2015 Institute

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The 2015 Institute received many valuable comments:

I learned a lot from the facilitators as well as fellow participants.

Very well planned and organized; details are attended; working team is very helpful.

Awesome arrangement. Friendly organizer & the event was very successful.

The Institute was conducted successfully.

A well organized training Institute for Asian librarians.

The facilitators’ background, knowledge and seniority combined with their ability to facilitate discussion, challenge assumptions, and help is reframe the various facets of leadership in our own context.

Timing very good, if more in-class exercise, not just speaking by facilitator more better.

I benefited from the entire programme and learned a lot about the way to think and to manage library in my position, and to understand it from the perspective of my supervisors.

The event is very useful in terms of networking among countries. Learning the culture and fundamental of leadership is fascinating, have open other eyes and mind more.

Leadership skills learned will be definitely helpful for me at work.

This Institute opened my eyes on the practical means on how to become an effective leader.

I feel this Institute not only taught me some deeper lessons about leadership but also created in me a desire to achieve more in work and in life.

A useful opportunity to interact with librarians who have to work in less favorable environments – their passion and insight remind one that complacency has no place in one’s library.

Let me know what a leader should be.

Impact on organizational culture and sharing of other countries point of view is very beneficial for my future endeavors in the librarian field. The leadership program could also benefit me as a professional to have direction and manage different people in a proper way.

It leads me to re-think the role as a leader/librarian. Besides, my teammates had also shared with me their experience and which is very useful to librarian.

It made me think different. Great! Thanks.

All of these studies, it is lifelong wealth to me.

The group project provide chance to work with participants from various countries/places.

The case study as a whole was good particularly part about marketing, which I dabble in my reference work.

Though there will be difficulties to apply theories in real world, the event is useful to me when opportunities come up as there will always be changes and improvements of library.

(1) Prefer a workshop with 5 days which has some time for self-reflection. (2) Prefer a workshop starting from Monday to Friday. (3) Want to know more about motivation – when some staff members are often having a negative view on various things but letting them go is not an option. Thank you very much for the excellent Institute.

For my English, I think if teachers can teach in simple words, I will appreciate it, thank you.

Thank you very much for organizer to conduct such a successful event which should be continued to benefit other fellow librarians.

Well organized event, facilitators are very knowledgeable and presentable.

Keep it up guys! You’ve been doing great in mentoring our professional growth for so many years. Thank you!

I hope the Institute is longer training, maybe a week or half a month.

The Institute would be better if you can leave a contact person’s cellphone on the website. So that we can get help on our arrival. Anyway, many thanks!

As a suggestion for future Institutes, and to ensure that all participants fully engage as leaders/future leaders in the program, introduce a slightly stronger selection process, e.g. for potential participants to contribute a personal statement on how they plan to make use of the Institute outcomes. While it did not bother me specifically, it seems to me that a few participants were not at all in a position to manage/lead…and were a bit in a “sit back” conference attitude rather than a leadership programme.

For my poor English, I think if I get the course materials before the Institute, I can prepare more.

The event overall is fun. I particularly like the opportunities of meeting librarians from other institutions and working with some of them to complete a project in a very short time throughout the event days. Also, thanks very much to Paul, Arnold, Peter, and all the HKU library staff for their time, effort, and sharing before and during the Institute.

A good opportunity for green and young professional librarians (with under 3 years of professional experiences) to exchange with other professional librarians outside Hong Kong.

Thank you Institute committee for this awesome experience. More power!

Thank you to organizer, speakers and all participants. I have a wonderful day here in Xiamen. Hope to see you all again.

Please keep up the great work!!

More prizes :)

The standard of English in terms of comprehension and communicating varies too much. Many could not understand what is taught and what is required from the participants. It hindered a lot the discussion and working together.

This Institute not only reminded me of the management concepts I learned before, but also stimulated me with thought-provoking ideas and discussions that expanded my horizon to be a library management.

2014 Institute

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The 2014 Institute received many valuable comments:

Very useful. A rare opportunity to meet with East, West and South.

Thank you for U of HK to give an opportunity participation.

Well conducted and on time.

It would be better if the hotel locates closer to the heart of the city.

Few lectures would have been more focused.

More visit will help to extend our satisfaction.

It is useful in implementing new services and planning of new services in libraries also in teaching.

Information is well-explained and current to the problems modern libraries are facing.

Because my English is not good, so I hope someone can translate some important presentation.

Many presentations are highly relevant for the arrangement and operations, such as the assessment techniques.

Broaden my horizon, learning from benchmark.

It is useful, we learnt from each other and share the knowledge as well as the experience we have in our own library.

Group discussion of different scenarios and we can exercise brainstorming for different situations.

Building campus partnership. It fits well with the future trend of the library.

Group work and discussion were very good. It helped in exchanging ideas.

Case study in group. I learned much from other participants.

Discussion and presentation are both helpful tool to realize the knowledge.

Discussion. It prompted the collaboration of all of the members.

It tells me how to reach out and collaborate with others.

Group discussion as we can get to know what goes on in the library systems around us.

Group activities. I learnt a lot from my group members and know more from other countries’ library.

Group discussions and experience sharing. Learning about practices in other libraries was very informative.

(i) Collection development – methods for e-collection; (ii) Literacy workshop – ideas of improvement; (iii) Space planning – good to know what other libraries has overcome.

I think the discussion of the Group is the specific activity work, because we are communicated further.

We did not get to lack of resources problem that I had addressed as challenges.

Communications are in English, and no explain. It may be work better if there’s some translation.

I can’t understand the English presentation well, because of my poor English. But I will try my best to improve it.

Sometimes, teachers speaks too fast. Maybe we can hold some meeting or parties at night to enhance the communication between teachers and students, between participants in difference area.

Nothing. All sessions are very useful to me.

My members in my group encouraged me to report our discussion.

The presentation of Shanghai Library is impressive and give me some insights on innovative space design.

What worked well for me are the Group Discussion and Case Study. Because they make me know more about collaboration with others. That’s very important.

Perhaps allow a participant to present in Chinese, and nominate another group member to be the translator.

Human resources management is still a problem to me. I wish I’ll get more information from the Institute.

Discussions as language seems to pose a huge challenge to some participants who are unwilling to participate even in the sharing/discussion, let alone presenting the group’s comments.

I hope the meeting will increase Chinese language in the next time because more and more people will come from China.

To know about the challenges of the library field and think about how to cope with them.

Our team work on collaboration proposal. I learned the advantages and disadvantages, as well as challenges when collaborating with new services. Also learned the experience from Washington University.

The workshop was highly useful personally for me in teaching.

I like this learning and training styles. This experience is very exciting, maybe we will hold seminar like this in our library.

Learn more through group discussion. It’s a good opportunity for me to meet so many librarian from different background. They have inspired me a lot in the field of librarianship.

The Leadership Institute is very useful to me, because in the Institute I try my best to think in English to finish the task.

Useful, benefit a lot for me, global view and ideas exchanges and sharing, interesting and good topics.

The Institute is very inspiring and I can bring home some meaningful ideas for sharing with my colleagues.

Through different activities, I learn that the importance of collaboration and skills of conducting a plan.

I would like to use this experience to run similar training workshops for colleagues locally.

I have been very inspired by the enthusiasm and professionalism of fellow librarians in the region. I am particularly impressed with the innovative services and close co-operation of the Shanghai University Libraries.

This conference is useful and I received good information for improve my work.

It is a very thought-provoking workshop where it makes you think up best methods to attain to current challenges. Also a way to benchmark with other universities.

To stay relevant, libraries need to focus on services and change the ways they do things. Re-purpose space to meet users’ needs and collaborate with partners.

I think that all activities were very useful to me, so I have a great challenges about English.

I got more experiences form different libraries of Asia.

It is very useful for me to progress my professional. It is very helpful for me to be familiar to the job of library.

We would make up proposals more scientifically. We’ll reform and improve our library rapidly.

It’s wonderful experience for me. It’s the most useful institute that I’ve ever been since I started my work as a librarian.

The presentations from all the facilitators including Fudan Director, were an open eyes to me. These were something encouraging for me to carry out new ideas in my institution.

As a professional, I would think the Institute provide a chance for me to learn about the culture as well as the working experience from other universities.

Improve the knowledge about libraries, obtain inspiration of managing various things in the library.

Group discussion is new learning style for me. I think this form is well, but I need adopt it more.

Lack of Q & A sessions after the theme presentation, which is important for direct communication between the audience and speakers.

Welcoming banquet did not work well. It is effective to be a site for making new friends, but it did not work well.

Learning Commons. It is a very common setup although space design is always a concern. May be it can be presented in another way.

Patron Driven Collection. We are currently having difficulty to involve lecturer in this activity. Lecturers still prefer print book rather than electronic book.

Event was informative and well-scheduled for all the talks.

Better than I had expected.

Maybe the reporter should be turned in every group every time. That would be best for Chinese librarian practicing English.

The event was excellent, we are all happy with the discussion, presentation and all the accommodation, thanks.

Now I have more clear ideas on how to do closer collaborations with different academic departments or units. Thank you for HKU’s arrangement.

We are interested to organize such workshops at two levels – Basic and Advanced. Advanced will be focus on Research in LIS and related areas. It will focus on selection of topics for record to write research report.

Thank you for your good works.

Nothing but thanks.

Thank you for the institute. Fudan and HKUL organized it very well. The facilitator did good jobs and gave me insights.

The staff is good and the conference is usefulness.

Arrangement of rooms in hotel is good as it foster better ties with our Asia Pacific neighbours. More current challenges like Budget Allocation could be discussed.

1. Library is changing as well as transforming rapiding. This is valuable chance of updating and sharing the new trends with people from all over China and neighboured countries. 2. Glad to meet more different people from different areas.

Another job well done!

May the facilitators can give more feedback on the group activities.

Precious chance. I wish I will have another chance to come again. May the Institute better in the future. Thank you very much.

No, everything was great and fantastic.

Thanks a lot for organizing the Institute.

2013 Institute

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The 2013 Institute received many valuable comments:

Maybe the institute have to do some selection from the application (apply form). Or can state out clearly the needed of working experience.

You are so great. Thanks a lot.

Thank you for providing this opportunity to the Asia Librarians.

More time to collaborate with other participants.

To have more time to work on the cases, because new ideas come out as we discuss things.

Person from the mainland of China should practice more not only in group discussion but also in case study presentation.

Love the opportunity of exchanging ideas on library management, hope to know more with innovation ideas.

Thank you for helping us realize our value as librarians.

No. Thank you very much!

Would like to thank you for all the hard work. One thing to suggest: have a formal session to share real life challenges and experiences of each participants.

Well done to organizer and participants. Nice venue, complete preparation, quality contents, knowledgeable speakers and facilitators and etc. Thank you very much!

Thanks for the great classes! I can bring some new knowledge and thoughts back.

Introduce some management analysis method or tools in the next Institute, so the group in the case study will not use SWOT.

Could be more technology advanced, e.g. make use of online learning platform like Moodle to facilitate the discussion in class.

More time for group discussions. Scenario planning may be new to a number of participants. It would have been better if we had a couple more activities to apply scenario planning so that we try and not stick to SWOT analysis.

The PPT marked by Chinese and English two language.

Will recommend to send participant for the next workshop. Thank you very much! Great job.

My sincere thanks, it is a very working enterprise to encourage professional development in East Asian Libraries.

Excellence!

Work book too heavy. Double sided printing next time. Separate folder. Facilitators can give more examples of case studies (real library case studies) before asking participants to discuss among themselves.

I hope it’s the training that covers many participants from many nations but there are only 4-5 nationality and most of them are Chinese. Is it possible to limit the language or confirm that every participant should talk English.

Group work, having discussion then we can realize the differentiate with each other and communication from that.

The case study gives us a chance to deal with a real situation. Teamwork – good experience working with people from different nations.

Group discussion. I have learnt a lot from the discussion as all of us are from different countries. This session enable us to know other libraries’ practice in Asia.

Trends presented; discussion inspiring.

The case preparation worked well. Working with different cultures and perspective really help stimulate deeper thinking/analysis.

Gave group talk (brainstorm) and presentation.

Speeches followed by discussions and idea sharing.

Well prepared, all aspects has been considered.

Everything was okay. However, food for muslims were not well managed.

Good speakers, good facilitators, organizers and secretariats.

It’s fun and informative.

Duration is a bit short as we don’t have enough time for the case study.

Always on time.

Quite confusing about the schedule, never state clearly where we have our meal that’s why I missed the welcome dinner.

Well organized and well balanced activities and presentations.

Time is rushed a little bit. However, every event and activity is wonderful.

Teaching, discussion, analysis, case study. All of the ways of study are interesting.

Most of the exercises are practical enough to apply in our current situation.

Need more data analyze.

New/cutting edge technologies and methodologies were shared among us.

Papers presented were good and a lot of new ideas for future library growth.

Very useful.

As a archivist, I learned a lot about new technology, new ideas etc.

Case study and scenario plan are useful for my future management.

Case study and other discussion give me a chance to learn from other library’s experience.

Group discuss and case study, it help me know what does other library do and give me a chance to learn.

Case study. Have lots of fun there, especially every group has different great ideas.

The presenters and presentations were excellent.

To know some friends and to learn them. To eat good food, to know Taiwan a lot.

Discussion in the group, I like brainstorm.

I pretty enjoy attending Marshall’s classes. He gave me a lot of new ideas and innovative knowledge.

Group discussion is the most successful respect for us because we can learn from each other, we can think lots of new topics.

The whole arrangement is very specific and overall the content of course is very plentiful especially the training exercise.

Case study. Each member contribute their ideas/experiences/efforts.

Case study: make me think about something I haven’t noticed. It didn’t occur to me that people from different places and cultures could become a team so quickly and work efficiently.

Marshall Breeding’s presentation, I could really relate well since we are in the process of selecting a Discovery Tool for our University; IR and ERM concepts.

Case study, included class contents and give the reports.

The experts, topics, location, mode is good.

No need to travel for classes.

Entertain for dinner. Hospitality, take care to the participants.

Theory class, and just simply “read” from the projector, very boring.

Speeches are delivered at high speed because of limited time.

The language barrier.

Some content. More about technology.

Group lunch and dinner. As Muslim, we need to consume halal foods that we get outside from the hotel/dinner venue.

No. Everything is useful.

The way that discussions are held. Often we don't have enough time in completing the tasks.

Need a bit more time for group case study, as with cultural/language difference slow things down a bit.

Because my English is poor, I only read something, so I feel difficult to listening and saying sometimes.

Presentation – my weakness on English speaking.

Session exercise. Limitation of time (why).

I think there should only be 1 presentation in the am and 1 in the afternoon to allow more time for discussion and group workshop. Focus on group dynamics.

Distance-training. I don’t like this way because the screen not clear.

Not enough time to go through all the slides.

My English is no good. So I don’t know all these learning.

Well, maybe because of the differentiate of working experience and education background, I found the big impact to me.

Marshall Breeding. Thanks for sharing.

This programme provide us a platform for information sharing, a great opportunities to learn what a manager should do and see the things from a high level.

Inspiring the librarian to adapt to new information environments and get better career!

It will be helpful in my work as a new supervisor, the technique I learned are applicable somehow to my job.

Very useful.

New discoveries from speeches and ideas shared from group members help a lot.

Learn something new about other libraries, specifically Asia’s libraries.

Because of its timeliness, gain knowledge and continued learning experience.

Receive one new-learning method, and get more concepts and ideas.

It change my thinking way to analysis a new issues. Open eyes, open mind.

Very well. I know a lot of things out of my work: technology, place, case study.

Gain a lot of valuable experiences across different culture and sectors.

We enjoyed the group collaboration so much. The team is so humble, able to deliver quality ideas and like o sharing it.

It is fun and good to learn from participants from diverse cultures.

I meet a lot of friends all over the world and we can share our work experience or even collaborate in the future.

Nice trip in Taipei. Enjoy the tour and food. Learn lots of professional trend about library.

How to provide knowledge services.

To broader my view on the library field and also build up my network with people of the Southeast Asia region.

I’ll be able to bring the experience back with me to share with staff to improve planning and execution.

To learn more English.

Gain valuable experience.

Gain more information for other countries library facilities specifically in Asia region.

This institute gave me an opportunity to review the challenges for the libraries.

A very good forum to introduce me to other professionals in other locals, who are engaging in similar projects and skills.

To learn a lot to do a good leader of library, such as, to develop a plan, budgets etc.

I met many professionals from different countries. I learned several strengths from them, and reflected from some of their weaknesses.

Discussion with other people widen my insight.

There are lessons on technology, service, resource, library development. All of them are very organized. It is very useful for my work in the future.

The technology changes our life and work and “no ability of planning, no success”, we should adapt the trend to future.

Willing to share. Cooperating with our group.

The last time I attend the Institute, I learned about The Learning Commons from Rick Luce. Immediately, I proposed to the Dean and approved 5 million to support the project. Now, it is considered the 1st library commons in the Philippines and thousands of libraries have visited the TLC and have inspired them to build or adapt a TLC in their library. The Institute was the prime mover of this project. Had I not attended, we wouldn’t have the Learning Commons now. Much appreciated. Now, and again, I leaned something now. I’ll make sure that this learning will translate to concrete innovations in my library.

There is some inspiration to my work, some ideas are the future direction of my work.

Enhance my knowledge and cooperation.

I think I will study English hard, this experience will be improve my ability to work.

2012 Institute

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The 2012 Institute received many valuable comments:

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 1^st day and the last day. Participants can then have more time to handle their business if needed.

No.

Thank you all.

2011 Institute

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The 2011 Institute received many valuable comments:

Sometimes the lecture is too monotonous which made us sleepy.

Excellent

This program was very good to me.

Well planned.

It was helpful and wonderful. The program is helpful to increase a leadership as a librarian and all the hospitality you gave us was also great.

Needs more cases on how to collaborate with academicians.

Really related to my work and very helpful.

Very much.

The program is very useful to raise up my profession as a librarian. It enlarges and widens my vision.

Exercises

The last speech presented by Lorcan Dempsey. He gave me insights regarding making our library services more discoverable.

Those concepts of lecture are helpful for me to overcome our institute’s challenges.

Case study

Discussion on the case exercise on topic 3, because at that discussion we share ideas, some of the ideas hopefully can be applied to our library.

Group discussion and case study are good way for training but should not be too many.

Learning common / e-learning/ learning space. Since the library / librarians have to modify /change their role to meet and satisfy user needs nowadays.

Case study. The discussion between the workmates supplied me with many useful information and improved my ability to resolve problem.

Discussion of project management. Materials and others experiences will be shared to my colleagues and students.

Lecture on leadership in research libraries which gave one wider understanding the difference between management and leadership.

Lecture, groups discussion

The presentations are inspiring

The discussions and case study gave the opportunities to know what’s going on in the other countries (library)

More ideas, multicultural perspectives, different experiences

The topic about learning commons. We are planning to build up a learning commons this year. I’m preparing the proposal.

Discuss the case study. It gave me a chance to analysis the case with colleagues from around the world.

The project management case study is good for me.

Team building.

The exercises and case study.

Group discussion.

Exercises and case study presentation

Team discussion.

Group work activities are very good since we can learn from each others from different background.

Cooperation

Team work, then can share, adjust with diverse aspects even within a short time.

Case study – let us have the opportunity to consider question in an alternative way.

Group discussion: to learn about other libraries. It makes me know much more about my library.

Case study – it has made me think a lot of things.

All topics are very inspiring which make you think differently about running a library.

The one on reconfiguring organizational boundaries in a network environment helps me think of the role that the library is playing or will play.

Good planning. All activities work well for me.

The discussion of concepts and the sharing of experiences from different libraries, highlighting best practices and challenges being experienced by the participants.

Exercise – Learn new ideas from librarians of the other countries.

Teamwork exercises. Learnt a lot from other libraries e.g. how to promote the library via Facebook, Tweeter, how to collaborate with other units in the same organization.

Exercises in each session helps understand the content and give chance to think about it.

Case studies and group discussion.

Information literacy education.

All the talks are excellent – new ideas indeed.

Nothing in particular

No

Collections

Lecture

Exercise on case topic 9, because it just started in our library. So, no experience to share. However, we learned from the others about their experiences.

New way to conduct information literacy in library because the learning culture in the country is not mighty enough to adapt with new knowledge that they think not benefit for them.

Maybe some speech a little far from my work.

Nil – every activity works well for me.

None.

The case study. Some members don’t participate and some members are too dominant.

Long talk.

Nil.

Food, presentation of learning materials.

Nil.

Not at all.

None.

Time – too short, some activities should change the group, so can spend time together.

Lunch time are always limited and cannot talk too much with all participants.

All are good and relevant to my duties.

Nil.

There seems to be too little time to really discuss all the varied experiences from each institution.

Photo with cap.

Can’t think of any.

Some presentations are less interactive, a little bit boring.

Enlightened, enhanced, inspired

A good chance to meet with colleagues in other parts of the world.

Contact with new idea about library’s new function.

International communication and collaboration.

Enhance communication with other librarians from Asia.

It will broaden my mind as a professional about the technology and issues raised in the library.

The training gives me some new trend and ideas in the librarianship.

This is very challenging experience that I have to bring to our country and try to adapt and of course to implement what I’ve learnt here, also have to convince top management on librarian’s role, by using limited resources: infrastructure, budget.

This experience gives me a better chance communicated with the other librarians from Asia area.

Give one wider perspective and understanding about leadership in general; and I intent to hold training for senior librarians in my country.

It provides one with a new knowledge experience.

Get a chance to know the libraries of the other countries.

Widen one’s knowledge.

A memorable experience personally, an inspiring experience professionally

Really helpful with my work. All the discussion and group work is the best experience.

Enriched; expanding my horizon; developing alternative perspective; learning from others.

To rethink the future services of library, it will be good to identify the future direction of the development of my library.

I understand that solutions can be generated more easily by incorporating ideas from colleagues around.

Case study with other country librarians.

This workshop enriches learning experience.

It enlightens me and helps my work in the future.

Good networking.

It develops my intellectual thinking and communication skill. It helps me to think differently and share experience with other different country on library world.

I think I can apply several ideas like making my library more visible to users, and direct the trend of the library to meet the needs of the users.

Cooperation in the future.

Enjoyable that refreshing my job knowledge.

I think it would be good to have more activities (not in the program but such as entertainment) within the group.

This experience is very useful for me. Some ideas will impact me in my later work.

If you stand at a higher level to look things. It’ll be totally different.

To be a spokesman or representative of the library. I need to find ways to communicate with the senior management of the university and state your case to seek their support to your proposal.

I treasure the opportunities to meet and chat to librarians from other countries.

It has helped develop a more holistic perspective regarding the role of librarians and the literacy in the learning process of the academic community.

Internet and high tech have changed the whole world. It is very important reducing the cost of ownership and never invest more budget in the less used resources (include human resources).

Require new ideas for improvement in my library / work environment.

Broaden my horizon, learn to think outside the box to explore new ways of promoting and delivering services to users.

It helps me learn more on the trend of the library education and administration.

It is a good chance for professional networking.

The venue for the 1st and 2nd day is very good.

Except Day 4

The venue at the hotel is quite good but the room in iGroup is too small and too warm.

3rd day is not good.

It's the best of training session that I attended on the library profession and field.

Promoting leadership in the library field, updating this professional field.

It’s good!

SE-ED training centre’s air-conditioning should be improved.

The room in the hotel was excellent, but the one in the learning centre, especially the air-conditioning was disappointing.

Good.

Delicious.

Don't have choice and confident on halal food provided.

Too good that make one bored.

Also good.

Excellent, especially the one in Water Library.

A bit too spicy.

Most of the time is good.

Good to have Mike and Dianne to do the writing on board – efficient.

The training is very useful and well-arranged.

During the past 3 days, the participants were confined to seat with the team as we need to do the case study every day. My suggestion is: allow free seating except the first day, thus we have more chances to learn from each other and get more friends. Thanks for the organizers’ hard working!

Thank you very much!

Some topics are too rush, need more concrete case studies to share with the attendees. Facilitators, all are wonderful, expertise, friendly. Thanks for the Institute – Long live.

Excellent.

Time for discussion was too short. Unable to really exchange ideas of everyone. Perhaps no need to have so many discussion, but allow more time for each one.

Wish that the institute could also address the matter of budget cut or budget constrain that a lot of libraries are facing and how can the implementation of the matters learned in the institute this year be done amidst these difficulties / constrain.

Thank you very much for your arrangement!

Nil.

Conduct continuous training on leadership skills for librarians.

Very good institute.

Thank you. It was a very enriching experience.

Some of the facilitator delivered the speech monotonously. It will make the audience bored.

All the issues discussed are very good to expose to us. Congratulations to organizing team that work hard and smart to make this workshop success in terms of giving information to us. Thank so much.

The presentations of case study are great! Thanks a lot!

Invite more librarians from research institutes.

We really thank CNKI, Elsevier, iGroup, OCLC, ProQuest, Superstar, and TBMC for sponsoring this Institute, and also friends of iGroup for their tireless efforts in co-organising this Institute.