Chinese American Librarians Association
Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) started in 1973 as Mid-West Chinese American Librarians Association, a regional organization in Illinois. A year later, Chinese Librarians Association was formed in California in 1974. In 1976, Mid-West Chinese American Librarians Association was expanded to a national organization as Chinese American Librarians Association. By 1979, CALA had five chapters in Northeast, Mid-West, Atlantic, Southwest and California respectively. Chinese American Librarians Association and Chinese Librarians Association were merged in 1983. The merged organization retains CALA's English name and Chinese Librarians Association's Chinese name µØ¤H¹Ï®ÑÀ]û¨ó·| (hua ren tu shu guan yuan xie hui).
With the establishment of the Florida Chapter in 1998, CALA now has six chapters and members throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan.
CALA is an active affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA) since 1976 and a member of the Council of National Library and Information Associations (CNLIA).
In 1988, CALA established sister relations with the Library Association of Central Governments Units and Scientific Research Networks of Beijing, and with the Library Association of China in Taipei. CALA also exchanges publications with the East Asian Library Resources Group of Australia and many others.
Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) |
Meets in conjunction with ALA
Officers change June 30, 2008 |
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Honorary Executive Director |
President |
Sally C. Tseng
Chinese American Librarians Association
P.O. Box 4992
Irvine, CA 92616
(949) 552-5615
Fax: (949) 857-1988
Email: sctseng888@yahoo.com
Email: sallytseng@sbcglobal.net
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Dora Ho
Young Adult Librarian
Los Angeles Public Library
Young Adult Services
630 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 228-7518
Fax: (213) 228-7529
Email: dora4ala@yahoo.com
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Executive Director |
Vice President/President-Elect |
Shixing Wen
Head of Technical Services
University of Minnesota Duluth, Libraries
416 Library Drive
Duluth, MN 55812
(218) 726-8498
Email: shixingwen@yahoo.com
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Sha Li Zhang
Assistant Director for Collections
and Technical Services
University of North Carolina Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336) 334-4705
Fax: (336) 334-5399
Email: slzhang@uncg.edu
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Headquarters |
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CALA
c/o Sally C. Tseng
P.O. Box 4992
Irvine, CA 92616
(949) 552-5615
Fax: (949) 857-1988
Email: sctseng888@yahoo.com
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