Date: May 28, 2006 9:39:52 PM EDT
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)
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
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
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