Global Initiatives

Michael Huang Receives CALA Outstanding Leadership Award

Michael Huang, SUNY Distinguished Librarian, received the 2025 Outstanding Leadership Award from the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) in memory of Dr. Margaret Chang Fung. Michael was chosen from a large pool of nominations, which attests to his accomplishments and visionary leadership. He has demonstrated his leadership skills through his

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SUNY Distinguished Librarian Michael Bailou Huang Presents in China

SUNY Distinguished Librarian, Director of Global Library Initiatives, and Health Sciences Librarian Michael Bailou Huang was invited to deliver a presentation titled “ChatGPT and Its Potential Impact on Academia and Libraries” at four universities during a recent trip in China. They are Shanghai International Studies University, Capital Normal University, Northeast

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Chinese American Librarians Association Northeast Chapter Conference

Five members of University Libraries attended the Chinese American Librarians Association’s (CALA) Northeast Chapter’s Spring conference, themed: “Chinese Librarianship in the Post-Pandemic Future: Personal Growth and Professional Development” in April 2023. Michael Huang, SUNY Distinguished Librarian and Director of Global Library Initiatives presented with Visiting Scholar, Yuanming Song, from Fudan

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Congratulations Michael Bailou Huang, Incoming CALA Executive Director

The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Executive Board is excited to announce the selection of Michael Bailou Huang as its next Executive Director (2022-2025). His term begins in July 2022, at the end of the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Michael Bailou Huang is SUNY Distinguished Librarian, Director of

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Michael B. Huang Recognized for His Role in International Librarianship

Michael B. Huang, SUNY Distinguished Librarian and Director of Global Library Iniaitives at Stony Brook University has recently been recognized by two major library organizations for his role in promoting international librarianship. Mr. Huang has been elected to serve as one of ten librarians representing the United States on The

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Distinguished Librarian Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China

Distinguished Librarian Michael Bailou Huang was invited to present “Collection development for the 21st century academic library: Experience from the Stony Brook University Libraries” at Number 852 Social Science Forum of Shandong Normal University in Jinan, China on October 17, 2019. Librarians from Shandong Normal University, Qilu University of Technology,

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Michael Bailou Huang Awarded Distinguished Librarian Professorship

Michael Bailou Huang, Director of Global Library Initiatives and a full librarian at the Health Sciences Library at Stony Brook University was named a Distinguished Librarian, the highest academic rank in the SUNY system.     Since the program’s inception in 1963, SUNY has appointed 1,130 faculty to the distinguished ranks,

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Michael Huang Chairs a Session at International Conference in China

The 9th Shanghai International Library Forum (SILF 2018) was held on October 17-19, 2018 at the Shanghai Library. The forum was organized by the Shanghai Library (Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of Shanghai) and co-organized by the Shanghai Society for Library Science and the Shanghai Society for Scientific &

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