The
First Announcement on the 90th Anniversary Celebration of
the
School of Information Management, Wuhan University
by
The Anniversary
Celebration Preparatory Committee
School of Information
Management, Wuhan University, China
March 1, 2010
Since its
origin on the Flowery Forest Street, Wuchang, Wuhan in 1920, till its flourish in
Luojia Hill in 2010, the School of Information Management (SIM) of Wuhan
University has now come to its 90th birthday.
In 1920, Ms.
Mary Elizabeth Wood from U.S.A, together with the pioneers of Chinese modern
library science, Samuel Tsu-Yung Seng and Thomas C. Hu, established the Boone
Library School, Boone University, which was then renamed as Boone Library
School, Wuchang in 1929. In 1953 it was merged into Wuhan University and became
the first Library Science program in China. In 1956 its name was changed to the
Department of Library Science of Wuhan University, which was renamed in 1984 as
the School of Library and Information Science, with the approval of the
Ministry of Education, China (MOE). In 2001, it adopted the name of School of
Information Management (SIM) of Wuhan University.
With the
great support from the government, other universities and the whole society, as
well as with 90-year great efforts and devotion of faculty members and alumni
both at home and abroad, SIM has become a comprehensive research-oriented
information management education and research institute with educational
programs in library science, information science, archival science, publishing
science, information management and systems, E-commerce, information resources
management, and management science and engineering. These programs cover all
levels: bachelor, master, and Ph.D. The school also has established
post-doctoral programs and coordinately-developed systems of continuing
education, high-level training, and professional degree education of various
modes. SIM has 105 faculty members, including 35 professors. Among the faculty
there are one Senior Professor in humanity and social science, six Level-two
Professors, one National Notable Teacher, one Chang Jiang Scholars Program
Professor, eight experts with the special governmental allowance from the State
Council, eight persons that have been listed in the 21 Century Excellent Talent
Project of MOE, and three Luojia Distinguished Professors at Wuhan University.
Meanwhile, SIM has a group of part-time professors who are well-known
domestically or internationally. SIM’s Library Science program and
Information Science program were selected as National Key Subject programs, and
its Library, Information and Archival Management has become the key primary
subject at the national level(with Library Science, Information Science,
Archival Science, Publishing Science, and Information Management). In addition,
its Management Science and Engineering program has been given the Level-one
discipline doctorate degree granting authority; its core teaching team of
Library and Information Science was appraised as a national-level teaching
team; six of its courses were awarded as National Quality Courses. Some of its
major research achievements won the State awards; the Center for the Studies of
Information Resources (CSIR), Wuhan University was approved as a Key Humanity
and Social Science Research Base by MOE; the academic journals edited and
published by SIM, Document, Information & Knowledge and Publishing
Science were listed as CSSCI source journals; and SIM is a Philosophy and
Social Sciences Research and Innovation Base of the National “985
Project” and a member of National “211 Project”. Since 2009,
SIM has become a member of the iSchools.
Through the
past 90 years of succession, SIM has formed its long-standing tradition of
“Creation, Exploration, and Innovation.” Thousands of quality
graduates have set off from here to all over China and the world. Among them
are world-famous scholars, senior and junior experts, excellent leaders of
domestic and foreign industries, as well as numerous talents who have been
making their contributions in their daily work.
Targeting to
“Carry forward traditions and Build the future together,” we will
be holding the 90th anniversary celebration of SIM. Our activities
of celebration are scheduled as follows:
1. The
grand celebration ceremony will be held on October 8, 2010; October will be the
month of celebration.
2. A series
of symposiums including the Third International Symposium on Library and
Information Science Education in the Digital Age will be held during the
celebration. (A special symposium on Boone Library School will be arranged
during the Symposium)
3. Make the
Alumni Name List of SIM
4. Make the
Chronological List of Events of SIM
5. Set up an
exhibition on the 90th Anniversary of the School of Information Management of
Wuhan University.
6. Publish
the 90th Anniversary of the School of Information Management of Wuhan
University (1920-2010)
7. Hold
celebration seminars on Library Science, Information Science, Archival Science,
Publishing Science, E-commerce, Information Resources Management, Management
Science and Engineering, respectively, at individual departments.
8. Publish Research
Advancement in Library Science, Research Advancement in Information
Science, Research Advancement in Archive Science, Research
Advancement in Publishing Science, Research Advancement in Information Resources
Management, Research Advancement in Information Management and System, and
Research Advancement in E-commerce.
9. Host an
alumni seminar.
We
sincerely invite our alumni and colleagues from both home and abroad,
representatives from other LIS schools and departments, and friends from all
circles who have been supporting the development of our school to attend the
celebration.
It is
truly our wish that our alumni and friends from both home and abroad
would provide us with all kinds of pictures and photos, written material
and any material of historic value such as admission notices, graduate
certificates, text books and school assignments, school report cards and school
badges they had kept and collected during the past 90 years. Everybody who donates
the original will receive a donation certificate from us. We will carefully
keep the donated forever; otherwise we will return the original to you after
the celebration if it cannot be donated.
We
would also expect our alumni from both home and abroad to take part in the
celebration activities in the forms of writing and recording the great events
in different historical period during the past 90 years, and writing memorial
articles reflecting the development of our school. In addition, we will be grateful
for all valuable proposals on the innovation and development of our school. The
deadline for your submission is July 30, 2010.
We
would take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the long
term support and attention we have received from friends of all circles and all
our alumni. We are looking forward your support and participation in our 90th
anniversary celebration.
For
Contact:
Mr. Hongyu Qian, and Mr. Jinli Zhao
Anniversary Celebration Preparatory Office
School of Information Management
Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Postal Code: 430072
Phone: +86 27 68752652
Fax: +86 27 68752135
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Website: http://www.sim.whu.edu.cn