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Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)Research Symposium on University Museums:

Forming a University Museum Collection Networkas the Core of Frontier Research

September 11–14, 2012Kyoto University

Proceedings of APRU Research Symposium on University Museums: Forming a University Museum Collection Network as the Core of Frontier Research

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Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Research Symposium on University Museums:

Forming a University Museum Collection Networkas the Core of Frontier Research

DATE: September 11-14, 2012

VENUE: Kyoto University, Yoshida (Main) Campus Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial HallThe Kyoto University Museum

Address: Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan

HOST ORGANIZATIONS: Kyoto University http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) http://www.apru.org/

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION: The Kyoto University Foundation

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:Junichi Mori, ChairVice-President for International Relations, Kyoto University

Terufumi Ohno, Vice-Chair Director, The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University

Masaharu Motokawa, Secretary GeneralAssociate Professor, The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University

Yuta Shintaku, Program ManagerResearcher, The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University

Tetsuji Nakabo, MemberProfessor, The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University

Naoko Iwasaki, MemberProfessor, The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University

Hidetoshi Nagamasu, MemberAssociate Professor, The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University

Tsutomu Hikida, MemberProfessor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

Naoto Ishikawa, MemberProfessor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University

Masanaru Takai, MemberProfessor, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University

Hiroshi Kakui, MemberAdministrative Officer, The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University

Kimiaki Tsukagami, MemberAdministrative Officer, Research and International Department, Kyoto University

CONTACT ADDRESS:Local Organizing Committee of APRU Research Symposium on University Museums:Forming a University Museum Collection Network as the Core of Frontier Researchc/o The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, JapanTEL: +81-75-753-3287, +81-75-753-7732 FAX: +81-75-753-3276E-mail: [email protected]

SYMPOSIUM WEBSITE: http://www.museum.kyoto-u.ac.jp/apru/index.html


SCOPE OF SYMPOSIUM:University museum collections serve as important resources and stimulation for research and yield numerous scientific findings. In turn, through the research activities of university museums, collections are expanded and improved. Thus, collection and research, with their reciprocal interaction, are inseparably linked components which constitute the core of university museums. This reciprocal interaction promotes the academic activities not only of the university museums but also of the universities as a whole. The Kyoto University Museum (the organizer of this symposium) came to this understanding of the reciprocal and positive circuits of collection–research interaction through our own activities and experiences since the museum’s establishment in 1997. This perspective clearly differs from the commonly held view of university museums as merely places for maintaining collections. Operating university museums with this understanding greatly contributes to the academic achievements of museums and universities.

This symposium is being held as research symposium of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU). Each of the APRU member universities has built large and unique collections in accordance with their varied historical, cultural and natural environmental backgrounds, and each has produced rich scientific results based on its collection. Through this symposium, we would like to share the idea of reciprocal positive interaction between collection and research with other museums of APRU member universities. Furthermore, we hope to establish multilateral cooperation and networking to intensify academic activities not only of each individual APRU member university but also of the APRU network as a whole.

This symposium, therefore, aims to elucidate and share information and experience on the current status of collection and research of university museums in the Pacific Rim region. Presentations will introduce various aspects of reciprocal and positive collection-research interaction, broad collection-based research activities utilizing new technologies or approaches, the digitization of collections, and information on unique and valuable collections. Through this symposium, we will discuss the roles and importance of the multilateral university museum collection network and its role in promoting university research frontiers.

In this century, as advancing globalization brings new problems to be solved, research with a global viewpoint is of increasing importance. It is therefore anticipated that the museums of APRU member universities will play an increasingly vital role as active participants in a collection network to promote research to address global issues. We hope that this symposium will serve as the first step in endeavor towards a shared understanding of the importance of reciprocal and positive collection–research interaction in promoting academic activities in museums, and also the importance of forming an APRU university museum collection network to advance university’ research frontiers and contribute to global society.


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TIMETABLE

Venue: International Conference Hall I & II (Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall 2nd Floor)

The Kyoto University Museum

Café and Restaurant “Camphora”

09:30

10:00

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00

12:30

13:00

13:30

14:00

14:30

15:00

15:30

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Registration

13:00－17:00

WelcomeIce-Breaker

17:00－18:30

Registration

9:30－10:30

Opening Ceremony10:30－10:45

Group Photo

KeynoteLecture 1

10:50－11:30

OralPresentations

13:00－14:40

OralPresentations

15:10－16:25

PosterSession

16:30－17:45

Buffet Party

18:00－20:00

KeynoteLecture 2

9:30－10:10

OralPresentations

10:25－11:40

PosterSession

12:50－13:50

OralPresentations

14:00－16:05

GeneralDiscussion

16:20－17:00

Guided Tour ofThe Kyoto University

Museum

9:30－12:00

Meeting Place:Lobby of the Museum

Workshop“The Endeavors ofAPRU University

Museumsfor the Future”

13:30－16:00

Main Building 3rd Floor

Lecture Room

Lunch

11:45－13:00

Lunch

11:40－12:50 Lunch

12:00－13:30

Tea Break

Tea Break

Tea Break

September 11Tuesday

September 12Wednesday

September 13Thursday

September 14Friday


VENUE

Transportation from Osaka-Kansai International Airport to Kyoto Station

By JR Airport Express “Haruka” (About 75 min., cost: 3,690 JPY)

By Airport Limousine Bus (About 85 min., cost: 2,500 JPY)

Transportat ion from Kyoto Stat ion to Kyoto University

By Taxi (About 20 min., cost: approx. 1,800 yen)

By Bus (About 30 min., cost: 220 yen)No. #206: Bound for Kitaoji Bus Terminal via Higashiyama St. Please get off at “Hyakumanben” or “Kyodai Seimon Mae” bus stops.No. #17: Bound for Ginkaku-ji Temple via Kawaramachi St. Please get off at “Hyakumanben” bus stop.

Map of Venue

The Kyoto University Museum

Kyoto UniversityClock Tower Centennial Hall

#206 Kyodai Seimon Mae Bus Stop

#206 Hyakumanben Bus Stop

#17 Hyakumanben Bus Stop

Higashioji S

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Imadegawa St.

Higashi-Ichijo St.

←To Demachiyanagi Sta. (Keihan Line)

Café and Restaurant“Camphora”

Hyakumanben

Kyodai Seimon Mae

Keihan LineDemachiyanagi Sta.

Subw

ay Karasum

a Line

Karasuma-OikeSta.

Karasuma Sta.

Shijo Sta.Hankyu Kyoto Line

To Umeda(Osaka)

Subway Tozai Line

Sanjo Sta. (Keihan Line)Sanjo Keihan Sta. (Subway)

JR Tokaido LineKyoto Sta.To Osaka

Kintetsu Nara Line (to Nara) To Osaka

Kyoto UniversityYoshida Main Campus

Keihan Line

Osaka-KansaiInternational

Airport

Kyoto Sta.

Kyoto Sta.Hachijo Exit

JR Airport Express “Haruka”

Airport Limousine Bus

International Conference Hall I & II in Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall 2nd FloorOpening Ceremony, Keynote Lectures, and Oral Presentations

The Kyoto University MuseumWelcome Ice-Breaker, Poster Presentations, Guided Tour, and Workshop Café and Restaurant “Camphora”

Buffet Party


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PARTICIPATION FEE:Registration is free of charge.The fee for the buffet party is 4,000 JPY. Payment should be made in cash at the symposium registration desk at the start of the symposium.

REGISTRATION DESK:Registration desk is located at the lobby of the Kyoto University Museum (September 11 and 14), and Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall 2nd Floor (Sep. 12 and 13). You can leave your baggage at the registration desk, from 13:00 to 19:00 (Sep. 11), from 9:30 to 17:00 (Sep. 12), from 9:00 to 17:30 (Sep. 13), and from 9:00 to 16:30 (Sep. 14).

ORAL PRESENTATIONS:Presentation time is 40 minutes for keynote lecture, and 25 minutes for oral presentation, including the time for questions, comments, and discussion. Presentation file should be prepared in the format for Windows PC (Windows 7, Powerpoint 2010) or Macintosh PC (OS 10.6.8, Powerpoint 2011 or Keynote 2009), and pass it to organizing committee via USB memory or CD.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:The posters should be A0 size (841 mm wide by 1189 mm tall). Poster presentation can be displayed from 9:30 on September 12 to 16:30 on September 14, at the lobby of the Kyoto University Museum. Poster sessions are 16:30–17:45 on Sep. 12 and 12:50–13:50 on Sep. 13. The local organizing committee prepares facilities to display posters.


PROGRAM

September 12, 2012 (Wednesday)

09:30–10:30 Registration Venue: Clock Tower Centennial Hall 2nd floor

10:30–10:45 Opening Ceremony Venue: International Conference Hall I & II, Clock Tower Centennial Hall 2nd floor

Chaired by Masaharu Motokawa (Kyoto University, Japan)

10:50–11:30 Keynote Lecture 1 Chaired by David Ellis (University of Sydney, Australia)

K-01 Terufumi Ohno (Kyoto University, Japan)

University Museum Webs Network among Collection, Research, and People

11:30–11:45 Group Photo

11:45–13:00 Lunch

13:00–14:40 Oral Presentations Chaired by Tetsuji Nakabo (Kyoto University, Japan)

O-01 Halijah Ibrahim (University of Malaya, Malaysia)

The Botanical Collection and Research of University of Malaya – The Way Forward

O-02 Somsak Panha (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)

Chulalongkorn University Museum of Natural History: Museum Collection Based Research for Biodiversity Management

O-03 Hidetoshi Nagamasu (Kyoto University, Japan)

Botanical Collection of Kyoto University and the Network of Herbaria in the World

O-04 Huan Xuan Nguyen (VNU University of Science, Vietnam)

A General Introduction on the Collection in Biological Museum of Vietnam National University: Present Status and its Use in Training and Research

14:40–15:10 Tea Break

15:10–16:25 Oral Presentations Chaired by Heok Hui Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

O-05 Laura Phillips (University of Washington, USA)

Collection-centered Research in Archaeology: A Critical Need in a Collaborative Environment

O-06 Chengxin Fu (Zhejiang University, China)

Botanical Collection in East China and Researches on Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Some Plant Groups


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O-07 Ayumi Terada (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

The Experimental Activities of the University Museum, the University of Tokyo – Focusing on the Utilization of the University Museum Collection through Mobilemuseum Project

16:30–17:45 Poster Session Venue: Lobby of The Kyoto University Museum

18:00–20:00 Buffet Party Venue: Café and Restaurant “Camphora”

September 13, 2012 (Thursday)

09:30–10:10 Keynote Lecture 2 Venue: International Conference Hall I & II, Clock Tower Centennial Hall 2nd floor

Chaired by Hidetoshi Nagamasu (Kyoto University, Japan)

K-02 Mark Goodwin (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

The University Museum as a Portal to Collection-based Research, Outreach, and Education

10:10–10:25 Tea Break

10:25–11:40 Oral Presentations Chaired by Ayumi Terada (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

O-08 Osamu Sasaki (Tohoku University, Japan)

From d’Orbigny-type Models to e-Foram Stock; An Innovative Methods of Data Sharing of Natural History Specimens

O-09 Andrew Jamieson (The University of Melbourne, Australia)

The University of Melbourne’s Classics and Archaeology Collection: Integrating the Digitization of Archaeological Collections and the Virtual Museum with Object-based Learning and Curriculum Engagement

O-10 Eric B. Taylor (University of British Columbia, Canada)

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC: an Experiment in Curation, Research, and Public Outreach

11:40–12:50 Lunch

12:50–13:50 Poster Session Venue: Lobby of The Kyoto University Museum


14:00–16:05 Oral Presentations Venue: International Conference Hall I & II, Clock Tower Centennial Hall 2nd floor

Chaired by Eric B. Taylor (University of British Columbia, Canada)

O-11 Seonbok Yi (Seoul National University, Korea)

Changing Environment, Changing Dilemmas – Challenges for University Museums in Korea

O-12 Heok Hui Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Upcoming Changes for the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum in 2014, Singapore

O-13 Jieh Hsiang (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

From Digital to Physical – How the NTU Museum Group Came About

O-14 David Ellis (University of Sydney, Australia)

New Uses for Old Collections: University of Sydney Museum Collections as a Research Resource

O-15 Taro Eguchi (Osaka University, Japan)

Research, Education and Social Responsibility: the Collection in the Museum of Osaka University (MOU)

16:05–16:20 Tea Break

16:20–17:00 General Discussion Co-chaired by: Terufumi Ohno (Kyoto University, Japan) Laura Phillips (University of Washington, USA) Jieh Hsiang (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)


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September 14, 2012 (Friday)

09:30–12:00 Guided Tour of the Kyoto University Museum Meeting Place: Lobby of the Kyoto University Museum

Guided by Masaharu Motokawa (Exhibition of Natural History and Technological History, and Special Exhibition, 50 min.)

Hidetoshi Nagamasu (Collection of Natural History, 50 min.) Naoko Iwasaki (Collection and Exhibition of Cultural History, 50 min.)

12:00–13:30 Lunch

13:30–16:00 Workshop “The Endeavors of APRU University Museums for the Future” Venue: Lecture Room, The Kyoto University Museum Main Building 3rd floor

Co-chaired by: Terufumi Ohno (Kyoto University, Japan) Mark Goodwin (University of California, Berkeley, USA) Andrew Jamieson (University of Melbourne, Australia)


Poster Presentations

P-01 Taxonomic Study of Terrestrial Macrophagous Leeches Based on the Voucher Specimens Deposited in the Zoological Collection of Kyoto University

Takafumi NakanoGraduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan

P-02 Morphometric Analyses of Genitalia Variation in the Fischer’s Blue, Tongeia fischeri (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in Japan

Ekgachai Jeratthitikul1*, Masaya Yago2, and Tsutomu Hikida1 1Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan, 2The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Japan

P-03 Evolutionary History of Skull Morphology of the Large Japanese Field Mouse, Apodemus speciosus

Yuta Shintaku The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan

P-04 Ecogeographic Variation of Skeletal Nasal Complex in Japanese Monkeys

Tsuyoshi ItoPrimate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan

P-05 Investigating Developmental Mechanisms in Non-laboratory Animals using Museum Specimens

Masakazu Asahara Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan

P-06 Zoological Research in Taihoku Imperial University Elucidated from the Collection in National Taiwan University

Masaharu Motokawa1* and Hon-Tsen Yu2 1The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan, 2Institute of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

P-07 Calculus Bovis: Traditional Knowledge and Quality Standardization

Kyoko Takahashi1,2*, Yuko Azuma2, Kayoko Shimada2, and Masaya Kawase3 1Museum of Osaka University, Osaka University, Japan, 2Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Japan, 3Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan

P-08 Fossilia Ossis Mastodi: Pharmaceutical Significance and Historical Origin

Kazuki Oguri1*, Ken Ito2, Yuto Nakamura2, Kayoko Shimada2, Yoshitsugu Kobayashi3, Jun-chang Lü4, and Kyoko Takahashi1,2 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Japan, 2Museum of Osaka University, Osaka University, Japan, 3The Hokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University, Japan, 4Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences


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P-09 Researches and the Exhibition of a Large Log Excavated at The North Campus of Kyoto University

Yumiko Murakami1*, Makoto Tomii2, Takura Izumi2, and Terufumi Ohno1

1The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan, 2Center for Cultural Heritage Studies, Kyoto Universituy, Japan, 3Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, Japan

P-10 Visualization for Crude Drugs Inherited in Koan Ogata’s Medicine Chest

Kayoko Shimada1*, Kazuki Oguri1, Ayane Yoshikawa1, Sayuri Kondo1, Yuto Nakamura1, Ken Ito2, Michihito Murata3,4, Waka Hirokawa2,4, Setsuya Hashidzume2,3,4, Taro Eguchi4, and Kyoko Takahashi2,3,4 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Japan, 2Museum of Osaka University, Osaka University, 3Graduate School of Letters, Osaka University, Japan, 4Tekijuku Commemoration Center, Osaka University, Japan

P-11 Genomic Data Visualizations as Artifacts for Communicating and Understanding Biological Science

George Tremmel*, Atsushi Niida, and Satoru Miyano Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The university of Tokyo

P-12 Introduction of GBIF Japan and Utilization of GBIF Data

Keiichi Matsuura1*, Tsuyoshi Hosoya1, Atsushi Ebihara1, Utsugi Jinbo1, Hideaki Sugawara2, Yukiko Yamazaki2, and Motomi Ito3 1National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan, 2National Institute of Genetics, Japan, 3The University of Tokyo, Japan

P-13 Digitization of Herbarium Collection in National Taiwan University

Su-Wei Fan*, Ya-Chun Wang, Shiow-Yu Yang, Chia-Ling Lu, Shan-Huah Wu, and Chang-Fu Hsieh Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

P-14 Value-added Network for Insect Specimen Digital Archives Project

Po-Yen Chen*, Yi-Chih Yu, Tsung-Ju Tsai, and Shiuh-Feng Shiao Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

P-15 The Database System of The Museum of Osaka University

Jiro Toyoda The Museum of Osaka University, Osaka University, Japan

P-16 Digital Museum of Chinese Universities (DMCU): Toward a New Paradigm for University Museums in China

Shaochun Dong1*, Shijin Xu1, and Xinjun Tian2 1School of Earth Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, China, 2School of Life Science, Nanjin University, China

P-17 Sharing Our Unique Culture and Bio-diversity as well as Our Spirit and Experiences with the World: Taiwan e-Learning and Digital Archives Program

Simon C. Lin* and Meng-Yin Wu Academia Sinica, Taiwan


P-18 Activites of “Research Resource Archive, Kyoto University”

Haruyoshi Gotoh*, Kentaro Toda, Shunsuke Yamashita, Yuko Okuda, and Hidetoshi Nagamasu The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan

P-19 Memorizing the University’s past and Present: Kyoto University Archives and its Activities

Takahiro Sakaguchi, Takahiro Fuke, and Shin Nishiyama* Kyoto University Archives, Kyoto University, Japan

P-20 Restoring a Lost Mural: Working with the Museum of Asian Art, University of Malaya

Amelia Ilyas* and Zuraini Md Ali Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Malaysia

P-21 FEFU Educational-Scientific Museum Collections

Aleksandr Popov* and Boris StarostinFEFU Educational-Scientific Museum, Far Eastern Federal University, Russia

P-22 The Cultural Historical Collections in the Kyoto University Museum

Naoko Iwasaki1*, Yumiko Murakami1, Takura Izumi2, Shinji Yoshikawa2, and Kazuko Tanaka2

1The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan, 2Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, Japan

P-23 Primate Collection and Database of Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University

Masanaru Takai*, Tsuyoshi Ito, and Yuichiro Nishioka Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan

P-24 Rediscovered Type Specimens in the Fish Collection of Kyoto University (FAKU)

Yoshiaki Kai1* and Tetsuji Nakabo2

1Maizuru Fisheries Research Station, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Japan, 2The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan

P-25 The Collection in Art and Archaeology Museum of Nanjing University: an Endeavor in Education, Research and Practice

Xiaoqi Wang* and Tao ShuiDepartment of History and Art and Archaeology Museum, Nanjing University, China

P-26 Herpetology and Plant Museum in Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sceinces

Jianping JiangChengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

P-27 Fun and Learning: The Creative Activities of the National Taiwan University Museums

An-ming Chang* and Yi-chun LinGallery of National Taiwan University History / NTU Museums, National Taiwan University, Taiwan


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P-28 Fr. Gerard Braeckman Museum: an Arm in Biodiversity Studies in the Cordillera Region, Northern Phillipines

Paulina A. Bawingan* and Ma. Arlyn S. RebogioSchool of Natural Sciences, Saint Louis University, Philippines

P-29 Rudiments of a Natural History Museum: Building from Existing Collections Deposited by Students

Joel M. Chavez* and Jose Santos R. Carandang, VIBiology Department, De La Salle University, Philippines

P-30 Introduction to the Herbarium of Biological Museum, VNU University of Science

Duc Anh Nguyen1,2, Thanh Kim Thi Nguyen1,2, Lien Thuy Nguyen1,2, Thanh Trung Nguyen1,2*, Ninh Tran1,2, Thin Nghia Nguyen1,2, Huan Xuan Nguyen3, and Kiet Tam Trinh4

1The Herbarium, Biological Museum, VNU University of Science, Vietnam, 2Department of Botany, Faculty of Biology, VNU University of Science, Vietnam, 3Biological Museum, the Faculty of Biology, VNU University of Science, 4VNU Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vietnam

P-31 Chulalongkorn University Museums and Collections

Somsak Panha*, Thanit Siriboon, and Nattavadee NantaratDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

P-32 The Museum of Asian Art, University of Malaya: An Invitation to Explore

N. N. Edzan1* and Abdul Aziz Rashid2 1Library, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2Museum of Asian Art, University of Malaya, Malaysia

P-33 ‘Culture on Campus’: The University of Melbourne’s Cultural Collections and Cultural Collections Projects Program

Andrew JamiesonClassics and Archaeology, Ian Potter Museum of Art and School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia

P-34 University of Sydney Cultural and Scientific Museum Collections

David EllisMuseums at University of Sydney, University of Sydney, Australia


WORKSHOP “The Endeavors of APRU University Museums for the Future”

Discussion Agenda

This is the first symposium on university museums not only under the framework of an APRU Research Symposium, but also in the Asia-Pacific region in general. We have placed particular emphasis on the reciprocal interaction between collections and research which occurs in and around university museums. In this symposium, seventeen invited speakers from eleven countries and regions will report their varied and valuable experience on research and other activities based on university museum collections. Referring to these talks, we hope to discuss 1) the key missions of university museums, 2) the expected role of a university museum collection network, and 3) the way in which we can create this network to promote frontier research in the Asia-Pacific region. We hope we can discuss the current challenges that we all face today, as well as identify common ground and future directions which will be of mutual benefit for the APRU member university museums.

1. The key missions of university museums: is our “dogma” that university museum should be collection-research centered acceptable?

In this APRU Research Symposium, we have emphasized the reciprocal and positive interaction between collections and research. However, we know that the mission of university museums also include the following:

1) Collecting, sorting, and keeping specimens and objects.2) Providing information about collections to various users (researchers, students, and general public) for to

enable them to access collections. 3) Making collections available to researchers and students for research and education.4) Making the results of research and education based on museum collections, as well as other achievements

of university, familiar to the public.5) Developing and carrying out research projects based on collections.6) Actively taking part in the education of students, and in supporting recurrent learners and life-long

learners.

In Japan at least, many university administrations seem to focus mainly on only one of the above six important missions, namely, making the university’s achievements in research and education more familiar to the public. However, we, the organizers of this symposium believe that the reciprocal relationship between collections and research should be placed at the center of the university museum’s missions, as this would enhance the various missions of university museums, including public relations. We would like to discuss whether this “dogma” is acceptable or not, with reference to the above six missions. Through this rather radical line of inquiry, we hope to gain a much clearer definition of “university museum”.

2. The expected role of an APRU university museum collection network

APRU member university museums have unique cultural and historical backgrounds as well as distinguished research capability. Therefore, creating a network of those museums with a special emphasis on their collections may enhance the research, education, and other important activities of APRU universities as a whole. This network may also make contributions to addressing the challenges faced by global society. Here, we would like to share our visions of what kind of positive impact networking the APRU university museum collections could have for our museums, universities, and society.

3. What should we do to develop the APRU university museum collection network?

After sharing our visions of brilliant future for the APRU university museums, we must work out concrete strategies to realize that vision in the near future. We would, therefore, like to discuss the practical steps required for the formation of the collection network and how it should be utilized to advance research frontiers. For example, how can we unlock the collections of each university and promote more open access for colleagues from other museums. It may also be important to consider a more intensive sharing of collection information. Furthermore, we should meet together periodically to exchange experience and information, so that we can develop an increasingly effective strategy to realize and improve our collection network. We would, therefore, also like to discuss the 2nd Research Symposium on University Museums.


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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Name Affiliation Presentation

Akiyama, Hiroyuki Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo, Japan

Asahara, Masakazu Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan P-05

Bawingan, Paulina A. Deparment of Biology, Saint Louis University, Philippines P-28

Chang, An-ming University Museums Gallery of University History, National Taiwan University

P-27

Chavez, Joel M. Biology Department, De La Salle University, Philippines P-29

Chen, Po-Yen Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan P-14

Dong, Shaochun School of Earth Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, China P-16

Eguchi, Taro Osaka University, Japan O-15

Ellis, David University Museums of Sydney, University of Sydney, Australia O-14, P-34

Fan, Su-Wei Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

P-13

Fu, Chengxin Institute of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, China

O-06

Goodwin, Mark University of California Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, USA

K-02

Gotoh, Haruyoshi The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan P-18

Hashizume, Setsuya The Museum of Osaka University, Osaka University, Japan

Hikida, Tsutomu Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan

Hsiang, Jieh Research Center for Digital Humanities, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

O-13

Ibrahim, Halijah Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia

O-01

Ilyas, Amelia Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Malaysia P-20

Ishikawa, Naoto Graduate School of Human and Environment Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto

Ito, Tsuyoshi Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan P-04

Iwasaki, Naoko The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan P-22


Jamieson, Andrew Ian Potter Museum of Art & School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne, Australia

O-09, P-33

Jeratthitikul, Ekgachai Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan P-02

Jiang, Jianping Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, China P-26

Kai, Yoshiaki Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Japan P-24

Kato, Mamoru Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan

Koizumi, Miyako Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan

Liao, Lawrence Manzano Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Japan

Lin, Simon C. Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan P-17

Matsuura, Keiichi National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan P-12

Mori, Junichi The Organization for the Promotion of International Relations, Kyoto University, Japan

Motokawa, Masaharu The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan P-06

Murakami, Yumiko The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan P-09

Murphy, Jock University Library, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Murray, Louis Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Nagamasu, Hidetoshi The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan O-03

Nakabo, Tetsuji The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan

Nakano, Takafumi Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan P-01

Narita, Kentaro The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan

Nguyen, Huan Xuan Biological Museum and Faculty of biology, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

O-04, P-30

Nor Edzan Che Nasir Library, University of Malaya, Malaysia P-32

Oguri, Kazuki Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Studies, Osaka University, Japan P-08

Ohno, Terufumi The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan K-01

Panha, Somsak Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand O-02, P-31


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Phillips, Laura Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, USA

O-05

Popov, Aleksandr FEFU Educational - Scientif ic Museum, Far Eastern Federal University, Russia

P-21

Rebogio, S. Ma. Arlyn Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, Philippines

Sakaguchi, Takahiro University Archives, Kyoto University, Japan P-19

Sasaki, Osamu The Tohoku University Museum, Tohoku University, Japan O-08

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