Summer Program in China with URI
Posted January 24, 2016
The Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce its continuing Global Education for Librarians and Information Professionals Program.
GSLIS will offer again Global Information Services (LSC 518) taught by Professor Yan Ma in the summer of 2016. The dates are: June 14 to June 25, 2016. The course will provide students with an opportunity to travel to China to study libraries and information services from ancient to modern times, film studios and film academies, media outlets, and digital archives of visual information. Such academic institutions in 5 major cities in China include:
- Peking University and its Library
- The National Library of China
- Beijing Film Academy
- Shanghai Theatre Academy
- Academic, Public, and Special libraries
- Hendian, the world’s largest film studio
- Meeting with famous Chinese film directors
- Cultural tours in each city
- And more.
Participants from LIS studies, film majors, communication studies, and other interested students are welcome to take this course. Registration is open to non-URI students as well. The course can be taken either for academic credit (as a 3-credit course, LSC 518) or on a non-credit basis. All are asked to attend all class sessions and academic tours in China. Students getting 3 credits for the course will also complete a research paper after the course ends.
The deadline for application is April 1, 2016. The full payment will be due on May 15, 2016. For more information on the curriculum specific to the Global Education for Librarians and Information Professionals Program, please visit the Website: http://web.uri.edu/
Or, contact:
Ms. Kelly Watts
Office of International Education
University of Rhode Island
37 Lower College Road
Kingston, RI 02881
p. 401-874-2019
e. [email protected]
Professor Yan Ma, Director of the China Program at URI-GSLIS
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
University of Rhode Island
94 West Alumni Avenue
Kingston, RI 02881 USA
Tel: 401-874-2819
Fax: 401-874-4964
Email: [email protected]