Committee on Chinese Materials of CEAL and the University of Washington Libraries gratefully acknowledge the donors and foundations who have generously given to the Summer Institute on Chinese Studies Librarianship in the Electronic Environment. This innovative and timely program will provide Chinese studies librarians in North America with the needed training to enhance library collections and services in the fast-changing world of technology. Your invaluable support for this significant program will benefit libraries and users of Chinese studies materials in North America.

Honor Roll: Diamond ($20,000 or more), Gold ($5000-19,999), Silver ($1000-$4999), and Bronze ($100-$999).

Donations or grants of $20,000 or more


Henry Luce Foundation
111 West 50th St. New York, NY 10020, USA

The Henry Luce Foundation supports the interdisciplinary exploration of higher education; increased understanding between Asia and the United States; the study of religion and theology; scholarship in American art; opportunities for women in science and engineering; and environmental and public policy programs.
 
The Henry Luce Foundation sponsored the "2004 Luce Summer Institute on East Asian Librarianship: China Focus" at the University of Pittsburgh. The current grant to the University of Washington demonstrates the commitment and continued support of the Luce Foundation in the training of East Asian librarians. It provides us an edge to make the training program excellent.


Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology Group (TKN)
Room 1612 Huaye Building, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology Group (TKN) is a full branch established by KNOW CHINA in Beijing, which is a full overseas branch company of Tongfang Co., Ltd. TKN is comprised of the following members: Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology Co., Ltd.(Beijing)(TKN), China Academic Journals Electronic Publishing House (CAJEPH), Memory National Engineering Research Center (OMNERC), Tongfang Optical Disc Co., Ltd.(TOD).The TKN Group was built in 1995 and has over 1100 employees worldwide. Its business is engaged in Internet publishing and related technical support of knowledge information and resources. TKN Group is a bellwether in the Internet publishing and information service industry in China and marches to become a leading international enterprise.


Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
13F, 65 Tun Hua South Road, Section 2, Taipei, Taiwan 106

The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Taipei. It also maintains a regional office in McLean, Virginia, near Washington D.C. in the United States. The Foundation was established in 1989 in honor of the late President Chiang Ching-kuo. The Foundation seeks, through scholarly exchange, to widen and expand the scope of research on Chinese civilization in order to establish it as a part of the common heritage of humankind. The Foundation's programs encompass four regions: the Domestic region (Taiwan), the American Region (the United States, Canada and Mexico), the European region, and the Asia-Pacific region (including Hong Kong and Macau). Programs in the Domestic and American regions commenced in 1989, followed shortly by the European region in 1990 and the Asia-Pacific region in 1991.


Donations or grants of $5000–$19,999


China International Book Trading Corporation
35, Chegongzhuang Xilu, P.O. Box 399-T, Beijing, 100044, China

Founded in 1949, China International Book Trading Corporation (CIBTC), a subsidiary of China International Publishing Group (CIPG), is one of the largest distribution agents in China for foreign language edition books in the subjects ranging from politics, economy, culture, Chinese medicine, literature and art to children's books, textbooks for learning Chinese and academic masterpieces. The company has recently assumed new business in distribution of electronic resources. During the past over 50 years, CIBTC has constantly endeavored in developing business and offices in the United States, Germany, UK, Belgium, Japan and Hong Kong. Currently, it has business ties with well over one thousand distribution institutions, bookstores, and publishers in over 180 countries and regions, and hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide.


Oriprobe Information Services/Wanfang Data

3238 Curry Ave, South Windsor, N9E 2T5, Canada
 
Suite 119, Huatong Plaza B, Chegongzhuang West Ave., Haidian District, Beijing, 100044, China

Oriprobe Information Services, Inc., headquartered in Ontario, Canada, is a leading supplier of China electronic resources in North America and Europe. By partnering with prestigious organizations such as the People's Daily Press and Wanfang Data in China, Oriprobe offers customized China digital resources collections and quality services of information retrieval from China.

Wanfang Data Co., Ltd. is the leading information supplier in China. It has been providing information services as the commercial wing of ISTIC (Institute of Scientific & Technical Information of China), the Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST), since the 1950s.

Thanks to its government background and long-term partnerships with publishers, Oriprobe/Wanfang Data is able to provide a wide array of electronic resources, covering journals, policies and laws, Chinese companies and products, institutions, newspapers, dissertations, conference proceedings, patents, standards, etc. For a complete list, please visit our websites at www.oriprobe.com and www.wanfangdata.com.


SuperStar D-Library Information Technology Co., LTD
Room 1212 Tower CBGM Tech Center No. 9, 3 Street, Shangdi, Haidian District, Beijing, 100085, China

The SuperStar Digital Library develops and manages an online collection of more than eight hundred thousand e-books published in the People's Republic of China. It is the largest commercial e-book collection in the world. It has its own search facilities and serving as a major resource for scholars doing research about China. The SuperStar Digital Library’s extensive collection of books and periodicals published since 1949 includes important manuscripts such as letters from Chairman Mao Zedong, as well as a treasury of rare documents from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The SuperStar collection spans a broad range of subjects including chemical engineering, Chinese history, economics, law, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, politics, and world history. SuperStar Digital Library was established more than fourteen years ago in Beijing. In addition to creating the Digital Library databases, the company is also involved in the digitization of rare book collections and the development of search engines.


21st Century Fund
University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, WA 98195

This Summer Institute supported by the Libraries 21st Century Fund. To make a gift to this fund, please go to http://www.lib.washington.edu/support/ or call the Libraries Development Office, 206-616-8397.


Donations or grants of $1000–$4,999


Apabi Technology Limited
12F, E-Center Plaza, No.52 Northwest 4th Ring Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100080, China

Starmark International, Inc.
PO BOX 7614, Hicksville, NY, 11801, USA

China National Publishing Industry Trading Co.
CNPITC
504, Anhuali Andingmen Wai, Beijing, 100011, China

Transmission Books & Microinfo Co., Ltd.
7F, No.315, Sec.3, Ho Ping E. Road, Taipei 110,Taiwan, R.O.C.


Donations or grants of $100–$999


Pan Asian Publications, Inc.
29564 Union City Blvd., Union City, CA, 94587, USA

China Education Publications Import and Export Co.
No.44 Bei San Huan Zhong Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100088, China

Sino Economic Books Import & Export Corporation
3 Baiwanzhuang, Beijie, Beijing, 100037, China

National Library of China
33 Zhongguancun Nandajie, Beijing, 100081, China


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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