From: Fang Cheng <[log in to unmask]>
Date: May 28, 2006 9:39:52 PM EDT
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Greetings from Ohio University

May 18, 2006

Dear Fellow Scholars and Librarians:

Greetings from Ohio University!

In order to promote East Asian studies by its Internet visibility,  
facilitate
communication among scholars and librarians via an extensive network,  
and link
the general public to East Asian experts through a convenient  
channel, Ohio
University Library has recently designed an online database: Scholars  
and
Librarians in East Asian Studies (North America)
http://cicdatabank.library.ohiou.edu/opac/index.html. Users of this  
database
will be able to easily locate information on selected scholars and  
librarians in
the field of East Asian studies in North America via a quick search  
by name,
affiliated institute, academic interests, or photograph. This  
database is
modeled after Scholars and Librarians in Overseas Chinese Studies
http://cicdatabank.library.ohiou.edu/opac/scholar.php, which was  
successfully
launched in March 2006 and has been well received by numerous users.  
The debut
of the database Scholars and Librarians in East Asian Studies (North  
America) is
scheduled for September 2006 and it will be updated in compliance  
with the
requests by scholars and librarians in a timely manner. We are  
currently in dire
need of your assistance to get this project off the ground and  
running. I have
attached an Information Form to this letter for you to fill out so  
that your
data will be correctly established in the database. Items marked with an
asterisk on this form are required as the related information is  
crucial to the
database, while items without an asterisk are optional. It would be  
wonderful if
you could also attach your photograph with the form. My return mail  
address,
e-mail address, and fax number are as follows:

Dr. Liren Zheng
122B Alden Library
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701, USA
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Fax: 740-597-1879

Your gracious assistance in this joint effort is truly appreciated.

Best regards!

Liren Zheng, Ph.D.
Curator
Dr. Shao You-Bao Overseas Chinese
Documentation and Research Center &
East Asian Bibliographer
Ohio University Library