1. Asian Library, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC CANADA The Historical Chinese Language Materials in British Columbia (www.hclmbc.org)

2. http://www.hclmbc.org Background of the project –uniqueness and volume of the materials –inaccessibility of the materials –need of a finding aid for the collections scattered across the province –under-researched –urgency and timeliness of initiation in 2000

3. http://www.hclmbc.org Methodology –identify 27 resource centres & pioneer families in British Columbia –site visits and interviews of pioneer families and curators / librarians –evaluation of documents & artefacts –documentation / scanning / digital imaging by David Lam Centre, SFU technical support & UBC students –batch upload at SFU / UBC

4. http://www.hclmbc.org Scope of coverage –manuscripts, newspapers, correspondence, genealogical records –business records, receipts, certificates, etc. –association records –readers, textbooks, creative writings –artefacts with vernaculars –photographs with Chinese captions

5. http://www.hclmbc.org Structure of the Web page & major waves of Chinese settlements in British Columbia –database –image gallery –associations, religious bodies –Chinatowns –related materials

6. http://www.hclmbc.org Challenges in documentation & maintenance –language related –limitation of MySQL –collaboration –storage as a special collection in the library –workload –as a model for Japanese, Korean & S. Asian projects

7. http://www.hclmbc.org Challenges in transnational networking start at home –with N. America & Europe –with PRC, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Asia

8. http://www.hclmbc.org New tools and collections –publications of 150 clan and family organizations in Guangdong, PRC –180 textbooks and readers used by the Yip Sang family in the pre-WWII years (1920 - 1945) –Learning Objects on WebCT