The Homepage of Yan Han

About Me

I am currently an associate (systems) librarian at the University of Arizona Libraries. Graduated from The University of Western Ontario with a MSc. in Computer Science, and Master in Library and Information Science, I ended up working for a library. Libraries are currently under fundamental changes in all aspects, and it is fun to be part of re-making information environment.

Interests

• Making things working: fixing computers, software, house stuff
• Go (game): a strategic board game for two players.
• Music: Western Classical music
• Tai chi chuan: an internal Chinese martial art
• Tao: Philosophy; Tao is often compared to water: clear, colorless, unremarkable, yet all beings depend on it for life.

Professional Work

Publications
• Digital Library of Information Science and Technology author page

Services
• Working group member: NISO Instituional Identifier (I2)
• 2006 - 2008. Working group member: ISO proposal 26324 (Digital Object Identifier)
• 2007 - Present. Editor, Digital Library of Information Science and Technology.
• 2007. Invited Expert, GPO Digitization Demonstration Meeting, January 11, 2007. WaShington, D.C.
• 2005 - 2008. Proposal Reviewer, National Science Digital Library (NSDL) Annual Meeting.

Grant Grants and Contracts
• Han, Y. & Rawan, A. (2009). Preserving and Creating Access to Unique Afghanistan Literature, Phase II. National Endowment for the Humanities, $350,000. (pending)
• Han, Y. [40%, Technical Lead] & Rawan, A. [60%, PI]. (2007). Preserving and Creating Access to Unique Afghanistan Literature from the Jihad Period. National Endowment for the Humanities, $299,431
• Han, Y. [50%, Co-PI] & Martin, J. [50%, PI]. (2006). Preserving the History of United States Agriculture and Rural Life: State and Local Literature, 1820-1945. National Endowment for the Humanities, $125,000.
• Han, Y. [Technical Lead] & Rawan, A. [PI]. (2006) Afghan eQuality Digital Library Alliance: Phase I and Phase II. United States Agency for International Development (Contract with Washington State University). $188,000.
• Han, Y. [Co-PI, 50%], & Pfander, J. [PI, 50%]. (2004). Digitizing the back files of the Rangeland. National Agricultural Library, United States Department of Agriculture. $7,765.

Updated January 2009