Committee on Korean Materials

Report on the Korean Collections Consortium of North America

Yunah Sung March 22, 2007

Members

This year’s development

• The Third Five year program (2006-2011) begins

• Two new members (Stanford University and University of British Columbia) joined the Consortium

• Annual Funding increased to US$30,000 from US$20,000

• Assigned subjects were modified

UC Berkeley

Columbia U

Harvard U

U of Hawaii

USC

U of Washington

UBC

UC Berkeley

Columbia U

Harvard U

U of Hawaii

USC

U of Washington U of Chicago

U of Toronto

U of Michigan

Stanford U

UBC

UCLA

UC BerkeleyU of Hawaii

U of Washington

U of Chicago

UCLA

U of Michigan

Stanford U

Summer Institute on Korean Studies Librarianship (One week intensive workshop

in August 2007)

• Organizing institutions (KCCNA, CKM, UW)• Representatives (Yunah Sung, Joy Kim, Mikyung Kang,

Hyokyoung Yi)• Proposal was submitted to the Foundation in July 2007• 4 Representatives visited the Foundation in August 2007• Revised proposal was submitted to the Foundation in

September 2007• Proposal was not approved by the Foundation in

December 2007

Looking Forward!

• Chair, 2007-2008: Joy Kim (USC)• Secretary, 2007-2008: Hyokyoung Yi (UW)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR STRONG SUPPORT!!!