Program — October 27-28

The symposium will be conducted in English, but we will also provide on-site simultaneous interpretation.

Thursday, October 27th, 2016
TimeEventLocation
13:00-17:30RegistrationConference Center Lobby
15:00-16:00Campus TourGather at the Conference Center Lobby
16:00-17:00Campus TourGather at the Conference Center Lobby
17:35Bus Departure to Xiefeiyuan RestaurantFront Entrance of the Conference Center Lobby
18:00-20:30Welcome DinnerOff Campus
Friday, October 28th, 2016
TimeEventLocation
07:00-08:30BreakfastCafeteria, 1st Fl., Academic Building
08:00-08:30On-site registration for participants coming on Oct. 28Outside of Ballroom, 2nd Fl., Academic Building
08:30-08:45Opening Remarks

Hong Xu
Organizing Committee Chair, University Librarian at Duke Kunshan University
Associate University Librarian for DKU Library Services

Jingnan Liu
Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University

Denis Simon
Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University
Ballroom, Academic Building
Session 1 – Architectural Aspects | Moderator – Xiaolin Zhang
08:45 – 10:15Presentation 1 – The Arc of Inspiration: Imagination, Metaphor and Library Design at Temple University, 2013-2016

Joseph Lucia
Dean of Libraries at Temple University


Presentation 2 – Designing a Research Library for the 21st Century: Perspectives from the C. V. Starr East Asian Library at University of California at Berkeley

Peter X. Zhou
Assistant University Librarian and Director of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library at the University of California, Berkeley


Presentation 3 – Five relationships as guidelines for the design plan of the Wenzhou-Kean University Library in context (Co-presented by Charles and James)

Charles J. Greenberg
Library Director, Wenzhou-Kean University
James Lu
Principal, Managing Director, Perkins+Will, China
Ballroom, Academic Building
10:15-10:25Coffee Break & Poster Display

Poster Display: Library of South University of Science and Technology

Feiyan Huang
Head of Resource Development Department of Library of South University of Science and Technology; Member of Resource Development Committee, Shenzhen Library & Information Association


Poster Display: Designing for Researchers: the Space Planning of the Digital Scholarship Lab at CUHK Library

Maria L. C. Lau
Deputy Librarian at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Library


Poster Display: Beyond the Learning Commons – experience of the Run Run Shaw Library, City University of Hong Kong

Teresa To
Senior Assistant Librarian, Run Run Shaw Library, City University of Hong Kong


Poster Display: A Smart Scholar Space in the “Internet Plus” Era

Yue Wang
Deputy General Manager, Superstar Group, Jiangsu Branch
Dihang Dai
Sales Manager, Superstar Group, Jiangsu Branch


Poster Display: The Learning Commons

Rebecca Cheng
Director, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates P.C.


Poster Display: Works from Architects & Engineers Co. LTD. of Southeast University
Architects & Engineers Co. LTD. of Southeast University
Ballroom, 2nd Fl., Academic Building
Session 2 – Architectural Aspects & Pragmatic Plan | Moderator – Xiaolin Zhang
10:25 – 11:55Presentation 4 – Information, Engagement, and Expertise; The Next Generation of Academic Libraries

Bryan Irwin
Architect and Partner; Sasaki Associates


Presentation 5 – The “5W1H” of the University of Macau Library

Paul W. T. Poon
University Librarian of University of Macau


Presentation 6 – A fifteen-year journey: The Expansion and Renovation of a Research Library (Co-presented by Ann Elsner and Robert Byrd)

Ann Elsner
Associate University Librarian of Administrative Services for the Duke University Libraries
Robert Byrd
Associate University Librarian for Collections and User Services for the Duke University Libraries
Ballroom, Academic Building
11:55 – 12:00Group PhotoLobby, 1st Fl., Academic Building
12:00 – 13:00Lunch & Poster DisplayLunch: Executive Dinning, 1st Fl., Academic Building (Poster Display – Ballroom)
12:40 – 12:55Campus Tour (Student Residence)Gather at Executive Dinning, 1st Fl., Academic Building
Session 3 – Programmatic Plan and Learning Commons | Moderator – Ann Elsner
13:00 – 14:30Presentation 7 – Reconstruction of the Peking University Library: an Important Step to a World First Class University Library (Co-presented by Hongyang Zhang and Qiang Zhu)

Hongyang Zhang
Head of Special Resource Center, Research Librarian, Peking University Library
Qiang Zhu
University Librarian, Peking University Library


Presentation 8 – Optimizing Collection Preservation to Give Users More Space: Shanghai University Library’s Case

Hua Liu
Deputy Director at Shanghai University Library & Professor at Shanghai University


Presentation 9 – Library Spaces for Learning, Research, and Community
Joan K. Lippincott
Associate Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
 Ballroom, Academic Building
14:30-14:50Coffee Break & Poster DisplayBallroom, 2nd Fl., Academic Building
Session 4 – Learning Commons, Emerging technology & Furniture | Moderator – Ann Elsner
14:50 – 16:20Presentation 10 – How the HKUST Learning Commons Engages its Users

Diana Chan
University Librarian at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)


Presentation 11 – The Edge: Duke University Libraries’ Learning Commons for Research, Technology and Collaboration

Linda Daniel
Associate University Librarian at Duke Kunshan University and Librarian at Duke University Libraries


Presentation 12 – Space as a service–Shift in library technology, furniture and space planning

Foster Zhang
University Librarian at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Ballroom, Academic Building
16:20 – 16:30Closing Remarks:

Robert Byrd
Organizing Committee Chair
Ballroom, Academic Building
16:30End of Symposium
16:45Bus Departure to Kunshan South StationFront Entrance of the Conference Center Lobby