Author: Rong

8-21-2013

Today Taipei city is hit by Typhoon Trami and has been raining constantly like cats and dogs. The city government of Taipei has announced the cancellation of classes and work and people are warned not to go out randomly. Here is the English version of posting of list of cities that are shut down because of the Typhoon.… Read the rest

8-19-2013

It’s been a while since I updated the blog: I have been out for a short trip to Japan and returned yesterday.

On last Thursday (8/14), GSLIS Dean Emerita Michele Cloonan and her husband Sid Berger visited me here at NTU LIS department.… Read the rest

8-11-2013

This weekend I have been coming to campus to finish revising a paper. On both Saturday and Sunday, there are a lot of kids on campus in line to be called to join a variety of clubs and societies that the campus has to offer.… Read the rest

8-9-2013

Can’t believe it has been over a week since I started officially working here as a visiting professor. My faculty information page has been published on the Department’s website. And here are the links to its Chinese version and English version:

• Chinese Version of Rong’s Faculty Page
• English Version of Rong’s NTU Faculty Page

My work day routine is I get up and exercise at the National Taiwan Normal University Sports Field which is about 10 to 15 minutes from my apartment.… Read the rest

8-6-2013

Had lunch with Professor Lin (Chairperson of the LIS department) and Professor Chen (Vice Director of NTU Library) today. Very nice and friendly conversation. We chatted about the potential for future school/department joint program possibilities.

Before lunch, I went to the main library with Prof.… Read the rest