A Complete Set of Ex-Libris of Chinese Zodiac Animal Symbols by Ying Han

I am glad to have a complete set of ex-libris designed by Ying HAN, a painter in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. He had been giving me customized ex-libris for every Chinese lunar new year in the past twelve years.

Updated Chinese Version of IFLA LRM Published in December 2025

The updated Chinese version of the IFLA LRM (Library Reference Model) was published at the IFLA repository: https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/42.2

As the consolidation of FRBR, FRAD and FRSAD, separate conceptual models respectively for bibliographic records, authority data and subject authority data, the IFLA LRM was published in August 2017, and the corresponding Chinese version was published in May 2020.

Later, the updated version, as amended and corrected through December 2021 by the Bibliographic Conceptual Models Review Group, was issued in July 2024.

Last year, Pat Riva remind me to do the updating of the document. When doing the updating, I also found some typos, mistakes and typesetting problems. So I spent a month to revise the document.

I am glad to see that it was finally published. I am also glad to see that my name appears in the document as a member of the FRBR Review Group.

Brass Bookmark: An Addicted Data Librarian

An Addicted Data Librarian

Brass bookmark specially designed and produced by Anjianda, artitist, writer and one of my friends, for the Chinese Version of Mauro Guerrini's Book "From Cataloguing to Metadata Creation" to Published by the National Library of China Publishing House:

从编目到元数据：心路历程 / 马乌罗·圭里尼 著 ; 巴巴拉·Ｂ.蒂利特和彼得·洛尔 序 ; 乔瓦尼·贝尔加明 跋 ; 顾犇 译注. — 北京 : 国家图书馆出版社, 2025年3月. — 180 页. — ISBN 978-7-5013-8223-8.

Brass Bookmark: A Busy Cataloger

A Busy Cataloger

Brass bookmark specially designed and produced by Anjianda, artitist, writer and one of my friends, for the Chinese Version of Mauro Guerrini's Book "From Cataloguing to Metadata Creation" to Published by the National Library of China Publishing House:

从编目到元数据：心路历程 / 马乌罗·圭里尼 著 ; 巴巴拉·Ｂ.蒂利特和彼得·洛尔 序 ; 乔瓦尼·贝尔加明 跋 ; 顾犇 译注. — 北京 : 国家图书馆出版社, 2025年3月. — 180 页. — ISBN 978-7-5013-8223-8.

Chinese Version of Mauro Guerrini's Book "From Cataloguing to Metadata Creation" to Be Published

The Chinese version of Mauro Guerrini's book From cataloguing to metadata creation to be published in March 2025.

Translator: Ben Gu （顾犇）

Publisher: National Library of China Publishing House （国家图书馆出版社）

Chinese version of RDA Registry published

The RDA Registry is updated on July 25, 2024. I can see the Chinese version uploaded along with other 17 languages. This is very important for the sharing of library cataloging records (data) in the World Wide Web age.

New Year Ex-Libris

 I just received a new year gift from Mr. Han Ying, who is one of my friends and an artist from Qingdao, Shandong Province.

This ex-libris for the coming Year of the Dragon, beginning from February 10, 2024, is a red dragon seal image inspired from the Jade Dragon of the Hongshan culture in the Northeastern China 5000 years ago.

Mr. Han promised to design a complete set of ex-libris with 12 animals from the Chinese zodiac cycle. This is the eleventh ex-libris he designed for me, and the eighth in the zodiac cycle.