Japanese Studies Librarian &
After 3 years in Ackerman Road, we’re about to open for business in the beautifully renovated Thompson Library on Monday!!
East Asian stacks are on 3M, while the reference books and journals are on 3.
I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone more frequently now that I’ll be back on main campus (although I will be away quite a bit in August, so don’t be surprised if I am not in the office.)
Add comment August 1st, 2009
Today we had a meeting to plan shelving arrangements in Thompson Library (opening in Aug’09). We decided to keep some Japanese movie DVDs near the Japanese journals and reference books on the 3rd floor. In addition to those, though, Ohio State University Libraries also has many DVDs and VHS tapes located elsewhere, including in the Book Depository. The only way to find the films is through the library’s catalog. We’ve been collecting Japanese films actively for several years, yet it seems that we still have a long way to go to build a decent collection! Please send your recommendations!
I am gradually learning about databases on Japanese film. It is amazing how many there are now! I will be studying these further as I continue to build the collection of Japanese films:
Note: To browse, use the Ichiran (一覧) tab –
http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/index.cgi?IndexPage
Covers 1959-2009
Covers movies released in Japan 1945-
Add comment June 17th, 2009
I’ll be teaching a course in the spring quarter with my colleague, Miriam Conteh-Morgan, on What Is the Global Information Society? It is listed in the Spring ‘09 course list for International Studies —
Intl Stds 501, T R 11:30-1:18 (course # 12207-1)
Prerequisites: None
Syllabus: http://is.gd/wHrp
** Our goal is to introduce critical thinking about the knowledge creation process in its global and societal contexts. We believe this course will give students an advantage in academics and, especially, in the job market — as well as in their future professional lives.
** While we will examine a wide range of writings on global information, assignments are distributed, so that the work load for each student is reasonable. This is not a traditional lecture course. Our emphasis is on collaborative learning and discussion. We are approved to hold at least one session per week in the new Learning Collaboration Studio (experimental classroom) — 060 Science Engineering Library — that is equipped with laptops, modular furniture, Smart boards, etc
** This year’s Academy Awards were called the “Global Oscars” because of the large number of foreigners who won awards. That is only the latest indication that things have shifted in every field of endeavor. Preparing for the professional world of the 21st century means taking stock of how the information world is changing in your chosen field.
** Going beyond simple Google searches that only turn up “the same old” things, this course introduces “information environment mapping,” a proactive approach to analyzing inflows and outflows of information on personal and organizational levels. We’ll also be discussing the full range of information issues facing today’s globalized society. These discussions will prepare
students to engage information issues effectively during job interviews and in applications for further education.
** Students will learn a new style of presentation (”pecha-kucha“) that is gaining popularity worldwide — 20 slides x 20 seconds (6 minutes 40 seconds) — and helps to develop better presentation skills (more focused, concise, to the point)
Decription: What is the Global Information Society?
Instructors:
Miriam Conteh-Morgan, M.A. in Linguistics and English Language
Teaching (University of Leeds, U.K.), M.L.S. (Kent State University)
Associate Professor / Linguistics, French and African Studies
Librarian, Ohio State University
conteh-morgan.2@osu.edu
Maureen Donovan, M.A. in East Asian Languages and Cultures (Columbia
University), M.S. in Library Service (Columbia University)
Associate Professor / Japanese Studies Librarian, Ohio State
University
donovan.1@osu.edu
Course Description
Changes in creating, accessing, and using information are happening within a global context and are driving forces in societies around the world. This course introduces students to critical thinking about the knowledge creation process in its global and societal contexts. We will examine issues, trends, tensions, policies, theories, and practices related to the varying ways information is used and knowledge is produced in different societies, the impact of communication technologies, the divides that affect individuals’ and societies’ access to knowledge, and the emerging “commons” of globally distributed information and knowledge.
Through a mix of interdisciplinary readings, lectures, discussions and assignments students will: (1) explore the contours of the global information society, (2) gain a deeper understanding of the role and impact of key political, socio-economic and cultural factors in an information society, (3) develop strategies for evaluating global information based on information environment mapping, (4) identify the varied roles individuals play in the world of global distributed knowledge as consumers/users, producers/contributors, participants, protectors, and/or preservers.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the “global information society,” the knowledge creation process, and the emerging “commons” of globally distributed information and knowledge that they can apply in their academic and future professional lives.
Brief Syllabus: What is the Global Information Society?
Course Requirements:
(10%)Class Participation: Class attendance and participation in discussions is essential. Assigned readings provide background, but class discussions in which students share insights, collaborate, engage in debates, and learn from each other will provide a forum in which much of the learning in this course takes place. Class participation will be recorded each day and represents 10% of the total grade.
(10%) Collaborative Project: The class will construct a wiki site incorporating a glossary of terms used around the world relative to the “global information society” along with an annotated guide to essential web sites. Each student will make 10 substantive contributions to this wiki project for 10% of the total grade.
(20%) Country Report: Each student in the course will select a different country, with a distribution throughout the class of countries of various sizes, located in various continents, so that class coverage is “global” in scope. The country report is a portfolio of assignments covering such topics as information in daily life, context, technology infrastructure, legal structures related to information, etc. Through these assignments each student will develop expertise about a particular country’s information society. The country report will comprise 20% of the student’s grade.
(30%) Issue Analysis: In addition to the required textbook which surveys information-related topics, readings for this course are drawn from articles and monographs that examine issues important in understanding the evolving “global information society.” While the class is assigned to read one chapter or section of a book, individual students will sign up to read the whole book or particular sections of it and lead the class discussion. (These books are marked in the syllabus with ***.) The emphasis will be on collaborative learning. Additionally each student will write a 5-page reflective essay about an issue addressed in the class readings and prepare a visual presentation (20 slides @ 20 seconds – total 6 minutes 40 seconds) for class presentation. Each of these components (leading a discussion; essay; presentation) will comprise 10% of the student’s grade.
(30%) Capstone Report: Information Environment Mapping: Students select a topic or subject area. Through a series of assignments, students identify organizations that produce information relevant to that topic, including: an academic/professional organization, a global organization, a local community organization, a self-organized community. Students apply the technique of “information environment mapping” for each organization to analyze the contexts in which knowledge flows are taking place, with comparisons to how knowledge is being used in global corporations. This project will also include development of an “information pyramid” based on the specific subject area. Further, students will examine the ways in which information is “framed” or “packaged” by intermediary organizations as it moves globally and learn to analyze what kinds of information are being omitted. Includes annotated bibliographies. The capstone project comprises 30% of the total grade.
Required Texts (plus other readings as assigned):
World Bank. Atlas of Global Development. 2007.
June Lester and Wallace C. Koehler. Fundamentals of Information Studies: Understanding Information and its Environment, 2nd ed. Neal-Schuman, 2007.
(FIS)
Global Voices Online http://globalvoicesonline.org/
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Books for Issue Analysis project (to be assigned):
1. Ursula Franklin.The Real World of Technology 2d ed. (Toronto: Anansi, 1999).
2.Gili S. Drori. Global E-litism: Digital Technology, Social Inequality, and Transnationality (Worth, 2006).
3. Contemporary Art and the Museum: a Global Perspective (2007).
4. Caroline S. Wagner. The New Invisible College (2008).
5. Reformatting Politics : information technology and global civil society (2006)
6. Yokai Benkler. The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom (2006)
7. Access Denied (MIT Press, 2008)
8. Human Rights in the Global Information Society (2006)
9. James Boyle. The Public Domain (2008).
10. Jonathan Zittrain. The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. (2007).
Schedule (may be adjusted)
What is information?
3/31: Course overview; definitions, concepts, theories
4/2: Definitions, etc cont’d;
4/7: Information needs & information seeking; “a media diet”
Technology and Information
4/9: Technology and information: historical development
4/14: Technology and information: current developments
Players in the Information Society
4/16: Cultural Institutions, libraries, museums, media organizations; art in the global age
4/21: Learning Organisations and Publishers: open access; knowledge as commons; open archives; “virtual geography of knowledge;” “the new invisible college”
Information and Knowledge in the Global Space
4/23: Is there /what is a global information society? The social informatics of the Internet
4/28: Equity, Access and Power (socioeconomic and political): digital divide
4/30: Literacies; digital content and language, digital divides; multilingual internet
5/5: Information and Power: institutional ecology; gatekeepers
5/7: Regional/national/international standards (1): Securitization of the Internet
5/12: Regional/national/international standards (2): Human rights
5/14: Ethical Considerations; Ethics, Information Systems and Communication
Transformation of Work and Play
5/19: Individuals and Mainstream Media Bloggers; citizen journalists
5/21: Community / Nongovernmental Organizations, Civil Society Groups
e-democracy; civic engagement
5/26: Social Networking/ Participatory Culture wikis, filesharing (music, video, photos), gaming; social networking among scientists; etc
5/28: Political and Legal Implications
intellectual property (including traditional knowledge); cybersurveillance
6/2: Looking to the Future
6/4: Wrap up
Add comment February 16th, 2009
During the month of June — on Tuesday and Thursdays all month! — 37 films examining the portrayal of Asians in classic movies will be featured on TCM in a festival series, Race & Hollywood: Asian Images in Film. The festival is co-hosted by Robert Osborne (TCM’s primetime host) and Dr. Peter X Feng, an associate professor of film, ethnic and cultural studies at the University of Delaware and expert on Asian American film.
For a full schedule, video clips, photo gallery, articles and more; go to:
www.tcm.com/aif
There’s an interview with Dr. Peter X. Feng on the Hyphen Blog -
http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/cgi-bin/blog/mt-tb.cgi/1124
Here’s a list of films to be shown, with links to the descriptions on TCM’s web site — enjoy!!
1 comment May 27th, 2008
Kyoto University started Open Courseware on Youtube last month. The page is about the projects on the interactive connections among users, computer, and zen in sansui artwork. English.
http://library.osu.edu/wikis/library/index.php/ZENetic_Computer
Add comment April 9th, 2008
I don’t know which category this entry should go…Maybe Japanese literature?
http://library.osu.edu/wikis/library/index.php/Japanese_plants
3 comments April 6th, 2008
This page has links to the websites of Japanese colors.
http://library.osu.edu/wikis/library/index.php/Japanese_colors
Add comment April 6th, 2008
CEAL Committee on Japanese Materials
“Japanese Collections as Learning Centers: Connecting Users with Libraries through Web 2.0 Technologies”
Maureen Donovan & Shirin Eshghi
Atlanta, April 3, 2008
Web 2.0
Information Architects Japan, “Web Trend Map 2008 Beta”
http://informationarchitects.jp/web-trend-map-2008-beta/
300 influential and successful websites displayed on the Tokyo-area train map
Wiki
http://library.osu.edu/wikis/library/index.php/Japanese_Studies (Japanese Studies wiki)
http://library.osu.edu/wikis/shashidb/index.php/Main_Page
(Japanese Company Histories wiki)
http://Wikipatterns.com
(guide to wiki adoption; collection of community-building; content-building strategies)
Book:
Mader, Stewart. Wikipatterns (Indianapolis: Wiley, 2008)
“How to Contribute to Wikipedia”
http://www.wikihow.com/Contribute-to-Wikipedia
Blogs
http://library.osu.edu/blogs/japanese (Ohio State’s Japanese Collections blog)
http://library.osu.edu/blogs/manga (Ohio State’s Manga collection blog)
Book:
Walsh, Bob. Clear Blogging. (Berkeley: Apress, 2007)
Japanese biblioblogging
Sato, Sho (min2-fly ) and katz3, “Libworld – Japan: Biblioblogs in Japan”
http://infobib.de/blog/2008/01/28/libworld-japan/
The List of Japanese Biblioblogs
http://www.slis.tsukuba.ac.jp/hitslab/bloglink.html
Contact:
Maureen Donovan
Japanese Studies Librarian
Ohio State University Libraries
donovan.1@osu.edu
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Shirin Eshghi’s recommendations:
Books:
Castro, Elizabeth. HTML, XHTML & CSS. Berkeley: Peachpit Press, 2007.
Wyke-Smith, Charles. Stylin’ with CSS. Berkeley: New Riders, 2005.
Links:
http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/jllb (UBC Japanese Librarian Blog)
http://www.movabletype.org/ (platform for UBC blog)
http://feed2js.org/ (to insert blog feed into web page)
http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/html_cheatsheet/
http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/
Contact:
Shirin Eshghi
Japanese Language Librarian
Asian Library, University of British Columbia
shirin.eshghi@ubc.ca
Add comment March 31st, 2008
There’s a fascinating series of postings about library blogs at the Infobib blog, including a review of Biblioblogs in Japan by Sho Sato and katz3 that includes links to a list of 51 Japanese biblioblogs. All I can say is “Wow!”
Add comment March 14th, 2008
Today I was specifically looked for blogging by Japanese studies librarians. I quickly found Shirin Eshghi’s blog at UBC:
Japanese Language Librarian Blog
Information on the Japanese language collection and services at UBC’s Asian Library.
What a great blog! I immediately subscribed to the RSS feed in my Google Reader account. Here’s what caught my eye:
Well, those are just my first impressions. There is a lot of “food for thought” for me to consider further here with regard to blogging and presentation of Japanese library resources on a library web site!!
1 comment March 14th, 2008
Visit "Japan Knowledge," collection of Japanese encyclopedias, dictionaries, and databases.
"Nichigai Web Service," collection of Japanese research databases.
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