Global Initiatives

SBU Librarians Present at International Conference in Beijing, China

Last week, librarians Claudia McGivney, Dana Haugh, and Michael Huang attended and presented at the International Conference on Embedded Education and Instruction of New Models of Library Service at Capital Normal University, Beijing, China held November 15-17, 2017. Michael Huang gave a keynote address titled “From Embedded to Liaison Librarian: Academic Librarian in Transition”

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Michael Huang Keynotes at Library Conference in China

Michael Huang, Director of Global Library Initiatives, was invited to present a keynote speech titled “Innovative Services at Stony Brook University Libraries” at the Academic Seminar on Digital Resource Construction and Knowledge Service held in Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China on October 17, 2017.   The Office of Global Library

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Global Library Initiatives Lecture on June 7th

You are cordially invited to the 5th lecture in the Office of Global Library Initiatives Lecture Series titled “Subject Librarian Services at Shanghai Normal University.”    The lecture will be delivered by Ning Jia from 3:00-4:00 pm, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in the Special Collections Seminar Room (2nd floor Melville Library). Please pass along the information

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Michael Huang Keynotes at the 3rd International Conference on Leadership and Innovative Management in Academic Libraries

Michael Bailou Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives and Health Sciences Librarian, presented a keynote speech titled “Transforming Stony Brook University Libraries into Collaborative Spaces” at the 3rd International Conference on Leadership and Innovative Management in Academic Libraries in the Age of New Technology, April 10-12, 2017,

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Michael Bailou Huang Presents at Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China

Michael Bailou Huang, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives and Health Sciences Librarian presented an invited lecture titled “New Roles of Academic Librarians” at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, China on January 10, 2017. Over 200 librarians from academic libraries in Sichuan Province attended the presentation.

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

Librarian Michael Bailou Huang presented an invited lecture titled “The Changing Role of Academic Libraries and Librarians in the United States” at Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China on December 15, 2016. Over 200 librarians from the hosting institution and other academic libraries in Jinan City attended the lecture.

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Michael Huang Presents at ALA Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida

Michael Huang, Librarian, Coordinator of the Office of Global Library Initiatives, presented “Transformation of academic libraries in China: Challenges, opportunities, and best practices” at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, Florida, June 23-28, 2016.

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Global Library Initiatives Colloquium with Ying Cai

Thank you to everyone who attended last Friday’s 4th Global Library Initiatives Colloquium, led by visiting librarian Ying Cai. Ms. Cai gave a fascinating talk about the collection development and cataloging process at her home library, Shanghai Normal University Library in Shanghai, China. [metaslider id=13979]  

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