Using digital storytelling with local history: Waglan Island Lighthouse and the Father of the Fishermen in Hong Kong

Steve Ching; Wai Lok Richard WONG

Using digital storytelling with local history: Waglan Island Lighthouse and the Father of the Fishermen in Hong Kong

Steve Ching, Wai Lok Richard WONG

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

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Abstract

Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections (LHRC) at the Run Run Shaw Library of City University of Hong Kong makes Digital Humanities a participatory force within the local Hong Kong community. First lit in 1893, the Waglan Island Lighthouse is one of 34 lighthouses built along the coast of China by the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service. In the 1950s, Charles Thirlwell uplifted the social status of once ostracized local fishermen community through international dragon boat races.

Guided by the Association of College & Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, students from different cultures, skills and fields of interest contributed by conducting focused research on lighthouse heritage, creating digital story-telling outputs and developing documentaries. Their research outputs are being archived and can be used in future exhibitions to serve as teaching and learning materials for the local communities and future generations. LHRC was designed to mimic a research cycle from content creation to publications, so that students are more incentivized to contribute and as such reinforces their sense of belonging to Hong Kong.

© 2023 by Steve Ching and Wai Lok Richard Wong.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Subtitle of host publication	World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) Materials
Place of Publication	Hague, Netherlands
Publication status	Published - Aug 2023
Event	IFLA Local History and Genealogy Satellite Meeting 2023: Innovative approaches in engaging people with local history and genealogy - KU Leuven Libraries, Leuven, Belgium Duration: 17 Aug 2023 → 18 Aug 2023 https://www.ifla.org/events/registration-open-ifla-local-history-and-genealogy-satellite-meeting-2023-leuven-belgium/

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Meeting	IFLA Local History and Genealogy Satellite Meeting 2023
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Leuven
Period	17/08/23 → 18/08/23
Internet address	https://www.ifla.org/events/registration-open-ifla-local-history-and-genealogy-satellite-meeting-2023-leuven-belgium/

Research Keywords

information literacy
Digital storytelling
learning engagement
LHRC
Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections
Waglan Island Lighthouse
Charlie Thirlwell
Father of Fishermen
Lighthouse Memories
Metaverse

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Ching, S & WONG, WLR 2023, Using digital storytelling with local history: Waglan Island Lighthouse and the Father of the Fishermen in Hong Kong. in International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) Materials. Hague, Netherlands, IFLA Local History and Genealogy Satellite Meeting 2023, Leuven, Belgium, 17/08/23. <https://repository.ifla.org/handle/123456789/2794>

Using digital storytelling with local history: Waglan Island Lighthouse and the Father of the Fishermen in Hong Kong. / Ching, Steve; WONG, Wai Lok Richard.
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) Materials. Hague, Netherlands, 2023.

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

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