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Awareness trumps both access and ownership: collection development for small CJK collections Sharon Domier self-professed agile East Asian Studies Librarian for Amherst College, Smith College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst
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My chief mandate: to bridge the gap between information needs and information sources
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Start with 1 st Years – Collaborate with instructors to set info lit goals
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Free dictionaries can be the right fit
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If you match books to their readers
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Meeting their information needs does not just mean buying materials
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We can save their time by providing clear guidance on appropriate tools, and statistics show our work is valued
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Access is impeded if users arent aware of how to interpret data
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Discovery tools like China Maxx provide more information than library catalogs or online bookstores
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Purchasing individual titles are much, much cheaper than using ILL.
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Thanks to Amherst College Library! I now use an iPad for both reference and collection development
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NCIKU e-books offer Chinese/English/Pinyin and Audio!
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Rodoku Shojo – text & audio
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Viewn: iPad app for current journals
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Awareness also means sharing and learning from each other. I look forward to hearing about your successes and challenges. Thank you!
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