http://lib-php.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/local/C38 en nmasters@usc.edu Copyright 2012 2012-05-14T17:08:44+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/neh_funds_usc_project_to_digitize_interpret_international_mission_phot/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/neh_funds_usc_project_to_digitize_interpret_international_mission_phot/ Since 2002, the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture and the USC Libraries have partnered with archives around the world to digitize more than 82,000 historical photographs by Christian missionaries and make them publicly available through the USC Digital Library. Now, two new grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) totaling $305,000 will allow USC and partner archives to add an additional 20,000 images to the International Mission Photography Archive (IMPA) database. NEH funding will also support development of video essays that bring IMPA collections together with scholarly analysis and digital storytelling methods. Keep reading to learn more about IMPA. Collections, USC Digital Library, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, Anthropology & Archaeology, Art & Architecture, East Asian Studies, Ethnic Studies/Area Studies, History, Religion, Sociology 2012-05-08T21:43:45+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/korean_government_honors_usc_korean_heritage_library_curator1/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/korean_government_honors_usc_korean_heritage_library_curator1/ The South Korean government recently honored Joy Kim of the USC Libraries with its National Medal of Merit for her work with USC’s Korean Heritage Library. Keep reading to learn more about Kim and her award. Faculty and Staff News, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2012-01-05T00:24:01+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/prdla_at_the_usc_libraries/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/prdla_at_the_usc_libraries/ This week the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance's annual meeting comes to the USC Libraries. Librarians and library administrators from more than 30 universities will explore themes relevant to Pacific Rim research libraries in two full days of sessions in USC's Doheny Memorial Library. Coinciding with the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance (PRDLA) meeting is a panel discussion and the opening of the USC Libraries' first internationally crowdsourced exhibition, both on Wednesday, November 9. Keep reading to learn more about the conference and the new exhibition.  Events and Exhibitions, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Ethnic Studies/Area Studies, History, Libraries, Doheny Library 2011-11-08T18:04:06+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/korea_times_features_korean_heritage_library_reception/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/korea_times_features_korean_heritage_library_reception/ The Korea Times has highlighted the USC Libraries' recent reception in honor of the Korean Heritage Library's longtime supporters. Click through for a photograph and English translation of the article from the South Korean newspaper. Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2011-04-28T00:06:39+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/supporters_reunite_to_celebrate_korean_heritage_library/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/supporters_reunite_to_celebrate_korean_heritage_library/ Longtime supporters of the library reunited Monday night to celebrate its contributions to Korean studies. Special guests included Dr. Sammy Lee—Olympic gold medalist in diving, USC alumnus, and co-founder of the Friends of the Korean Heritage Library—and his wife Rosalind Lee, who joined Dr. Don and Huncha Lee and representatives of the Korea Foundation at a special reception inside Doheny Memorial Library. Keep reading to learn more about the Korean Heritage Library and its twenty-five years of supporting scholarship on Korean studies. Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2011-04-26T17:05:51+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/japanese-language_resources_on_japan_earthquake_and_tsunami/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/japanese-language_resources_on_japan_earthquake_and_tsunami/ As the world follows the latest news out of Japan with concern, USC Japanese Studies Librarian Tomoko Bialock has created a list of Japanese-language sources for coverage of the earthquake and tsunami that recently struck the Asian nation. Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies 2011-03-11T20:00:05+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/universitys_oldest_alumnus_revisits_his_korean_heritage_at_usc/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/universitys_oldest_alumnus_revisits_his_korean_heritage_at_usc/ Victor Wellington Peters, who at 108 is USC’s oldest living alumnus, returned to his alma mater November 15 for a special tour of the USC Libraries’ Korean Heritage Library. In 2006, Peters donated archives from his time as a missionary in Japanese-occupied Korea to the USC Libraries. Keep reading to learn more about Peters and to see photos from his visit to the Korean Heritage Library. Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Geography, History, Religion, Libraries, East Asian Library 2010-12-07T21:51:23+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_professor_east_asian_library_donor_honored_by_japanese_government/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_professor_east_asian_library_donor_honored_by_japanese_government/ The Japanese government recently honored Peter Berton, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International Relations at USC, for his lifelong contributions to Japanese studies. Berton recently donated more than 300 volumes of Japanese-language research materials to USC's East Asian Library. Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, History, Libraries, East Asian Library 2010-12-03T21:35:55+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/inside_the_usc_libraries_east_asian_library/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/inside_the_usc_libraries_east_asian_library/ This ninth installment in a series exploring the many USC Libraries looks inside the East Asian Library, which supports the educational and research needs of faculty and students of East Asian studies. Keep reading to learn more about the East Asian Library. Series, Inside the USC Libraries, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2010-10-27T21:20:34+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_digital_library_record_is_two-millionth_in_worldcat_digital_collec/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_digital_library_record_is_two-millionth_in_worldcat_digital_collec/ On September 9, a USC Digital Library record became the two-millionth record entered into the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway database. Keep reading to learn more about the Digital Library record, created as part of the International Mission Photography Archive. Collections, USC Digital Library, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Religion 2010-10-12T18:10:53+00:00