Tsukuba Professor Chieko Mizoue Presents on Senior Services

On February 7, 2023, Dr. Chieko Mizoue gave a talk “Characteristics of Information Seeking Behaviors of Older People in a Public Library” to students in Dr. Asato’s LIS 610 Foundations of the Information Professions class and students in the ALA Student Chapter, which co-sponsored the event. Dr. Mizoue is a leading scholar on Japanese Librarianship and is currently serving as the University of Tsukuba’s Vice President. She was instrumental in developing the UHM LIS Program’s sister school relationship with the University of Tsukuba in 2009 with Professors Asato, Harada, and Wertheimer. Since that time Professor Mizoue has visited UHM a number of times.