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Mongolian Libraries Assessment: A Collaboration Between Western Washington University And The American Center For Mongolian Studies, J. Gabe Gossett, Jenny K. Oleen

Western Libraries Departmental, Committee, and Working Group Documents

In November, 2015, Western Washington University (WWU) librarians Jenny Oleen and Gabe Gossett, the authors of this report, were invited to visit Ulaanbaatar in order to do a preliminary assessment of library services in the area and participate in a conference. The assessment was supported by the American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) and WWU with the purpose of identifying ways in which there could be improved collaboration and development between Mongolian libraries, ACMS, and WWU (Western Libraries in particular). The librarians made numerous site visits over a two week period in Ulaanbaatar and the surrounding area to gather information …