Articles

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Lin Daiyu--An Unyielding Girl in a Stifling Society, DLPS Faculty Publications (2008)

Lin Daiyu is a famous Chinese young woman created by one of the four classic...

 

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Ding Ling, DLPS Faculty Publications (2008)

Ding Ling is one of the most controversial women of intellect in contemporary Chinese history....

 

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Monkey King, DLPS Faculty Publications (2008)

Journey to the West creates a monkey hero known as the Monkey King. The classic...

 

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Chinese Fireworks, DLPS Faculty Publications (2008)

This article introduces the history of fireworks in China, including its recorded and legendary origins....

 
Information Innovations: From the Web to the Blog –a Case Study (with Rosemary L. Meszaros), Library Hi-Tech News (2006)
 

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Communication Outreach Is Self-Promotion and Marketing: Proactive Community Outreach Is an Unshirkable Responsiblity of Academic Libraries--A Case Study of Western Kentucky University Libraries' Partnership with the Community's Public Library and Bookseller, DLPS Faculty Publications (2006)

It is not enough to transform a conventional library of book storage and lending into...

 
Teacher Expectations of Student Reading in Middle and High Schools (with Liqing Tao, Zhuo Li, Gaoyin Qian, and Bruce Murray), Journal of Research in International Education (2006)

This article investigates China’s middle school and secondary school teacher expectations of student book use...

 
On Emily Bronte and Her Wuthering Heights, Journal of Chongqing University (Social Science Edition) (2005)

This article examines the important role Emily Bronte played in English and world literature. It...

 

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Bridge Cultures and Promote Diversity: A Chinese American Librarian's Experience, Chinese Librarianship: an International Electronic Journal (2004)

What can a Chinese American librarian do to help promote diversity? This may not be...

 

Books

The People of China: Encyclopedia of Chinese Ethnic Groups (2008)

This is one of the first English encyclopedia that treats China in terms of its...

 

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Chinese Ethnicities and Their Culture: An Overview, DLPS Faculty Publications (2008)

China, the most populous country in the world, is also a nation of great diversity....

 
Celebrate Chinese New Year (with Carolyn Otto) (2008)

Children have never had so many reasons to learn how Chinese people everywhere ring in...

 
Princess Peacock: Tales from the Other Peoples of China (2008)

China, the most populous country in the world, is also a nation of great diversity....

 

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The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales from the Han Chinese, DLPS Faculty Publications (2006)

This chapter is the first of the three parts of the book, The Magic Lotus...

 
The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales from the Han Chinese (2006)

In the past decades, the doors between China and the West have been flung open....

 

Contributions to Books

Temple of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu and other 20 articles, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China (2008)

The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China offers authoritative articles from well-known scholars in China as well...

 
Mausoleum, Sun Yat-sen and 21 other articles, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China (2008)

The Berkshire Encyclopedia of China is the first major reference on China that takes a...

 
The Building of a Netorked Library Model, Innovations and Practicies of the 21st Century Sino-American Libraries (2008)

This article looks at library service models from the perspective of such business models as...

 
Social Functions of Libraries, Theories and Practices of American Libraries in the Twenty-First Century (2007)

This article introduces the community outreach initiatives of the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Libraries, such...

 
Socio-Political Values and 25 Othe Articles, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture (2004)

The astounding pace of change in China presents a daunting obstacle to any attempt to...

 

Presentations

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Twitter & Facebook: How to Sync Twitter with Facebook (with Amanda Hardin), DLPS Faculty Publications (2009)

Ever wonder how you can tweet and see your Facebook automatically updated with the same...

 
Requirements for Being a Qualified 21st Century Librarian, Chinese American Librarians Association (2008)

This article argues that as society and technology are changing, users of libraries are changing...

 
Information Innovations: From the Web to the Blog and the Pod (with Rosemary L. Meszaros), Kentucky Librarian Association Annual Conference (2006)
 
Adding Bells and Whistles to the Web: The Blog and the Pod (with Rosemary L. Meszaros), LITA 2006 National Forum (2006)
 

Other

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Web Sites Created by Haiwang Yuan (2008)

This is a brief introduction to the web sites Haiwang Yuan created with actual links...

 

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Collections & Connections, Collections & Connections (2005)

Collections & Connections is a newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries featuring major events of...