2025 Sino-Foreign University Library Annual Conference
Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities: Future-Focused Pathways for Sino-Foreign University Libraries
Sino-foreign cooperative programs are now a flagship of China’s higher-education internationalization. At the heart of every campus, libraries serve as both knowledge hubs and cultural landmarks. We are at a historic intersection of globalization, digital transformation, and smart-library services. To advance resource sharing, innovation, and collaboration, Wenzhou-Kean University Library will host the 2025 Sino-Foreign University Library Annual Conference from October 23 to October 25, 2025 in Wenzhou, China. We cordially invite librarians, scholars, practitioners, and industry partners to join us and share your insights and best practices. We look forward to welcoming you to Wenzhou!
| Conference Agenda (Tentative) | ||
| Time | Agenda | |
| DAY 1: October 23, 2025 (Thursday) | ||
| 14:00-20:00 | Registration | |
| 17:00-20:30 | Welcome Dinner | |
| DAY 2: October 24, 2025 (Friday,Morning) | ||
| 08:30 - 08:50 | Registration for Late Arrivals | |
| 08:50 - 09:00 | Welcome & Opening Remarks | |
| 09:00 -10:00 | ARL Member Libraries Leaders Panel Discussion Panel speaker: Sian Brannon, University of North Texas Libraries Abigail DiPaolo, Rutgers University Libraries Shelly McCoy, University of Delaware Library L. Angie Ohler, University of Minnesota Libraries Laurie Taylor, University of Connecticut Library |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Group Photo & Tea Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Invited Talk: Cultivating Library Leadership – Global Perspectives Invited speaker: Henian E, University Librarian, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo Shilei Yan, Deputy University Librarian, Macau University of Science and Technology |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 | Tea Break | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Keynote Speech: Redefine Academic Libraries: A Digital Roadmap at the Crossroad Presenter: Dr. Le Yang, Associate Vice Provost & University Librarian, University of Oregon |
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch | |
| Conference Agenda (Tentative) | ||
| Time | Agenda | |
| DAY 2: October 24, 2025 (Friday, Afternoon) | ||
| 13:00 - 14:10 | Unconference Round 1 |
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| 14:10 - 14:40 | Tea Break | |
| 14:40 - 15:10 | Open Mic and Sharing Session | |
| 15:10 - 16:20 | Unconference Round 2 | |
| 16:20 - 16:50 | Tea Break | |
| 16:50 - 17:20 | Open Mic and Sharing Session | |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Closing Remarks | |
| 18:30 - 19:45 | Dinner | |
| DAY 3: October 25, 2025 (Saturday) (Optional) | ||
| 09:00 - 09: 30 | Shuttle Bus Departure to Campus | |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Campus Tour | |
| 11:00 | Reserved for Departure | |
