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Well organized. Time is spent well.
I learned very much from teacher and classmates.
Friendly organizer. Overwhelming food.
Perfect organization.
The structure generally worked very well. Might consider moving one of the case study preparation times to the morning of the third day.
We can communicate with each other freely. I learned much from the discussion. All the staff are helpful.
New concept of delivering and sharing.
More practical cases for comments.
What can I say! Good.
The experiences can be shared to colleagues.
Provides new ideas.
My library is a research unit.
It will be better if provide more contents address to situation of special library, not just university library.
Many spots in the presentation are what we need to do. Will do.
Energizing the thinking for new ideas and challenges.
Can be applicable in my library.
Not very useful in my current job, but help me think outside of the box and career development.
The case study exercise was interesting/practical. Also enjoyed Li Haipeng’s exercise on leadership types.
The workshop after lectures. The dinners after lectures.
It is good for me and student in communication. Because the communication make the students trust me. Then, if student trust me, they will tell me what they do they want.
Case study à Team work and gather ideas to solve the problems like most university libraries are now facing.
Case study. Because we can share idea, experience each other.
Preservation issues, personal character analysis.
Group presentation. Some presentations, e.g. transforming traditional organizations.
The best practices showed by the presenters were particularly useful.
Case study: well communication; teamwork.
Brainstorming is a good way to provide solution.
Collection space.
Collection.
(1) Small group discussion – everyone express his own idea and talk his own library. (2) Finish a task in a group.
The new trends in learning.
Group discussion. Exercise during the lecture. It makes the lecture non-boring.
Group discussion and long time of tea break and dinner for communication.
“Implementing Assessment in Your Library”: make me thinking about all statistics that gathering for many years. “Higher Education Trends! Changing needs…”: Aware of where should library trends
Case study. The discussion in learning commons is very good. As a team, the model is the best practice.
Exercises and presentation. That helped me to understand the contents of the Institute better.
Very good selection of the teaching venues. The three venues attended are of high-level settings, I could see the world's most advanced library with advanced equipment.
Library visits
Panel discussion to do good, each participant are conscientiously involved, there is thinking, and very effective
Sessions conducted by the principal facilitators (Jeff and Alex). These were both information and engaging.
Exercise in group.
Group discussion (brainstorming) and the experience at 321 Run Run Shaw Building. I got much information from other group members.
Case is helpful and this can bring benefit to my library work.
Case study, those questions: when I think about how to answer and how to change, that means much to me.
Group discussion: made me open; Collaboration: made me relax.
Members of group helped to discuss all matter, sharing information among our library.
To create clouded library services, to change from traditional or conventional ways of doing things.
Case study: Participants are from different countries with different positions, the way of thinking is different as well.
Collaboration in digitization project. Because know other universities’ collection (special) and their efforts to make the collection accessible and shared with other collaborative universities.
Group/short discussions – can hear other peoples’ experience/suggestions/perceptions – sharing knowledge.
Various exercises are useful for thinking of solutions and facing the real situations.
Strengthen IT team in Library.
Team discussion
The experience of McMaster University libraries is particularly useful as our library is also facing needs for strategic planning.
Group discussion. For knowing others well.
Presenters very good. Knowledgeable.
Discuss group is well for me to learn and exchange together.
Group case study. Let me learn many ways of working in library.
Case study. It is able to let us put what we learnt last few days into practice.
The time plan for case study is quite suitable. We can have enough time to plan, organize and discuss out case study. Finally, we can share with other groups.
Lecture at Run Run Shaw Building.
Case study and exercise at the end of each session. Why? Collaboration with other librarians getting new ideas from others.
Case study. Brainstorming and learn each other. Problem analysis and get solution well.
It was nice to have networked with librarians from other organizations and to have had the chance to share with them their unique experience. Some of the presentations were also quite interesting, and/or at least thought-provoking.
Use less for more.
The learning experience is not only gained via the lecturer, but also from the shared experience of the fellow participants.
I must improve my professional knowledge, which fit for the modern society, means continuous study.
Better understand the problems of most university library are now facing and learned the right way to solve them.
Thinking out of the box and do it now.
To strengthen/transform the role of a library from different perspectives.
Assessing the situation of the library, and making a strategy plan are more important.
I think learned from other country’s librarian and communicate with them is a wonderful experience. Language is important tool to learn.
Practical.
Large help.
1. How to organize a interaction training or institution. 2. How to change our library’s space which use more technology.
Big opportunities to enhance my knowledge.
Valuable.
Give ideas to be a good leader (even though we are librarians); how to set the plan, manage, assessment.
The institute give me some valuable experiences about how to training through case study, design the discussion. Thank you.
It helps me to see the future of the librarianship and myself clearer.
Recognize the advanced ideas, viewpoints, methods and practices. The format of the institute is very good.
Very valuable meeting, it helps a lot in my work.
This experience certainly helped me develop as a leader, and helped me to identify my strengths and weaknesses in this regard.
Just impressive.
Now I’m nearer to be a successful leader!
It is an amazing journey to me.
Fresh, interesting and exciting. I have thought about many things never thought before. By the way, I like Jeffery, Alex, Peter.
Helpful. Hopeful.
Get motivation, improvement knowledge.
Very enlightening and should be extended for more in-depth issues, problem solving, and other issues related to the management of changes.
The teaching venue need not be luxurious, but to coordinate with the course is fine.
Most of the content gave me ideas and initiatives to be presented and implemented at my library. I hope my management welcomes those ideas.
Learning from experience from other participants/different culture.
A practical workshop to participate.
Very knowledgeable, e.g. the case in McMaster Lib.
Met a few new friends and therefore extending my network.
I have now a clearer picture of making strategic planning.
Think differently and learn from others.
Make me think differently about my work.
Creating new types of positions.
This Library Leadership Institute made me brainstorm about our thinking style.
This experience gives me an overview of how to implement different essential elements from planning stage to action. It will help in developing my professional for future challenges.
Throughout this workshop, we can learn from other people who are in different culture from us.
To look at multimedia materials in a more innovative way.
Particitory method is really good for me, also for the decision makers.
Thanks for all the arrangement. Thank all the staff involved in this event.
Enjoy every single minute!
Great time with great people!
Too much wasted plastic dishes at breaks/lunch. Be more environmental friendly.
Would you please named a group leader?
If more details on the “how” implement the plan and give more practical example on it would be great.
Nil.
Mixing members of different cultures require much considerations and tactful skills. Perhaps this needs an interpreter for those with lower English speaking ability.
I learn a lot in the institute. Thank you very much for organizing this.
Thank you for all your hard work. It must take you much time and energy to organize this committee.
Give more specific materials on how to do.
No.
The language ability of some participants is so diverging. It will be difficult to set the level of the course. In view of this, more thought should be taken to assist those participants with low language ability.
Thank you very much to the Librarian of the University of Hong Kong Libraries. Thanks to the staff of HKU, thanks to the participants of Group 7, special thanks to Ms Yiu and Mr. Sun from Hong Kong.
Thank you for all the opportunities give to us. Well manage seminar. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for everything that the HKU do for us.
The schedule is a bit packed and tight. The dinner can be just arranged at the 1st day and the last day. Participants can then have more time to handle their business if needed.
No.
Thank you all.
