Chinese version of FRAD available online

The Chinese translation of FRAD (Functional Requirements for Authority Data) is available on the IFLANET today:

http://www.ifla.org/publications/functional-requirements-for-authority-data

PDF file (700KB):

http://www.ifla.org/files/cataloguing/frad/frad_2009-zh.pdf

The translation is done by Miss WANG Lu and her colleagues in National Library of China.

Forever Sutra

Yesterday, I received a CD from Zhao Cong, a famous yong Pipa player.

The CD is a new collection of classical pieces played by her (with Pipa) and a piano, which includes:

1. Liuyang River;

2. Jazz -- Dvorak's Humoresque;

3. Dance Music of the Yi Tribe;

4. Beethoven's For Elise;

5. Butterfly Lovers, or, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai;

6. Romeo and Juliet;

7. Moonlight over Spring River;

8. Schuberts' Serenade;

9. Old Melodies of Yingzhou -- The Moon High Above;

10. Chopin's Nocturnes.

As one of Ms. Zhao's friends, I have several CD collections by her, which feature the mixture of traditional Chinese music, Western classical music and modern music. I like them very much.

She gave a lecture in National Library of China in March 2009 and had an audience of more than 100 people.

Here is Zhao Cong's blog (in Chinese):

http://blog.sina.com.cn/zhaocongpipa

Chinese version of ISBD Area 0 published

Chinese version of ISBD Area 0 (ISBD Area 0: Content Form and Media Type Area) has just been published:

http://www.ifla.org/publications/isbd-area-0-content-form-and-media-type-area

The PDF file is at the following address:

http://www.ifla.org/files/cataloguing/isbd/area-0_2009-zh.pdf

I just completed the Chinese translation during the long holiday for the New Year (January 1-3, 2010).