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  • 2012-11-05
Promoting Sinology: The Taiwan Academy and Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies
Promoting Sinology: The Taiwan Academy and Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies

In the second half of 2012, the National Central Library (NCL) decided to expand the series beyond the academy's facilities to well-known university campuses in the United States in order to promote the Chinese culture of Taiwan to the mainstream American public. Among the universities selected to host the event are the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and University of Southern California (USC). In addition, the NCL partnered with the University of Texas at Austin to establish the first overseas Taiwan Chinese Studies Resource Center to continue outward promotion of Taiwan and Chinese studies. The recent lectures at UT Austin and CUNY were chaired by Professor Chen Fang-mei of the Graduate Institute of Art History at National Taiwan University. She presented a speech on “Temples and Immigrant Identity: A Case Study of the Building of Tamsui’s Yinshan Temple in Early Nineteenth Century Taiwan.” In addition, Prof. Yang Mei-hwa of Graduate Institute of Library, Information and Archival Studies at National Chengchi University presented the keynote speech on “Voyage of Discovery: Scholarly Electronic Resources on Sinology” at UCLA and USC respectively. The lecture introduced electronic resources for Chinese studies in Taiwan beyond those available from Internet search engines. The NCL donated 83 publications (203 volumes) on art history to at UT Austin. UT Austin’s Fine Arts Library also hosted “Erudition: An Art Exhibition on Reading the Ancient Aesthetics of Living.” Head Librarian Fred Heath represented UT Austin in signing the memorandum of understanding for the Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies with the NCL (Vice Provost's Office - Chief of Staff - Douglas Barnett represented the university in the MOU exchange with the NCL). This is the first such center to be established overseas by the NCL. The library hopes that the signing of the MOU will help to expand the influence of Chinese and Taiwan studies abroad. The center will also benefit from resources from the NCL to enhance the research of scholars at UT Austin, achieving a win-win outcome. In order to deepen academic exchanges, the NCL donated to UCLA 30 high-quality reproductions of rare books and 45 volumes on modern literature, history, and philosophy.

Last Update Time:2014-02-20