Happy Friday afternoon from Yonsei University! Today Professor Wisser is holding her last class meeting for LIS440 and we have an amazing dinner planned for the students at a place called Outdoor Factory tonight. It is a Korean outdoor BBQ restaurant that tries to recreate a camp-style atmosphere with outdoor grills and camping chairs.… Read the rest
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National Archives of Korea Tour
Greetings from the surface of the sun – i.e. Seoul. Per usual this time of year, the weather here is insufferably hot. However, that has not been a deterrent for our adventurous group of GSLIS students who are eager see as much of this incredible city as possible in the short time we have here.… Read the rest
Welcome to Yonsei University – 2013
Anyeong haseyo – and greetings from Seoul! Three days ago, 4 GSLIS students, 1 URI student, and 2 GSLIS faculty members arrived in Seoul, South Korea to complete a two-week intensive summer study program at Yonsei University. For the past five years, GSLIS has been sending students and faculty members to study various LIS/Archives topics at Yonsei University, and Yonsei University has been sending their students to GSLIS for a year to participate in a dual-degree program.… Read the rest
Vatican Tour & Pizza!
Hello again from Roma! It’s Monday morning here, and I’m so stuffed full of information that I can hardly decide which great adventure to relay first. Our second weekend in Rome held trips to Ostio Lido Beach, a wonderful birthday celebration, an excursion to Florence, cooking classes in the apartment of a Roman chef, and most importantly – a very enlightening tour of Vatican City.… Read the rest
FAO Library Tour
Yesterday was incredible! We were treated to a private tour of FAO – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The primary headquarters is here in Rome, and is home to the FAO David Lubin Memorial Library, archives, and digital document repository.… Read the rest
The Last Supper/Picnic on the Appian Way
Greetings from Rome! We are nearing the end of week 1 of our time here in a Rome, and I have to say that this group of students are probably the most energetic and enthusiastic bunch of librarians/archivists I’ve ever encountered.… Read the rest