WongAvery East Asian Collections Collaboration between Cambridge University Library and UC San Diego Library

In coordination with Cambridge University, the Library will develop an inter-institutional collaboration to facilitate East Asian Collection development and support services. This effort will include a scholar exchange program and the digitization and sharing of the libraries’ East Asian Collections.

Cambridge and the Library will jointly manage the project, with some aspects (e.g. digitization, internal coordination) handled separately and other aspects (e.g. reporting to the Avery-Tsui foundation, expertise exchanges) planned jointly.

UC San Diego Strategic Goals

Pillars and Strategies

• Pillar 1: Democratization of Knowledge
  • Strategy 2: Develop and digitize primary resource and archival collections in order to be more accessible and usable in teaching and research environments

Intended Outcomes

• Establish and begin implementation of an inter-institutional collaborative agreement focused on expertise exchange around East Asian collections and services and support for scholars
• Launch the scholar exchange program, sustain collaboration across the two institutions through library exchange visits, and continue the collaborative work on the Sally T WongAvery Digital Collection of Chinese Materials
• Evaluate and continue collaborative relationships with expertise and scholar exchanges, determine future opportunities to build on the partnership for East Asian Collections