I. Learning Library 2.0: 23 Things @SCPL
1.Bibliography - Library 2.0, University of British Columbia, Health Library
2. Book of Abstracts, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries QQML2009
3. Web 2.0 與兒童閱讀之行銷︰公共圖書館的角色 = Marketing Children's Reading Programs in the Web 2.0 Era: the Role of Public Libraries, 王美玉 (Mei-Yu Wang), 玄奘大學圖書資訊學系副教授 (Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Hsuan Chuang University)
II. Library Innovations in the 21st Century: An International Perspective
1. 21st Century Libraries: Trends and Innovations, Targeting the Trends, Bibliography for the 2008 ACRL/NY Symposium
2. Libr 200 - Tash Readings, Prof. Tash, S (King Course Reserves), Tuesday, July 24, 2007.
3. Статті з зарубіжної періодики: бібліотечна тематика, ІІІ кв. 2007
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
After I've Loved You so Long: a Film Review
Last night, my husband Paul and I finally watched I've loved you so long (Original title: Il y a longtemps que je t'aime), a 2008 French feature film directed by Philippe Claudel. Despite its English subtitles, it reaches the audience deeper and further than many a movie in English. The power it exerts on audience is seen on multiple-levels:
1) International flavor. Look at Léa's, the younger sister's family. It consists of almost part of the Union Nations: Léa (Elsa Zylberstein) herself is half-French and half-English; husband Luc is half-Polish and Half-Russian, and two adopted daughters are Vietnamese. Among her friends are her Iraqi physician and his beloved family. But for some mysterious reason, a powerful feeling transcends all these racial differences. What we see is purely basic human nature, instead of superficial differences in facial features;
2) Human love. Léa's family attracts all love-deprived characters: Luc's mute father Papy Paul, two young Vietnamese girls, and newly released elder sister Juliette (Kristin Scott Thomas) who served 15 years' prison sentence for the murder of her own 6-year-old son. The love displayed is extremely tender: Papy Paul's loving and understanding look at the eloquent P'tit Lys, and quiet Juliette; Juliette's later patience at teaching her bigger niece with piano lessons; and the shot of Iraqi physician's hand around Léa's back when the latter consulted him on a rare disease case for her nephew;
3) Human understandings. The plot of I've loved you so long is not complicated: the true story of Léa's nephew's death, i.e., an act of euthanasia by his own mother. But through the unentanglement of the truth, we have traced a path of human understandings between parole officers and parolee; between sisters; husband and wife, daughters and parents, aunt and niece, and between the silent Juliette and her newly-acquainted coworkers & boss, etc.;
4) Powerful acting. The acting, especially by Kristin Scott Thomas, is unusually minimal. Her expressionless eyes tell most of the story itself.
5) Positive message. The film sends a very positive message to its audience: life is hard, and love is not easy to obtain, but hopes are still there. We just need to try a little harder.
No wonder I had such a hard time falling asleep after experiencing all these powers!
1) International flavor. Look at Léa's, the younger sister's family. It consists of almost part of the Union Nations: Léa (Elsa Zylberstein) herself is half-French and half-English; husband Luc is half-Polish and Half-Russian, and two adopted daughters are Vietnamese. Among her friends are her Iraqi physician and his beloved family. But for some mysterious reason, a powerful feeling transcends all these racial differences. What we see is purely basic human nature, instead of superficial differences in facial features;
2) Human love. Léa's family attracts all love-deprived characters: Luc's mute father Papy Paul, two young Vietnamese girls, and newly released elder sister Juliette (Kristin Scott Thomas) who served 15 years' prison sentence for the murder of her own 6-year-old son. The love displayed is extremely tender: Papy Paul's loving and understanding look at the eloquent P'tit Lys, and quiet Juliette; Juliette's later patience at teaching her bigger niece with piano lessons; and the shot of Iraqi physician's hand around Léa's back when the latter consulted him on a rare disease case for her nephew;
3) Human understandings. The plot of I've loved you so long is not complicated: the true story of Léa's nephew's death, i.e., an act of euthanasia by his own mother. But through the unentanglement of the truth, we have traced a path of human understandings between parole officers and parolee; between sisters; husband and wife, daughters and parents, aunt and niece, and between the silent Juliette and her newly-acquainted coworkers & boss, etc.;
4) Powerful acting. The acting, especially by Kristin Scott Thomas, is unusually minimal. Her expressionless eyes tell most of the story itself.
5) Positive message. The film sends a very positive message to its audience: life is hard, and love is not easy to obtain, but hopes are still there. We just need to try a little harder.
No wonder I had such a hard time falling asleep after experiencing all these powers!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Farm Animals in Afghans
Thanks to Paul's faithful and timely photography, I have so far created a number of farm animals on my Afghans. I am sure they will be joined by more not only in numbers, but also in species in the near future. Happy knitting! The following is a sideshow:
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
A Review : The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Upon Gail's strong recommendation and kind provision of the book, I started to embark on the reading of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. However I had a slow start. For some reason, I was deterred by its format consisting of letters or correspondence between the protagonist Juliet Ashton, and various other characters in and outside the Society. The format itself is a little distracting, and one does have to keep track of who is who.
After a dozen of the letters, which formed a preliminary character network, I began to grow fond of the book. My husband and I happened to watch Enemy at the door, a 1977 TV series on the German occupation of Guernsey, Channel Islands in World War II. Typical stories and social issues then are again faithfully reflected in the book, such as Jerrybags, Todt slave/prisoner workers, curfew, food scarcity, etc. To keep such local flavor intact is one of the beauties of the book.
The book has also explored the single-minded thirst of the Society members to pursue rich knowledge and literature during the bleak time period of German occupation. Through Juliet's researching in London, the authors have cleverly introduced both the origin and history of Guernsey, and the formation of simple but unique characteristics of Guernsey islanders. If your interest is still unquenched after the reading, you might want to pick some titles from my brief bibliography on the island.
A final point about the book is that Mary Ann Shaffer, one of the two authors, worked in many professions, and one of them is being a librarian. She has succeeded in demystifying the myth that librarians only read and cannot write.
After a dozen of the letters, which formed a preliminary character network, I began to grow fond of the book. My husband and I happened to watch Enemy at the door, a 1977 TV series on the German occupation of Guernsey, Channel Islands in World War II. Typical stories and social issues then are again faithfully reflected in the book, such as Jerrybags, Todt slave/prisoner workers, curfew, food scarcity, etc. To keep such local flavor intact is one of the beauties of the book.
The book has also explored the single-minded thirst of the Society members to pursue rich knowledge and literature during the bleak time period of German occupation. Through Juliet's researching in London, the authors have cleverly introduced both the origin and history of Guernsey, and the formation of simple but unique characteristics of Guernsey islanders. If your interest is still unquenched after the reading, you might want to pick some titles from my brief bibliography on the island.
A final point about the book is that Mary Ann Shaffer, one of the two authors, worked in many professions, and one of them is being a librarian. She has succeeded in demystifying the myth that librarians only read and cannot write.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
A Brief Bibliography on Guernsey, Channel Islands
BIOGRAPHY
1. Bihet, Molly.
Reflections of Guernsey.
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands : M. Bihet, 1993.
2. Gallienne, Osmond, 1914-
My life in Guernsey : autobiography.
Guernsey : O. Gallienne, c1999.
3. Hocart, Richard.
Peter de Havilland : Bailiff of Guernsey : a history of his life, 1747-1821.
St. Peter Port, Guernsey : Société guernesiaise, 1997.
4. Leightley, Mark, 1954-
A portrait of Guernsey : in celebration of the year 2000.
Guernsey : Mark Leightley, c1999.
5. Marr, L. James.
Guernsey between the wars : an islander recalls his youth.
Guernsey : Toucan Press, 2000.
6. Sebire, Heather.
From antiquary to archaeologist : Frederick Corbin of Lukis of Guernsey.
Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.
FICTION
1. Binding, Tim.
Lying with the enemy (original title: Island madness).
New York : Carroll & Graf, 1999.
2. Edwards, G. B. (Gerald Basil), 1899-1976.
The book of Ebenezer le Page.
New York : New York Review Books, [2007]
3. George, Elizabeth, 1949-
A place of hiding.
New York : Bantam Books, 2003.
4. Murray, Frances.
Castaway.
New York : Scribner, c1978.
5. Parkinson, C. Northcote (Cyril Northcote), 1909-1993.
Dead reckoning.
Ithaca, N.Y. : McBooks Press, 2003.
6. Parkinson, C. Northcote (Cyril Northcote), 1909-1993.
Devil to pay.
Ithaca, N.Y. : McBooks Press, 2001.
7. Parkinson, C. Northcote (Cyril Northcote), 1909-1993.
Guernseyman.
Ithaca, N.Y. : McBooks Press, 2001.
8. Saunders, Jean, 1932-
A perfect marriage.
London : Robert Hale, 2002.
9. Shaffer, Mary Ann, & Annie Barrows.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
New York, N.Y. : The Dial Press, 2008.
FILMS
1. Enemy at the door (DVD; 2 series: 26 episodes)
Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil Video, 2002
2. Island at war (DVD)
Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, 2005
HISTORY
1. Bihet, Molly.
Child's war.
Guernsey : M. Bihet, 1985.
2. Cortvriend, V. V.
Isolated island; a history and personal reminiscences of the German occupation of the island of Guernsey, June 1940-May 1945.
Guernsey, Guernsey Star and Gazette [1949]
3. Manning, John.
Glimpses of Guernsey : interesting stories and traditions of the Bailiwick.
Guernsey, Channel Islands : Guernsey Press, 1995.
4. Marr, L. James.
A history of the Bailiwick of Guernsey : the islanders' story.
London : Phillimore, 1982.
5. Stroobant, Frank.
One man's war.
Guernsey : Burbridge, 1999.
6. Tupper, Ferdinand Brock.
The history of Guernsey and its bailiwick; with occasional notices of Jersey.
Guernsey, Printed by S. Barbet, 1854.
Sourced from Library of Congress & Santa Cruz Public Libraries.
1. Bihet, Molly.
Reflections of Guernsey.
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands : M. Bihet, 1993.
2. Gallienne, Osmond, 1914-
My life in Guernsey : autobiography.
Guernsey : O. Gallienne, c1999.
3. Hocart, Richard.
Peter de Havilland : Bailiff of Guernsey : a history of his life, 1747-1821.
St. Peter Port, Guernsey : Société guernesiaise, 1997.
4. Leightley, Mark, 1954-
A portrait of Guernsey : in celebration of the year 2000.
Guernsey : Mark Leightley, c1999.
5. Marr, L. James.
Guernsey between the wars : an islander recalls his youth.
Guernsey : Toucan Press, 2000.
6. Sebire, Heather.
From antiquary to archaeologist : Frederick Corbin of Lukis of Guernsey.
Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.
FICTION
1. Binding, Tim.
Lying with the enemy (original title: Island madness).
New York : Carroll & Graf, 1999.
2. Edwards, G. B. (Gerald Basil), 1899-1976.
The book of Ebenezer le Page.
New York : New York Review Books, [2007]
3. George, Elizabeth, 1949-
A place of hiding.
New York : Bantam Books, 2003.
4. Murray, Frances.
Castaway.
New York : Scribner, c1978.
5. Parkinson, C. Northcote (Cyril Northcote), 1909-1993.
Dead reckoning.
Ithaca, N.Y. : McBooks Press, 2003.
6. Parkinson, C. Northcote (Cyril Northcote), 1909-1993.
Devil to pay.
Ithaca, N.Y. : McBooks Press, 2001.
7. Parkinson, C. Northcote (Cyril Northcote), 1909-1993.
Guernseyman.
Ithaca, N.Y. : McBooks Press, 2001.
8. Saunders, Jean, 1932-
A perfect marriage.
London : Robert Hale, 2002.
9. Shaffer, Mary Ann, & Annie Barrows.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
New York, N.Y. : The Dial Press, 2008.
FILMS
1. Enemy at the door (DVD; 2 series: 26 episodes)
Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil Video, 2002
2. Island at war (DVD)
Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, 2005
HISTORY
1. Bihet, Molly.
Child's war.
Guernsey : M. Bihet, 1985.
2. Cortvriend, V. V.
Isolated island; a history and personal reminiscences of the German occupation of the island of Guernsey, June 1940-May 1945.
Guernsey, Guernsey Star and Gazette [1949]
3. Manning, John.
Glimpses of Guernsey : interesting stories and traditions of the Bailiwick.
Guernsey, Channel Islands : Guernsey Press, 1995.
4. Marr, L. James.
A history of the Bailiwick of Guernsey : the islanders' story.
London : Phillimore, 1982.
5. Stroobant, Frank.
One man's war.
Guernsey : Burbridge, 1999.
6. Tupper, Ferdinand Brock.
The history of Guernsey and its bailiwick; with occasional notices of Jersey.
Guernsey, Printed by S. Barbet, 1854.
Sourced from Library of Congress & Santa Cruz Public Libraries.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Our Two Papers Going Online
Two publications of ours are now online: Learning Library 2.0: 23 Things@SCPL and Beyond Keeping Warm: Optimizing Crafts Resources at Santa Cruz Public Libraries.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
2008 Holiday Parade: SCPL Precision Book Truck Drill Team
Together with my colleagues, I jointed the Library Precision Book Truck Drill Team Parade on 6 December 2008 . This is my third library parade (La Selva Beach: 2000 & 2003) and first parade in the city of Santa Cruz since I started to work for Santa Cruz Public Libraries in 1999.
I have truly enjoyed all these parades, through which I am reinforced time and again the close tie between the community and the public library. The 2008 parade is especially special for me on many levels: beautiful December weather, holiday atmosphere, family reunion and a meticulously choreographed drill team all in tri-colored uniforms against a gloomy economy.
The detailed photographic capturing of the parade is courtesy of Titangos Photography Studio. .
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Wall Street Journal reports Ying Huang's Project
We are very proud to see Ying's latest projects reported by Wall Street Journal. We are also proud to see Shanghai being the second IBM research center in China.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
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