Sharon Domier
sdomier@library.umass.edu
Employment
East Asian Studies Librarian, Librarian 4
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Amherst, MA, USA
February 1996- (current rank since September 2002)
Catalog modern and pre-modern Japanese language materials and coordinate and supervise East Asian language collection development and cataloging at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Library and the libraries of Smith College and Amherst College. Provide East Asian language library support to Hampshire College and Mount Holyoke College as necessary. Collaborate with East Asian Studies faculty to meet their library needs and those of their students.
Associate Director for User Services, MEI Library
Miyazaki Educational Institution (Miyazaki, JAPAN)
February 1994 to February 1996
Establish and maintain public services in the library such as circulation, reference, and interlibrary loans. Develop and implement electronic reference services, including on-line searching and CD-ROM networks. Provide library users with instructions on how to use the library catalog, printed materials and on-line databases to find research materials. Purchase materials to support the teaching and research efforts of Miyazaki International College. Contact other libraries on behalf of faculty and students to access needed materials, and initiate interlibrary loan procedures. Conduct bibliographic instruction in cooperation with teaching faculty to students in both Japanese and English languages. Supervise the work of full-time (1) and part-time (5) staff at the Circulation Desk.
Japanese Materials Cataloger
Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio, USA)
January 1993 to January 1994
Catalog Japanese language materials in all formats using AACR2, LCRI's and LCSH on OCLC. Respond to acquisitions staff questions on Japanese materials. Maintain catalog records in the local on-line database. Train and supervise two .5 fte copy catalogers and one student assistant. Participate in cataloging policies and procedures. Serve on committees as appointed. Research and publish as required for tenure.
Japanese Catalog Librarian
University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon, USA)
June 1989 to January 1993
Catalog Japanese language materials (monographs, serials, and videotapes) using AACR2, LCRI's and LCSH on OCLC. Maintain catalog records in the local on-line database and card catalog. Train and supervise one .5 fte copy cataloger and one student assistant. Oversee serials check-in in the integrated library system. Participate in the implementation of the vernacular component to the on-line system. Participate in cataloging policies and procedures. Do collection development work for library science. Serve on committees as appointed.
Teaching for Credit
Introduction to Japanese Bibliography and Reference
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Amherst, MA)
Spring Semester, 1998; Fall Semester 1998-
Team-taught with a faculty member from the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, the semester-long (3 credit) honors course introduces students to Japanese language research materials and provides them with the necessary library skills to be able to incorporate Japanese language materials into their research papers.
Outreach/Workshops
Guided Tour of the National Diet Library – on behalf of the Asian Studies Conference Japan (Tokyo, Japan), June 20, 2005.
Information Literacy for East Asian Studies - St. Olaf College (Minnesota), February 2005.
T-3, Training the Trainers to Teach Japanese Electronic Resources - UCLA, August 2004 and Duke University, January 2005.
Workshop on Information Literacy Education in a Digital Age" - International House of Japan (I-House), Dec. 9, 2004.
Hands-on Workshop on New Internet Connected Resource Tools for Japanese Studies Research - Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC), June 19-20, 2003.
Searching Japanese Newspaper Databases - Junior Japanese Studies Librarians Professional Training Workshop, August 18-23, 2002.
Online Resources for Anthropologists - Japan Anthropology Workshop, May 10-12, 2002.
Asia in Bits and Bytes - New York Conference on Asian Studies, October 27th, 2001.
Searching Japanese Newspaper Databases - Council for East Asian Libraries, Committee on Japanese Materials (Boston, MA), March 14, 1999.
Searching NACSIS Databases - National Coordinating Committee on Japanese Library Resources, 1997-1998 (road show).
Publications
Domier, Sharon. “The Coming of Age of Japanese Library Services to the International Community : The View from North America.” Journal of College and University Libraries (Japan), no. 70 (March 2004): 42-48.
Domier, Sharon. “What to Expect from an Asian Studies Librarian.” AAS Newsletter 48, no. 1 (2003): 9-10.
Domier, Sharon. “AskEASL Plays an Important Role in New NSF Funding.” NCC Newsletter 15 (Winter/Spring 2002): 6-7.
Hastings, Sally and Sharon Domier. Defining the Issues: Serving the Research Needs of Individuals at Institutions without Adequate Japanese Studies Library Support. Position Paper developed for the National Coordinating Committee on Japanese Library Resources Conference 2000 [Online]. Available: www.library.pitt.edu/ncc/serving.htm [20 Oct. 2003].
Domier, Sharon. "Expanding Overseas Access to Japanese Newspaper Databases: Current Options and Future Prospects." In JOHO 6 Conference Papers: The 6th International Conference on Japanese information in Science, Technology, Education & Commerce. Edited by Bruce Lambert, Kazune Funato-Hallgren & Aimee Poor. 9-22. Stockholm, Sweden: European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics, 1999.
Domier, Sharon "LISTSERVS within the Pantheon of Written Materials." Advances in Serials Management, v. 5 (1995): 125-138.
Findley, Naomi, Tomoko Hermsmeier, and Sharon Domier. Guide to LC Subject Headings Related to Japan. New York: Technical Services Committee, Council for East Asian Libraries, Association of Asian Studies, 1994.
Domier, Sharon. "Accessing Japanese Government Publications." DocuMentOR (10:1, 1990)
Presentations/Panel Participation
"From Reading Guidance to Thought Control: The Evolving Role of Japanese Public Libraries during the Fifteen-Year War.” - Library History Seminar XI, Urbana-Champaign (Oct. 29, 2005)
“Conflicted Loyalties: Banned Books and Public Librarians in Prewar Japan” – Asian Studies Conference Japan (June 18. 2005)
“Small Collections Roundtable” - Council on East Asian Libraries, Chicago (March 30, 2005).
Library Workshop for Associated Kyoto Program (AKP) students – Doshisha University, Kyoto (March 14, 2005)
“Expectations of the National Diet Library” - Presentation at the National Diet Library, Tokyo (December 9, 2004).
“Levels of Meaning: Incorporating Japanese Language Resources into the Undergraduate Curriculum” - Roundtable at the New England Association for Asian Studies (November 6, 2004).
“Keeping Banned Books from Readers: Libraries and the Thought Police in Imperial Japan” - Banned & Challenged Literature, Eastern Connecticut State University (September 29, 2004).
“Symposium on Japanese Bibliographic Utilities and the Progress of the Global ILL Framework (GIF)” - Coordinating Committee of National, Public, and Private Academic Libraries in Tokyo (September 2, 2004).
“Small Collections Roundtable” Council on East Asian Libraries, San Diego (March 2004).
“The Role of Academic Libraries and Librarians in an Information Technology Environment” (in Japanese) – Consortium of Universities in Kyoto (February 26, 2004).
“Fast Free and (Chiefly) Full-text: Resources for the Study of Modern Japan” - Presentation at the Modern Japan Seminar, held at the University of Rhode Island (February 22, 2003).
“AskEASL: a Virtual Reference Desk for East Asian Studies” - Presentation given in Japanese to Japanese Librarians from across the country at a Conference held at International House in Tokyo, (Dec. 12, 2002).
“Libraries in Japan and the United States” - Presentation given in Japanese to faculty, staff, and students at Yokohama City University (Nov. 13, 2002).
“AskEASL (Ask an East Asian Studies Librarian) Virtual Reference Desk: One year Later” - Presentation to the Public Services Committee Annual Meeting at the Council for East Asian Libraries, Washington DC (April 4, 2002).
“AskEASL (Ask an East Asian Studies Librarian) Technical Updates” - Presentation to the Library Technology Committee Annual Meeting at the Council for East Asian Libraries, Washington DC (April 4, 2002).
"Caught Between 'Free Reading' and 'Thought Guidance': Children’s Librarians in Interwar Japan" - 2nd International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) held in Berlin, Germany (August 9-12, 2001).
“Virtual Reference Desk for Isolated East Asian Scholars” - Poster session, with Gail King of BYU, at the Association for Asian Studies, in Chicago, Ill. (March 22-25, 2001). Now renamed AskEASL (Ask an East Asian Studies Librarian), the virtual reference desk is available at http://askeasl.askvrd.org
"Expanding Overseas Access to Japanese Newspaper Databases: Current Options and Future Prospects” - 6th International Conference on Japanese Information in Science, Technology, Education & Commerce in Stockholm, SWEDEN (Sept.1-3, 1999).
Delegate to the Round Table on the Improvement of Document Delivery Services Between Japanese and U.S. Academic Libraries, jointly organized by the Association of National University Libraries and the Japanese Coordinating Committee for University Libraries in Tokyo, JAPAN (Feb. 8-19, 1999).
“Interlibrary Loan Needs of Isolated Japanese Studies Scholars in North America” - Panel discussion by representatives from Japanese and American libraries during negotiations for a pilot project to conduct electronic international interlibrary loan between Japan and the United States, in Tokyo, Japan (February 1999).
Member of the National Coordinating Council for Japanese Library Resources (NCC) Mission to Investigate Online Resources and Potential for Interlibrary Loan at the National Center for Science Information Systems (NACSIS) in Tokyo, JAPAN (July 1997).
"My Work as a Traveling Librarian" - Panel presentation at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter meeting in Washington, DC, (February 1997)
"Canadian Content in Your Curriculum" - Japan Association for Language Teaching in Nagoya, Japan (November 1995).
"Beyond the Basics, Education for Future East Asian Librarians" – Panel presentation at Association for Asian Studies Western Regional Conference (October 1992).
"Sending and Receiving Japanese over the Internet" - Presentation at the Plenary Session of the Committee on East Asian Libraries Annual Meeting, April 1992.
"Regional Needs From the Perspective of a Medium Sized Collection" - Western Regional Conference for Japanese Librarians, September 1990.
"Library Legislation in Japan, 1868-1945" - Association for Asian Studies Western Regional Conference, September 1989.
National/International Committee Work
Co-chair, ILL/DD Committee, North American Coordinating Council for Japanese Library Resources (NCC), 2005-
Co-chair, AskEASL Oversite Committee, North American Coordinating Council for Japanese Library Resources (NCC), 2003-
Editorial Board Member, Journal of College and University Libraries (JCUL) 2003-
Chair, Public Services Committee, Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) 2002-2005
Member, Information Literacy Task Force, Public Services Committee, Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) 2002-2004
Member, User Training Task Force, North American Coordinating Council for Japanese Library Resources (NCC), 2002-
Professional Associations
• American Library Association, 1994-
• Committee on East Asian Libraries, 1992-
• Association for Asian Studies, 1988-
Education
Master’s in Library and Information Studies (MLIS), 1989
University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Graduation project: AIUEO: an electronic book in Japanese
Master’s in Library and Information Science (Shūshigō), 1988
University of Library and Information Science (Tsukuba, Japan)
Thesis: Japanese Library Legislation, 1868-1945
Full scholarship: Government of Japan, Ministry of Education 1986-1988
Coursework in Korean language and culture, summer 1984
Ewha Women’s University (Seoul, Korea)
Bachelor’s Special in East Asian Studies (B.A.), 1982
University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Honor’s paper: Education of Women in Meiji Japan
Certificate of Completion, 1981
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japanese Language School (Tokyo, Japan)
Full scholarship: Government of Japan, Ministry of Education 1980-1981.