Friday, July 17, 2009

Ren Jiyu's Farewell Service was held in Beijing yesterday

Prof. REN Jiyu's Farewell Service was held in Beijing yesterday morning. Prime Minister WEN Jiabao and other government officials attended the service.
There were about 3000 participants, including 600 staff of National Library of China.
REN Jiyu was Director of National Library of China (1987-2005) and Honorary Director of National Library of China (2005-2009). He is a notable scholar in Chinese philosophy, especially in Buddhist research.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Chinese Translations of IFLA Papers Available Online

Volunteers from National Library of China and East China Normal University Library have translated 13 papers related to cataloging for the IFLA General Conference (WLIC) in Milan:

Friday, July 10, 2009

Prof. JI Xianlin passed away this morning

Ji Xianlin, Professor of Peking Univerisity and master of Chinese culture, passed away in Beijing this morning at 8:50am.

Prof. REN Jiyu, Honorary National Librarian of China, passed away

Prof. REN Jiyu passed away this morning at 4:30am (Beijing Time).
Prof. Ren was a famous philosopher, and used to be the Director (1987-2005) and Honorary Director (2005-2009) of National Library of China.