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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">We are thrilled to announce the 2025 ENKRS Conference, made possible through the generous support of the Korea Foundation. This year’s conference will
be hosted at <b>Palacký University Library in Olomouc, Czech Republic, from May 22 st to May 24th.
</b>The main conference starts on May 22nd, with May 21st being used for cataloguers and metadata specialists to meet for a pre-conference event.<b>
</b>More information will follow soon on our website: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.enkrs.net/about"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.enkrs.net/about</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">
Please watch these videos to get a sense of </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYs2iHtvpac&ab_channel=m-ARK" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYs2iHtvpac&ab_channel=m-ARK"><span lang="EN-US">host
city</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"> and
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MVdrSPKmXs&ab_channel=univerzita.palackeho" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MVdrSPKmXs&ab_channel=univerzita.palackeho"><span lang="EN-US">host
institute</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"> of 2025: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Funding<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">With many thanks to the Korea Foundation, we have secured funding to cover travel and hotel costs for a limited number of ENKRS members. Registration will open on
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#ED5C57">January 30<sup>th</sup> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">(keep an eye on your inbox!) and will be
handled on a first-come-first-serve basis, though preference will be given to first-time attendees. Only one person per institute can apply for funding (EU and UK institutes only).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Conference Theme<br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">The theme for the 2025 conference is:
<i>“Korean Studies Librarianship and Digital Humanities – Opportunities and Challenges for Librarians in Supporting the Next Generation of Korean Studies Scholars.” </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Call for Guest Instructor</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><br>
We are seeking a guest instructor librarian with expertise or significant experience in Digital Humanities. This role includes partial financial support, covering airfare and hotel accommodations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Call for Presentations</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><br>
We welcome presentation proposals related to the conference theme. Additionally, as the ENKRS conference serves as a rare networking opportunity for Europe-based Korean studies librarians, we encourage presentations from the ENKRS members addressing local conditions,
collections, activities, and challenges in Korean studies librarianship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">For inquiries or questions please contact the ENKRS chair at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:n.m.kreeft@library.leidenuniv.nl"><span lang="EN-US">n.m.kreeft@library.leidenuniv.nl</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">We look forward to welcoming you to Olomouc!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Warm regards, on behalf of the ENKRS board,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Nadia Kreeft-Mishkovskyi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Chair of ENKRS, 2023 – 2028<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:KO">Hu, Jing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="KO" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:DengXian;mso-fareast-language:KO">胡靜</span><span lang="KO" style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:KO">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:KO">(</span><span lang="KO" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Malgun Gothic",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:KO">호정</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Malgun Gothic",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:KO">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE">East Asia Department · Subject Specialist for Korean Studies
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE">Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE">10785 Berlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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