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The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press. The OED documents the development of the English language by providing definitions and evidence of earliest documented use for any English word. The volumes of the first edition were published 1884–1928. The complete new second edition, owned by the WKU Library, was published in 1989. (Reference Collection, Call No. PE1625 .O87 1989)      The history of the OED started in…

On Wednesday, October 31st, the annual day of Halloween in America, the Wenzhou-Kean Library sponsored a Library Big Read event to celebrate the holiday when horror becomes entertainment.  The book chosen for the Big Read was DRACULA, originally published in 1897, the first popular entertainment book to introduce the English speaking world to Vampires, beings that die and come back to life in a variety of human and animal forms to feed on the blood of living humans.  Humans bitten by vampires t…

ETD 2018, the 21st international symposium on electronic theses and dissertations was held on September 26-28, 2018 at the National Central Library, Taiwan. The conference was co-sponsored by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), and was hosted by National Central Library, the Library Association of the Republic of China (LAC), and the Interlibrary Cooperation Association (ILCA).      Charles Greenberg, the Founding Library Director of Wenzhou-Kean University, has b…

During August, the Wenzhou-Kean Library was given the opportunity to participate in the Pre-University Intensive English Program (PIEP). The Library’s role was to provide a full afternoon of activities each day for the two weeks in which the program was conducted. Each afternoon the Library Director had a group of about 65-70 incoming freshman students that were “pre-university”. What did the Library present to students that had not even started class? Three short library segments were created,…

Dear students who have ordered textbooks: Please bring your valid ID card to pick up your selected textbooks at GEH B207. Collecting textbooks by others is not allowed.   Textbook pick-up time: September 2nd, 2018 Sunday 09:00-16:00   Students who miss the textbook pick-up time above please come to GEH A307 at office hour for assistance.   If any questions, please contact Tel: 0577-55870659 Email: libtex@wku.edu.cn   ⇐ Back to Library Home Page

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Dear WKU Library patrons, Please be aware that Wenzhou-Kean Library will be closed for summer break (July 5-August 17), and this is to remind you that the loan of any checked-out books that come due during this period (July 5-August 17) will be automatically extended to September 4, 2018, and if you fail to return the books by September 4, 2018, a charge of RMB 1.00 will be levied per day on the items according to Library Loan Rules. You may try to renew your items online by logging in to My Ac…

我馆数字图书馆与馆藏建设负责人、美国华人图书馆员协会会长杨乐老师受邀参加2018年5月27日至6月2日分别在成都和廊坊召开的中国图书馆年会会前会-“阅读 城市 文化——图书馆、书店融合发展国际高峰论坛”和“中国图书馆年会——中国图书馆学会年会暨中国图书馆展览会”。 会议期间，杨乐老师与国际图联主席、国际图联秘书长、美国图书馆协会国际办公室主任以及来自英国、澳大利亚、新加坡、印度等十几个国家的国家图书馆和图书馆学会领导一起，参加了一系列由中国国家图书馆、中国图书馆学会组织的会议和论坛，共同探讨新时代下中国图书馆事业的发展和未来规划。 美国华人图书馆员协会负责主题为“图书馆技术应用与创新”的第三学术分会场，杨乐老师以美国华人图书馆协会会长身份上台致分会场欢迎辞并做第一个学术报告。 杨乐老师同时受邀参加由全国图书馆学教育委员会举办的第一分会场的圆桌会议，与众多图书馆学界专家学者一起探讨图书馆学教育，面对新时代，分析新需求，勾勒新领域，共话图书馆学教育未来发展。 在科研数据管理基础研究和系统研发领域，杨乐老师在中美学术界都有一定的涉及并已取得了初期的相关成果。在此次会议期间，中国科学院…

Dear students, 2018/2019 Fall Semester Textbook Selection has started. Please check your WKU Email and note that the deadline of the selection is  23:59 May 28, 2018.   ⇐ Back to Library Home Page

On April 27th, 2018, Mr. JIANG Shanzhen, Curator of Wenzhou Exhibition Center of “Wenruitang” River Culture, Member of China Poetry Association, Fellow of China Poetry Research Institue, etc., visits Wenzhou-Kean Library and he is welcomed by Director of the library, Mr. Charles GREENBERG, Associate Director of Media and Design Center, Ms. Jiang Haojie, and a few more faculty members such as Mr. Gary Linebarger and Mr. Toby Michelena, and students. Mr. JIANG donated a series of litera…