Keep reading to learn more about Peters' life. Collections, USC Digital Library, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, History, Religion, Libraries, Doheny Library, East Asian Library 2012-08-23T23:02:03+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/neh_funds_usc_project_to_digitize_interpret_international_mission_phot/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/neh_funds_usc_project_to_digitize_interpret_international_mission_phot/ Since 2002, the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture and the USC Libraries have partnered with archives around the world to digitize more than 82,000 historical photographs by Christian missionaries and make them publicly available through the USC Digital Library. Now, two new grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) totaling $305,000 will allow USC and partner archives to add an additional 20,000 images to the International Mission Photography Archive (IMPA) database. NEH funding will also support development of video essays that bring IMPA collections together with scholarly analysis and digital storytelling methods. Keep reading to learn more about IMPA. Collections, USC Digital Library, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, Anthropology & Archaeology, Art & Architecture, East Asian Studies, Ethnic Studies/Area Studies, History, Religion, Sociology 2012-05-08T21:43:45+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/korean_government_honors_usc_korean_heritage_library_curator1/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/korean_government_honors_usc_korean_heritage_library_curator1/ The South Korean government recently honored Joy Kim of the USC Libraries with its National Medal of Merit for her work with USC’s Korean Heritage Library. Keep reading to learn more about Kim and her award. Faculty and Staff News, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2012-01-05T00:24:01+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/prdla_at_the_usc_libraries/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/prdla_at_the_usc_libraries/ This week the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance's annual meeting comes to the USC Libraries. Librarians and library administrators from more than 30 universities will explore themes relevant to Pacific Rim research libraries in two full days of sessions in USC's Doheny Memorial Library. Coinciding with the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (PRDLA) meeting is a panel discussion and the opening of the USC Libraries' first internationally crowdsourced exhibition, both on Wednesday, November 9. Keep reading to learn more about the conference and the new exhibition.  Events and Exhibitions, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Ethnic Studies/Area Studies, History, Libraries, Doheny Library 2011-11-08T18:04:06+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/korea_times_features_korean_heritage_library_reception/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/korea_times_features_korean_heritage_library_reception/ The Korea Times has highlighted the USC Libraries' recent reception in honor of the Korean Heritage Library's longtime supporters. Click through for a photograph and English translation of the article from the South Korean newspaper. Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2011-04-28T00:06:39+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/supporters_reunite_to_celebrate_korean_heritage_library/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/supporters_reunite_to_celebrate_korean_heritage_library/ Longtime supporters of the library reunited Monday night to celebrate its contributions to Korean studies. Special guests included Dr. Sammy Lee—Olympic gold medalist in diving, USC alumnus, and co-founder of the Friends of the Korean Heritage Library—and his wife Rosalind Lee, who joined Dr. Don and Huncha Lee and representatives of the Korea Foundation at a special reception inside Doheny Memorial Library. Keep reading to learn more about the Korean Heritage Library and its twenty-five years of supporting scholarship on Korean studies. Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2011-04-26T17:05:51+00:00