Beyond Covid: Preparing Next Generation Librarians for the Future of Japanese Studies (2023)

Registration: 8:00 to 8:25*

*We have it set up for 8:00, but we may not be able to get in the building before that time; Please note there might be a few minutes delay while we get the room set up. Thank you for your patience!

We will be giving your name badge at the time of registration.

Meals

• Morning refreshments will be served at morning break (9:30 to 10:30)
• Lunch will be provided at 11:50 to 13:00
• Sushi Platter has been ordered for the reception (16:45 to 17:45)

Internet Access [on campus]

Visitors should be able to use Harvard’s network with a guest login:

https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=d2c981d8371b32803dc68ff1b3990e55#connectwithoutcredentials

Wifi can also be accessed with Eduroam.

Access to the Library:

To enter Harvard Libraries including Yenching library, the library access card is required. Kuniko Yamada McVey will kindly arrange to let the workshop members in without the card for the collection viewing session that she will conduct at 16:00. However, if anyone wants to enter and use Harvard library other than this session, he/she needs to get the access card at the Widener Library.  https://library.harvard.edu/visitor-access#access-cards

Highlights of the Harvard-Yenching’s Library’s Japanese Collection

Kuniko is kindly preparing a list of highlights for a special viewing. For more background information and context, please see her book chapter (in PDF) attached: Yamada McVey, Kuniko. “By accident and design: some provenance stories behind interesting and curious Japanese materials at the Harvard-Yenching Library.” In Beyond the Book: Unique and Rare Primary Sources for East Asian Studies Collected in North America. Association for Asian Studies, 2022.