NAME, DEPARTMENT:

Yan Quan Liu, Ph.D., Department of Information and Library Science

JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED:

Liu, Yan Quan. (2006, February). Digital Information Access in Urban/Suburban Communities,  A Survey Report of Public Digital Library Use by the Residents in Connecticut. Digital Library Perspectives International. No 2.

Liu, Yan Quan. (2005, November). Impacts and Perspectives of Digitization Practice in the US Libraries. Journal of Digital Library Forum. Vol 1, No 11.

Men, Liangsheng & Liu, Yan Quan. (2005, July). The present and future of China’s National Science and Technology Library. New Library World, Vol 106, No 7/8.

Liu, Yan Quan. (2005, February). The Impact of Digital Library Education on Digital Library Development. New Technology of Library and Information Services, 2.

Liu, Yan Quan. (2005, January). Deploying Digital Library Curricula, Build Up Top Universities. Library and Information Services, 1.  p 7.

Liu, Yan Quan. (2004, October). Best Practices, Standards, and Techniques for Digitizing Library Materials -A Snapshot of Library Digitization Practice in the US. Online Information Review, vol 28, no 5, 338-345.

Liu, Yan Quan. (2004, September). The Digital Library Infrastructure, Rethinking its Models. Library and Information Services, 9.  p 4-11.

Liu, Yan Quan. (2004, August). Library Digitization, What Practices, Standards & Techniques do the US Libraries Engage in Common? New Technology of Library and Information Services, 8.

Liu, Yan Quan. (2004, January). Is the Education on Digital Libraries Adequate? New Library World, 15(1/2). Emerald Journal, MCB UP Limited, England.

Liu, Yan Quan. (2003, August). School Education for Digital Libraries in the US. Library and Information Services, 8. 5-10.

Liu, Yan Quan. (2002). Introducing an International Cooperative Research Method Employed in Cross-Country Studies in Information & Library Science. Chinese Librarianship: an International Electronic Journal, 13. ISSN: 1089-4667. [Full text at http://www.whiteclouds.com/iclc/cliej/]

Liu, Yan Quan and Douglas Zweizig. (2001). The use of the national library statistics by public library directors. Library Quarterly. Vol 71, no 4 (October), pp.467-497. [Table of Contents at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/LQ/toc.html]

Liu, Yan Quan. (2001). Digital Library Infrastructure -- A case study on sharing information resources in China, (awarded winner’s paper in the Digital Library and Information Science and Technology paper competition sponsored by ASIST), The International Information & Library Review, Vol. 33, No. 2/3, June/September, pp. 205-220. [Abstract can also be read at http://www.idealibrary.com/servlet/artid/iilr.%202001.0170 http://www.idealibrary.com/servlet/artid/iilr. 2001.0170]

Liu, Yan Quan. (2001). A Comparison of Public Library Use of Statistics. New Library World / Librarians World, v102, no 4 (June), pp.138-146.  [Abstract at http://rosina.emeraldinsight.com/vl=23049879/cl=47/nw=1/rpsv/~1181/v102n4/s3/p138]

Liu, Yan Quan. (2001). The use of statistics in the managerial process by public library directors in China and the US -- a cross country survey. Library Management, vol 22, no 4, (February), pp 187-194. [Abstract at http://rosina.emeraldinsight.com/vl=23049879/cl=47/nw=1/rpsv/~1149/v22n4/s4/p187]

Liu, Yan Quan and Douglas Zweizig. (2000). Public library directors’ use of national public library statistics, a survey report. Public Libraries (Mar./Apr.): 98-105. [Table of contents at http://www.pla.org/mag-39-2.html]

Liu, Yan Quan. (1997). National public library statistics and management: A comparison between the United States and People's Republic of China. Library Management, 18 (n4): 189-195. (Published on the Internet on May 5, 1997). [Abstract at http://rosina.emeraldinsight.com/vl=23049879/cl=47/nw=1/rpsv/~1149/v18n4/s3/p189]

Ma, Yan; Steven Miller and Yan-Quan Liu. (1997). Cataloging nonprint resources in the United States and China: A comparative study of organization and access for selected electronic and audiovisual resources. International Cataloging and Bibliographic Control, 26 (2): 46-49. [Table of contents at http://bubl.ac.uk/journals/lis/fj/icabc/v26n0297.htm]

Liu, Yan Quan. (1997). National public library statistical systems and management: a comparison between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Asian Libraries, 6 (1/2); pp. 20-29. ISSN: 1017-6748. [Abstract at http://rosina.emeraldinsight.com/vl=23049879/cl=47/nw=1/rpsv/~1115/v6n1/s3/p20]

Liu, Yan Quan. (1996). The impact of national policy on developing information infrastructure, nationwide issues in P.R. China and the U.S.: Winner of LIBRI Best Student Paper Award 1996. Libri 4: 175-183.  [Abstract at http://bubl.ac.uk/journals/lis/kn/libri/v46n0496.htm]

Liu, Yan Quan. (1996). The impact of national policy on the development of information infrastructure: issues in China and the United States. Asian Libraries v5n1, 10-18.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1987). Public libraries on the way to reform. Outlook Weekly, No.26, June 29. Beijing.

BOOKS PUBLISHED:

Liu, Yan Quan and Cheng Xiaojun. (2005). International & Comparative Studies in Library and Information Science, a Focus of the US and Asian Counties. Ann Arbor: MI. ProQuest Information and Learning Company, XanEdu CoursePacks.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1989). Foundation of Information Science Theory. Beijing: Peili University.

Liu, Yan Quan; Zhenxi Bao; et al. (1989). China Public Libraries (CPL). Beijing, People's Publishing House.

CHAPTERS/SECTIONS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS:

Liu, Yan Quan. (2003). Where Does Professional Education on Digital Libraries Lead Our New Librarians? In Sembok, T.M.T.; Zaman, H.B.; Chen, H.; Urs, S.; Myaeng, S.H. (Eds.) (2003). Digital Libraries: Technology and Management of Indigenous Knowledge for Global Access. 6th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2003, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 8-12, 2003, Proceedings. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2911. pp 317-321. Springer-Verlag Heidelberg. Also available online. ISBN: 3-540-20608-6.

Liu, Yan Quan and Xiaohui Zheng. (2001). Case Studies on Electronic Information Resources Sharing in the US and China. In Chen, Ching-chin, (Ed.), Global Digital Library Development in the New Millennium, Fertile Ground for Distributed Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration. (pp. 515-516). Beijing, Tsinghua University Press.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1989). Survey on development of public librarianship in China. Encyclopedic Yearbook of China. Shanghai: Encyclopedic Yearbook of China.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1988). Development of public librarianship in China. Encyclopedic Yearbook of China. Shanghai: Encyclopedic Yearbook of China.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1988). Sight-seeing the new building of national library of China.Shukan Diao Bao. Wuhan: Shukan Diao Bao Publishing House.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1987). Survey on the development of public librarianship in China. Encyclopedic Yearbook of China. Shanghai: Encyclopedic Yearbook of China.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1986). Survey on the development of public librarianship in China. Encyclopedic Yearbook of China. Shanghai: Encyclopedic Yearbook of China.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1986). An outline of library service in China. Knowledge Handbook of China, Chapter 22. Beijing: Social Science Publishing House.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1985). Survey on the development of public librarianship in China. Encyclopedic Yearbook of China. Shanghai: Encyclopedic Yearbook of China.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1984). Survey on the development of public librarianship in China. Encyclopedic Yearbook of China. Shanghai: Encyclopedic Yearbook of China.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1978). The study of reading guidance with regard to young readers. The Paper Anthology of Science Symposium, Vol. 2. Beijing: National Library of China Publishing House.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1977). Mao Zetong and libraries in National Library Dispatches, No.1. Beijing: National Library Dispatches Publishing House.

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS:

Liu, Yan Quan. (2004). “Enhancing Digital Information Access in Public Libraries -- A Survey Report of Residents Use of Public Resources in Connecticut” (Poster). Proceedings of the American Society of Information Science & Technology (ASIST 2004) on November 12-17, 2004, Rhode Island.

 

Liu, Yan Quan; Craig Martin; Eileen Roehl; and Zhixian Li. (2004). A Survey Report of Urban/Suburban Residents Using Public Library Digital Resources. Proceedings of (Urban & Regional Information Systems Association) URISA’ 42nd Annual Conference on November 7-10, 2004, Reno Hilton-Reno, Nevada http://www.urisa.org/annual.htm

 

Liu, Yan Quan. (2004). An Analytical Analysis of Digital Libraries' Course Work. Proceedings of International Symposium of Regional Cooperation and Sharing between Libraries, held on September 28-30, 2003, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China

 

Liu, Yan Quan. (2004). Best Practices, Tools, and Techniques for Digitizing Library Materials --A Snapshot of Library Digitization Practice in the United States. Proceedings of ICDL (International Conference on Digital Libraries) 2004, February 24-27, 2004, New Delhi, India.

 

Liu, Yan Quan. (2003). “Where Does Professional Education Lead Our New Librarians.” Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL) on December 23-26, 2003 in Malaysia. The conference program information can be retrieved at http://ICADL2003.mimos.my/.

 

Liu, Yan Quan. (2003). “Digital Library Infrastructural, Rethinking Its Models” Proceedings of Symposium on the Libraries' Sustainable Development & Innovation, Invited paper at Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on December 20-23, 2003 in Beijing, China.

 

Liu, Yan Quan (2001). Collaborative Efforts on Cross-Country Studies of Information Sharing Infrastructure between China and the US-- Introducing an International Cooperative Research Method. Presented at the Library Theory and Research (THEOR) Open Session of the the 67th IFLA 2001 Conference in Boston, USA, August 22, 2001. [Fulltext at http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla67/papers/122-165e.pdf]

Liu, Yan Quan and Xiaohui Zheng. (2001). Case Studies on Electronic Information Resources Sharing in the US and China. In Chen, Ching-chin, (2001, Editor). Global Digital Library Development in the New Millennium, Fertile Ground for Distributed Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration. Beijing, Tsinghua University Press. Pp. 515-516.

Liu, Yan Quan. (1996). The impact of national policy on the development of information infrastructure, nationwide issues in P.R. China and the U.S.  Presented in the Contributed Paper Session of the 62nd International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) Conference held in 1996 in Beijing, in Booklet 0, 62nd IFLA General Conference, 25-31 August 1996. Beijing, China. [Fulltext at http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla62/62-liuy3.htm]

 

Liu, Yan Quan. (1996). A comparative study of national public library statistics and management in the United States and People's Republic of China, presented in Statistics Session of the 62nd International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) Conference held in 1996 in Beijing, published in Booklet 6, 62nd IFLA General Conference, 25-31 August 1996. Beijing, China. [Fulltext http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla62/62-liuy.htm]

 

Ma, Yan; Steven Miller and Yan-Quan Liu. (1996). Cataloging nonprint resources in the United States and China: A comparative study of organization and access for selected electronic and audiovisual resources, presented in Audiovisual and Multimedia Session of 62nd IFLA CPERT Conference held in 1996 in Beijing, and published in Booklet 6, 62nd IFLA General Conference, 25-31 August 1996. Beijing, China. [Fulltext at http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla62/62-may.htm]

Liu, Yan Quan; Heather (Hua) Nie and Yaling Cao. (1996). Campus library services for college/university commuters in the United States and People's Republic of China, presented at the 62nd IFLA CPERT Conference held in 1996 in Beijing, and published in, 62nd IFLA General Conference, 25-31 August 1996. Beijing, China.

CONFERENCE PAPERS ORALLY DELIVERED:

Liu, Yan Quan. (2000). Presented the winner’s paper, “Digital Library Infrastructure,” awarded in the Digital Library and Information Science and Technology paper competition sponsored by the American Society for Information Science (ASIS), at the Annual Conference in Chicago, 13-16 November, 2000.

 

Liu, Yan Quan. (2000). Invited to give a talk at the workshop "Using Library Statistics to Better Manage and Market Your Library" sponsored by the Statistic Section and the Management and Marketing Section of IFLA on Thursday, August 17th, 2000 in Jerusalem.

 

Liu, Yan Quan. (1996). Invited to give a lecture on the National Policy on the Development of Information Infrastructure at the 21 Century Symposium sponsored by the Western Resumed Scholars Association (WRSA) in Beijing.

RESEARCH INTERESTS IN GENERAL:

Digital Libraries, Multimedia Interface Design, IT Project Management & CMM, Information Science and Technology, International Comparative Librarianship

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT/COLLABORATION IN MY RESEARCH:

Enhancing Digital Information Access in Public Libraries A Survey Report of Residents Use of Public Resources in Connecticut Project Director, Yan Quan Liu, Investigators, Craig Martin, Eileen Roehl and George Li Project Assistant Sheila Ward. Presented in ASIS&T 2005 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA

DISSERTATION TITLE:

Analytical Comparison of Usefulness of the National Public Library Statistics in the United States and People’s Republic of China

INSTITUTION GRANTING Ph.D.:

University of Wisconsin-Madison