What the project has already done
The project started in January 2021. Up to now, various topics of online tours and online talks have been conducted by professionals like librarians, faculty, archivists and with students using IT tools and various learning models.
Outcomes of the project:
- Change challenges of new age to new worldwide powers: With these online tours and talks and international connections, we have developed a worldwide “outreach digital library” together by combining library resources, e-services, user education and use of various IT tools e.g. Zoom, AR & VR.
- Trying out of different learning models including gamification, inquiry-based learning and collaborative learning for students and library users.
- Developing international partnerships and collaboration between professionals such as librarians, faculty and archivists. With international cooperation, this makes for wider content of online tours/talks and learning materials as well as being able to provide content in three languages: English, Japanese & Chinese.
- Making visible the importance of libraries, professionalism of librarians as well as enhancing our own skills. Also, we have shown libraries can provide various learning environments without boundaries of syllabus & physical libraries.
- Benefits to wider groups of people. This project can reach various groups (e.g faculty/teachers, students, church people, elderly and disabled people), not only for education, but can also provide leisure online activities, especially when we face the pandemic.
We specially thank all speakers and participants of this project:
- Professor Gareth Jones, Ms Nicky Burridge & Mr Ryan Cheung (HKSKH Ming Hua Theological College)
- Dr. Helen Cheung, Mr. Ricky Choi, Mr. Michael Tam, Mr Alex Chan, Ms May Cheung, Mr Peter Pang & Mr. Jonathan Yung (HKSKH Ming Hua Theological College Library)
- Ms Yoko Hirose Nagao (Rapidswide Company)
- Library Fair Committee, Japan
- Revd Professor Philip Wickeri, Ms Michelle Lin, Dr. Ruiwen Chen, Ms Tiffany Kong & Ms Crystal Choi (HKSKH Archives)
- Revd Dr Lam Chun Wai (HKSKH)
- Associate Professor Mary Carroll (Charles Sturt University)
- Dr Jane Garner (Charles Sturt University)
- Ms Inger Kwok & the students (Diocesan Girls’ School)
- Ms Ma Wai Ling & the students (SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School)
- Ms Hikaru Nakano & the students (Senri International School of Kwansei Gakuin)
- Mr Kenji Yagi (Yagi Bookstore)
- Isseido Booksellers, Komiyama Shoten, Hara Shobo & Subun-so Bookstore, Japan
- Libraries Research Group, Charles Sturt University
