Sound of Korea: 2013 Korea Day Cultural Fair

Please see below for details of an upcoming event co-organized by the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library! 

*Contact Hana Kim, Korea Studies Librarian @ hn.kim@utoronto.ca for more information.

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To celebrate the Year of Korea in Canada and the 50th Diplomatic Relations, the Centre for the Study of Korea (CSK) in the University of Toronto will hold the inaugural U of T Korea Day Cultural Fair with student organizations and the support of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Toronto. The event will feature a lecture and performances of traditional Korean music with the theme ‘Sound of Korea’ along with the quiz contest on Korea and various student-organized cultural activities. Enjoy Korean traditional games, and get free Korean lunch & many gifts. Also join the quiz contest and win big prizes!

Date and Time: 11:30 am-6:00 pm, Saturday, November 30

Location: George Ignatieff Theatre & Buttery (15 Devonshire Place), University of Toronto

Cultural Exhibition: 11:30 am-2:30 pm (@ Buttery)

Participating Groups: UTL Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, Korea Club, UTKSA, EASSU, UofT Talk Talk, KOVA, INDePth, Hally Dongari (YorkU), Korea Tourism Organization, Korean Education Center in Canada

Free Korean lunch, snacks, drinks, and souvenirs will be provided.

Musical Performance and Quiz Contest:  2:00 pm - 6:00 pm (@ George Ignatieff Theatre)

- Opening Ceremony

- “Singing P’ansori, Transnationally: Lecture and Performance” by Professor Chan E. Park  

- Performance by The Korean Traditional Music Association of Canada

- Quiz Contest on Korea (The Quiz Contest is open to the public; all non-native speakers of Korean can join the contest. Prizes include a laptop computer, a tablet pc, THEFACESHOP gift cards and more. All participants will get various souvenirs including a cap, Korean keyboard stickers, TheFaceShop cosmetics sample, and a mouse pad.)

Nikkei Telecom 21 Database Trial Announcement (October 1 to 31, 2013)

The University of Toronto Libraries currently has a trial subscription to Nikkei Telecom 21 database from October 1 to 31, 2013.

Established in 1876, the Nikkei Inc., Japan’s premier business media organization, is the publisher of the world’s largest business daily The Nikkei – Nihon Keizai Shinbun – with a daily circulation of more than 3 million. Although mainly a business-oriented resource, there are a number of articles relevant to researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

The Nikkei Telecom 21 Database gives you access to numerous sources both in English and Japanese.  Sources include News Flash, Nihon Keizai Shinbun (Nikkei ; morning and evening editions), Article Archive Search (1975 to present), corporate profiles, and Nikkei Who’s Who.  You can also view images of earlier editions (September 1876-) of the Nihon Keizai Shinbun under the section “Nihon Keizai Shinbun (Meiji kara sengo made) [日本経済新聞(明治から戦後まで)] found on the left column of the page.

To access Nikkei Telecom, click on the link below:

https://www.nikkeiamerica.com/telecom21/iplogin/LoginG3.aspx

Please note that access to the Nikkei Telecom 21 during the trial period is only available on campus!

I would appreciate any comments or suggestions you may have regarding the contents or ease of use of this resource. Please also let me know how important this resource is for your research purposes. If you have any questions or require any assistance using this database, feel free to contact Fabiano Rocha, Japan Studies Librarian at 416-978-2300 or fabiano.rocha@utoronto.ca.

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Redress Settlement

The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) played a vital role in successfully negotiating the Japanese Canadian redress settlement on behalf of all Japanese Canadians.  This year (2013) marks the 25^th anniversary of the redress settlement signed on September 22, 1988.

In commemoration of this historical event, The NAJC, in collaboration with the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, is sponsoring an exhibition entitled “Celebrating the 25^th Anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Redress Settlement.”  The exhibition consists of 24 panels made up of text and photographs depicting the history of Japanese Canadians in Canada, and specifically, their internment experience during the WWII. 

Location: First Floor Exhibtiion Area of the Robarts Library

Date: September 1 to October 25, 2013

Hours: 8:30am - 11pm

Admission: Free

Korean Social Science Data Archive (KOSSDA)

Dear Koreanists:

Today I want to tell you about a Korea-related database that has recently become available free of charge thanks to the Korea Foundation.

It is called the Korean Social Science Data Archive (KOSSDA).

Website: http://www.kossda.or.kr/eng/

Database information brochure: http://www.kossda.or.kr/eng/etc/KOSSDA_Brochure_E_201103.pdf

The database holds a vast range of quantitative and qualitative data and literatures across social science disciplines encompassing political, economic, social and cultural areas.

To get access, you need to go to the Korea Foundation website and register individually because the Foundation must pay a subscription fee for each user.

More detailed information and an explanation of how to apply can be found here:

http://www.kf.or.kr/eng/04_pub/pub_dat_pda01_01.asp

If you need any help in logging in or with other questions about the database, then please contact Ms. Young Ran SHIN (shinyr@kossda.or.kr or 82-2-767-9512) at the Korea Social Science Data Archve.

Hana Kim

Korea Studies Librarian

New "Korean Studies LibGuide" and Korean Romanization brochures

Dear Korean Studies materials users,

The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library is pleased to announce that the Korean Studies LibGuide and new Korean Romanization brochures are now available for our users.

In 2009, the Library of Congress made revisions to the McCune-Reischauer Romanization and word division system for Korean. As many library users are unaware that this directly affects how one searches in the library catalogue, the Korean Studies LibGuide was created in order to assist our faculty and students with Korean Romanization. Further additions will be posted as completed.

Below is the link to the Korean Studies LibGuide: http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/koreanstudies

(Note: What is a LibGuide? Libguides are online web pages created by librarians to help patrons perform various tasks, such as using library resources or doing research.)

Under the Korean Romanization tab, you will find a list of new brochures and guides available to patrons for more assistance with the Korean Romanization and Word Division rules.

Brochure 1 Title: Korean Romanization and Word Division (Basic Guide)

This brochure outlines the basic rules of Korean Romanization and Word Division for patrons who are less familiar with or new to the Korean Romanization system.

Brochure 2 Title: Tutorial on How to Use “The Korean Romanization & Word Division (Basic Guide)”

This tutorial is prepared for new users of Korean materials to demonstrate to them use of the Korean Romanization system in a step-by-step fashion. Some practice exercises are included.

Brochure 3 Title: Korean Romanization System and Word Division (Advanced Guide)

This brochure outlines further rules of the Korean Romanization system and word division in detail for patrons who are already familiar with the Korean Romanization system, and especially for those who are unfamiliar with the recent revision (2009) on Korean Romanization by the Library of Congress. An additional table on Romanization of the double consonants has been added for greater clarity.

Brochure 4 Title: Tutorial on Using Korean Romanization to Search in the University of Toronto Library (UTL) Catalogue

This guide aims to assist patrons with using the U of T Library catalogue to find Korean Studies material. Various search tips are introduced such as title/author search, keyword search and subject search.

Note: This Guide can be found in the sub-section “How to Find Korean Studies Materials” which appears on the left of the screen when you click on the ‘Korean Romanization’ tab.

Hard copies of these brochures are also available in the East Asian Library at the brochure table beside the Reference Desk.

Best wishes,

Hana Kim

Korea Studies Librarian