IRC Asia and Oceania Subcommittee

Charge

To promote relations with libraries and librarians in the countries of Asia and Oceania and to investigate matters related to these regions as referred by the international relations committee.

Roster

Mr. Buenaventura B. Basco (Chair, July 31, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
John Hickok (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024)
Mr. Michael Bailou Huang (Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Mr. Yu Huang (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Catherine Lau (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Michael Dowling (Primary Staff Liaison, July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2030)
Delin Guerra (Staff Liaison, December 1, 2022, to June 30, 2030)

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Composition

Purpose: To promote relations with libraries and librarians in the countries of Asia and Oceania and to investigate matters related to these regions as referred by the International Relations Committee. The countries covered the subcommittee are Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.

Number of members: up to seven

Terms of office: two years

Term limits: four years

 

 

ALA IRC Asia and Oceania Agendas and Reports

 

 

 

Asia & Oceania Country/Region Library Resource List

INTRO:
This webpage is a list of library resources in the countries/regions of Asia & Oceania:

East Asia: China, Hong Kong/Macau, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Oceania: Australia, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

FULL PAGE: https://libraryguides.fullerton.edu/c.php?g=1142370&p=8334642

Get Involved

The ALA International Relations Committee encourages all ALA members to serve on a committee. If you are interested in volunteering, please go to the Committee Volunteer Form (you will need your ALA login). For membership questions or having problems login in, please call the ALA Customer Service Office 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5) for more information.

 

 

Staff Liaison

Michael Dowling, Director, International Relations Office, inside U.S inside U.S. (800) 545-2433, ext. 3200, outside U.S. 312-280-3200, Fax: (312) 280-4392, mdowling@ala.org

 

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