Centre for Knowledge and Information, shorted as CKI, is the combination of Learning Mall, Library, Management Information Technology and System Office (MITS), Museum, and University Marketing and Communications (UMC).
Learning Mall Vision:
An Accessible University for All Driven by Technology.
Library Vision:
As a research-led academic library, XJTLU Library enriches the intellectual and creative life of our communities and beyond by advancing information discovery, creation, dissemination and preservation of knowledge.
MITS Vision:
To drive business innovation and support business strategy to acquire core competitiveness.
Museum Vision:
To become XJTLU campus culture leading point and bridging for Integration, Inheritance and Innovation.
UMC Vision:
We enhance the University’s brand and reputation by leveraging our professional support. We work across the marketing and communications mix: conducting research on brand strategy, managing media and public relations, creating news and marketing content.
HIGHLIGHTS
MITS SUCCESSFULLY HOSTED COMMUNICATION MEETINGS FOR TWO SCHOOLS
On July 26th, MITS hosted communication meetings between MITS/LM with Business School and Maths School for the coming semester. During the meeting, MITS reviewed the issues and suggestions made from the last meeting and introduced the PC Anywhere platform and a university-level HPC center that will be available to all faculty members next semester. The Learning Mall Leadership has shared new projects and solutions benefiting teaching and learning affairs.
School representatives have also raised some new issues and expectations for MITS. MITS responded to the concerns brought up by the teachers and carefully noted problems and requirements. MITS will keep schools updated with progress and work out solutions as soon as we obtain all necessary resources and tools.
Colleagues from the Learning Mall have also joined us in the meeting and responded to questions related to online learning platforms. MITS will continue hosting communication meetings with more schools in the following month.
SYSTEMS UPGRADE AND MAINTENANCE
During July, MITS implemented upgrades and maintenance of systems, including Expense Control System, Telephone System, Server Load Balancer, PC Anywhere, and BOX (Campus Cloud Storage System), to provide better service and enhance system security and stability.
After the upgrades and maintenance, the new Call Center System started its new mission. The upgraded system made it easier for the service centre to collect phone logs and generate reports, which would be used to improve our service quality in the future.
PC Anywhere platform is backed up by a high redundant network to ensure high availability and significantly reduces the risk of unexpected interruptions. In addition, by increasing the network load balancing, the PC Anywhere platform has higher network bandwidth and improves the concurrent performance of the network.
MITS WARNING FAKE EMAILS AND PHISHING ATTACKS
Recently, overseas hacker organizations have attacked the mail systems of many colleges and universities in China. Some mail information has been maliciously stolen, which poses a hidden risk of information leakage.
MITS reminds everyone to beware of phishing emails, even from familiar senders. If the content of the email is bizarre or deviates from the sender's usual email style, do not easily click the link inside, download any attachments or scan QR codes of unknown origin. If you need help, please get in touch with us as soon as possible.
If you need to change the password of your XJTLU account, please go to the Authentication Centre of XJTLU (Link: https://sso.xjtlu.edu.cn).
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GIVING HISTORY A FUTURE EXHIBITION FOR GRADUATION SUMMER MARKET 2022
XJTLU Museum and University Marketing and Communication Department held a co-exhibition named “Giving History a Future” at Campus Tunnel. It contains two parts: “Historic Memorabilia of XJTLU” Photo Exhibition and “XJTLU in Media” Essence Collection of One Hundred News Reports Exhibition.
The exhibition aims to serve for the graduates’ or guests’ receptions, showcase achievements and developments from University, and celebrate the graduation of the Class of July 2022. As our students grow and move on, so does Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University develop every year. Wish all our 2022 graduates can have a bright future!
WORLDWIDE FAMOUS MUSEUMS AND DOCUMENTARIES RECOMMENDATION
In the post-epidemic era, online learning has become the norm. XJTLU MUSEUM has organized online exhibition information of various museums and museum-related documentaries for XJTLUers to learn the art and cultural knowledge online. In addition, XJTLU MUSEUM has also sorted out the wonderful offline exhibitions of the surrounding museums for XJTLUers to visit exhibitions offline. Please subscribe museum's official WeChat account: XJTLU MUSEUM to obtain more online learning resources.
NOTICES
MUSEUM MAINTENANCE NOTICE
In order to better improve the safety and visiting experience of the Museum, please be noted that there will be equipment maintenance and upgrades in Museum (CB123w).
The effective date: 1st August -12th August
The Museum visit tour and venue booking would be out of service at the above time. We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding. If there are any questions and requirements, please feel free to contact us by calling 88188326/9042 or send an email to museum@xjtlu.edu.cn.
HIGHLIGHTS
THIS SEMESTER IS COMING TO AN END, AND IT IS TIME FOR A “MEDICAL EXAMINATION”!
Before the graduation ceremony, we created an interesting WeChat post with rewarded interaction. Its first purpose was to inform graduates that XJTLU was looking forward to their return and arranged some memorable places to take photos. Secondly, the article also encouraged readers to name the XJTLU IP bird. As expected, we got positive responses from our readers.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NEW XJTLU STUDENTS! YOUR OFFER LETTER IS ON THE WAY!
Considering that many readers, especially incoming freshmen, were curious about the design of the offer letters and their distribution, we created this WeChat post to introduce all the materials included. This article was the most popular in July, receiving 15,802 page views and 114 engagements.
NEWS
NEWS WRITTEN IN JULY
In July, UMC published 30 news articles. The topics include the 2022 commencement speech by the Executive President, research achievements, graduation ceremony, campus life, students’ stories, external communication, and collaboration.
To know more: https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/news/all-news
HIGHLIGHTS
LEARNING MALL UPGRADED
On July 6, Learning Mall was upgraded into two platforms- Learning Mall Core and Learning Mall Premium. The upgraded landing page makes it easier for XJTLU users to access the Learning Mall platforms.
As the center of innovation, R&D, and entrepreneurship for XJTLU, Learning Mall Core is designed to support and enhance the university's learning and teaching effectiveness.
Learning Mall Premium is officially open to learners, educators, and innovators worldwide, to fulfil its commitment to creating an integrated and innovative education ecology, creating an education platform that fully integrates online and offline, and providing resources, platforms, and support for the realisation of XJTLU education exploration.
Meanwhile, numbers of national, provincial and municipal media reported the event, including China Daily, China.org.cn, the website of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, Suzhou Daily, Yangtse Evening Post, etc.
LEARNING MALL HELD AN ONSITE PREMIUM TOPICAL COURSE
In July, Learning Mall held an onsite course on enhancing the international ability of vocational education. The course invited 6 speakers in total.
Dr. Xin Bi, Director of the Learning Mall and the University’s Centre for Knowledge and Information spoke on the topic of the exploration and practice of internationalization of XJTLU.
Also, Educational Technologist of Learning Mall Kenneth Simmons gave a special lecture on educational technology innovation and practice of XJTLU. The entire lecture used an AI translator to deliver knowledge.
Furthermore, AI translators will be widely used in Learning Mall, including automatic translation, full language coverage, etc.
LEARNING MALL CELEBRATED GRADUATION WITH STUDENTS
During the graduation season, Learning Mall developed many fun activities both online and offline to celebrate students’ graduation and make wonderful memories with them together.
From July 25 to 28, Learning Mall set up booths in CB and the north and south underpass. Students have taken photos with the specially designed background panels of Learning Mall and share their moments on social media.
Some students said that they will miss XJTLU and hope to take the memory of Learning Mall on their next journey.
NOTICES
2022 SINO-FOREIGN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY CONFERENCE HELD AT UNNC
On 8 July, the 2022 Sino-Foreign University Library Conference was successfully held at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). Representatives of 10 Sino-foreign universities and representatives from Hangzhou Innovation Institute Beihang University, Princeton University Press and Elsevier joined the conference online or in person, and discussed the current and future situation of Sino-foreign university libraries.
During the conference, representatives from 10 universities shared their recent achievements and discussed the four themes of “Physical Library and Collection Promotion”, “Research Services and Metadata Management”, “Digital Learning and Digital Literacy”, and “Engagement, Branding and Outreach”.
HIGHLIGHTS
XJTLU LIBRARY STOCKTAKING SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
In accordance with the XJTLU Fixed Assets Management Policy and to improve our service, a full stocktaking has been successfully completed from 14th June to 5th July 2022. During the period, the circulation service had been temporarily suspended in order to ensure the accuracy of stocktaking data and results. This time, a total of more than 600,000 books were been inventoried and 13 staff involved in the stocktaking and data processing.
Stocktaking is an important tool to accurately grasp the state of the catalogued collections in the library. It will help us to check the quality of the collection, find the suspected lost books on the wrong shelves and facilitate readers to locate and borrow books smoothly.
NOTICES
XJTLU LIBRARY CONDUCTED A FIELD SURVEY OF TAICANG CAMPUS
In order to better know the ongoing construction process of Taicang campus, XJTLU Library conducted a field survey of Taicang campus on July 20th, 2022. It indicated that the scale of Taicang Library has been preliminarily completed, and the furniture has not yet entered the site. The whole process is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Through the on-site survey, the Library staff proposed modified requirements for some details, thus Taicang responsible party can make subsequent adjustments to optimize the user experience. In the near future, the Library at Taicang campus will still play the role of Research Support and Learning Centre in XJTLU, and make a tight connection with the SIP campus.
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