Showing posts with label NLC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NLC. Show all posts

Monday, March 14, 2022

Greetings from NLC Colleagues in Ten Languages

Greetings from my colleagues from the National Library of China in ten languages - English, Russian, Japanese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, German, French and Chinese

发扬冬奥精神:勇于拼搏,超越自我。(张婉莹 英语)

Promote the spirit of the Olympics Winter Games, try your best and be a better person.

牢记国图使命:薪火相继,传承文明。(张楚彬 俄语)

Запомнить миссию государственной библиотеки, передать огонёк великой китайской цивилизации из поколения в поколение.

愿祖国繁荣昌盛,山河无恙,国泰民安!(牛雪妮 日文)

故国が繁盛し、山河が無事で、 国が太平で、民も平安であることを願がっております。

发扬冬奥精神:勇于拼搏,超越自我。(张薇 泰语)

ดำเนินการวิญญาณของโอลิมปิกฤดูหนาว กล้าหาญมากพอ ปล่อยให้ตัวเองดีขึ้น

牢记国图使命:薪火相继,传承文明。(吴蓓蓓 韩语)

국가도서관의 사명을 명심하고,전인의 지혜를  전수하며,  문명을 전승합시다.

愿祖国繁荣昌盛,山河无恙,国泰民安!(王小红 越南语)

Mong tổ quốc phổn vinh thịnh vượng, non nươc yên ổn, quốc thái dân an.

发扬冬奥精神:勇于拼搏,超越自我。(刘嘉慧 印尼语)

Teruskan semangat Olimpiade Musim Dingin: berani berjuang dan melampaui diri sendiri!

牢记国图使命:薪火相继,传承文明。(唐玉屏 德语)

Behalten wir uns den Auftrag der Chinesischen Nationalbibliothek im Gedächtnis: die chinesiche Kultur weiterzugeben, die menschliche Zivilisation weiterzugeben.

愿祖国繁荣昌盛,山河无恙,国泰民安!(杨柳  法语)

Que la patrie soit florissante, la nation intacte, le pays prospère et le peuple en paix.

愿祖国繁荣昌盛,山河无恙,国泰民安,让我们一起向未来!( 合   中文)


Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Chinese Version of IFLA LRM Published

The Chinese version of the IFLA LRM (IFLA Library Reference Model: a Conceptual Model for Bibliographic Information) was published on the IFLA website on December 5, 2020. It was translated by catalogers of the National Library of China in the past two years.

Since the publication of FRBR in 1998, there had been little attention from the Chinese library community until September 2002, when Barbara Tillett visited Beijing and introduced it to colleagues in China. During the middle of the first decade of the 21st century, there were quite a lot of articles on FRBR published in Chinese journals of library science, and there were also some experimental projects for the application of FRBR to Chinese library catalogs. The Chinese version of FRBR (jointly by librarians from Shanghai Jiao Tong University Library, the Shanghai Library, Peking University Library and the National Library of China) was finally released on the IFLA website in 2008.

With the adaptation of ISBD to FRBR, the conceptual model family has been paid more attention by Chinese library catalogers and scholars. FRAD (Functional Requirements for Authority Data) was translated into Chinese by Lu WANG and other colleagues from the National Library of China (NLC), and was published in January 2010. Then, FRSAD (Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data) was translated by Sha LIU from the Wuhan University, and was published in December 2013.

However, FRBRoo and LRM had received little attention from China before 2016, when Pat Riva gave a lecture with the title “IFLA Library Reference Model: Overview” in NLC, Beijing, China, October 21. About 120 librarians from NLC and other libraries in Beijing attended the lecture, and got latest information about the IFLA LRM. Then, more Chinese librarians began to keep up with the future development of FRBR/LRM.

Since the RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign (3R) Project has implemented the IFLA LRM, we think it important to have a Chinese version. Thus, six catalogers from NLC jointly completed the translation, and finalized it in May 2020. Much time was spent for the deliberation of the text and the understanding of the new terms, and the translation is also a process of comparison and learning of related standards, formats and rules.

We hope the Chinese version of the IFLA LRM will promote the understanding of international cataloging related activities in the Chinese library community. 

https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/11412

Friday, February 21, 2020

Daily Life under the Shadow of the Virus


We began our long holiday on January 24 (Chinese lunar new year eve), and then the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) broke out.
The holiday was prolonged, and then we have to work at home.
I have been very busy, and didn't spend much time with my family. Now, I can spend time at home, and clean the rooms, repair electrical and plumbering equipments, read books, practice musical instruments, cook different dishes, etc., everyday.
Of course, the library is still closed.
I hope it will be better soon.

Saturday, September 21, 2019

110th Anniversary of the National Library of China

110th Anniversary of the National Library of China, September 9, 2019.



Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Reading ceremony for the Book Day

Reading ceremony at the National Library of China for the World Book and Copyright Day, April 23, 2019. CCTV reported this event immediately.




Saturday, February 9, 2019

Lunar New Year

Chinese New Year began on February 5, 2019. We passed on our greetings to the readers on the day as usual. The first reader arrived as early as 8 o'clock the day before, which meant that he waited outside the library building for about 13 hours! Fortunately, he received ten award-winning books from the library as new year gifts.







Thursday, June 28, 2018

Chinese National Standard of ISSN Published

China Standard Serial Number, Part 2: ISSN (GB/T 9999.2-2018), The Chinese National Standard of ISSN, was just published in March 2018.
Since the Chinese National Standard China Standard Serial Numbering (GB/T 9999-2001, eqv ISO 3297:1998) was published in June 2002, the standard had not been revised for many years. In 2009, the China ISSN Center proposed to revised the standard, and the application was approved.
However, the drafting of the standard took much longer time than it was estimated. Finally, the revised standard was divided into two parts, with the first part for Chinese local management number (CN) and the second part for ISSN.
Based on the ISO 3297:2007, Information and Documentation -- International Standard Serial Number, the newly revised standard meets the needs for the ISSN numbers of electronic serials, and also clarifies the responsibilities of ISSN China Center.
As the director of the ISSN China Center, I began the revision of the standard in 2009, and I am glad to see the final result.

Friday, February 16, 2018

New Year of the Dog

Today is the first day of the Chinese lunar new year (the Year of the Dog). We greeted readers in the morning as usual. Many readers received little souvenirs. For the first three readers, they received ten prize-awarded new books, but they arrived as early as 9:00 pm yesterday evening. I was glad to meet a student volunteer with traditional Chinese costume.









Saturday, December 9, 2017

National Library of China becomes National Institution Representative of RDA Board

Last week, I received a message from Simon Berney-Edwards, Director of Improvement and Development, CILIP, the library and information association, which is based in London. He told me that at the meeting of the RDA Board last week, the National Library of China was selected to be the National Institution Representative: Asia (To serve 2018-2020).
RDA is a continually evolving standard that aims to reflect the requirements of the description, cataloguing and metadata community. One of its original aims was to be applicable across cultures, sectors and perspectives.
RDA is a package of data elements, guidelines, and instructions for creating library and cultural heritage resource metadata that are well-formed according to international models for user-focused linked data applications.
The role of the representative is:
  • To provide RDA Board with insight about the impact, challenges and opportunities from the perspective of a national institution that has implemented RDA.
  • To provide any relevant feedback from other National Institutions in the region.
  • To contribute to the development and delivery of the RDA Board strategic plan for the development of RDA.
  • To contribute to the overall governance of the standard including oversight of strategy, delivery, finance and risks.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Chris Oliver: Moving forward with RDA

The Journal of the National Library of China just published Chris Oliver's article "Moving forward with RDA: Based on the presentation given at the National Library of China, October 26, 2015". The original English version is available at:
and the Chinese version is available at:

Sunday, June 2, 2013

My Blog Book Published

My blog book Bookworm speaks (书山蠹语) is published by National Library of China Publishing House in May 2013.
书山蠹语 / 顾犇著 ; 韩盈插图. — 北京 : 国家图书馆出版社, 2013. — 350 页. — 978-7-5013-5056-8.
This book includes blog posts from my Sina.com blog during the last five years.
Mr. Ying HAN provides 15 illustrations for my book.
Cover




















Catalogers are chefs

Sunday, July 1, 2012

RDA training and seminar to be held soon

The National Library of China and the Library Society of China will jointly hold an RDA training session and a related seminar on the future of RDA in China.
Barbara B. Tillett, chair of JSC, will host the training session during July 9-11, 2012, and the seminar will be held in the afternoon of July 11, 2012.

Monday, February 16, 2009

NLC middle manager meeting held in Beijing

Semiannual meeting of middle managers of National Library of China is held in Fragrant Hill Hotel, Beijing, during February 17-19, 2009.
During the meeting, participants will discuss the work plan for the year 2009 and the future development strategies for the next five years.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

NLC Staff Congress Held Today


The Congress of Staff Representatives of National Library of China was held today. The representatives reviewed NLC's 2008 Annual Report and 2009 Annual Plan, 2008 Financial Report and 2009 Annual Budget, and the report for the bills submitted during 2008.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

ISSN Directors' Meeting to be held in Beijing

Meeting of the Directors of ISSN National Centres will be held in National Library of China, Beijing, September 14-18, 2009, immediately after the centennial celebration of NLC.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

VR Experience in NLC Phase II




In the Phase II (new building) of National Library of China (NLC), there is a Virtual Reality Experience Area beside the OPAC area. Readers can have a VR tour and try the VR reading station. The VR systems are controlled by user's hands through video cameras.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

ISSN China Centre begins to provide records to Ulrich

National Library of China (NLC) has just signed an agreement with ProQuest to provide bibliographic records of Chinese periodicals for inclusion in ProQuest's Ulrichsweb.com and in the Ulrich's Periodical Directory. The ISSN China Centre in NLC will submit about 12,000 records this year, and will submit about 1,000 new and updated records every year since 2008.

The cooperation between NLC and ProQuest will promote the internationalization of both Chinese periodicals publishing and Chinese library cataloging.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

NLC new building to be opened on September 9, 2008

The new building (Phase II) of NLC (National Library of China) is ready to be opened on September 9, 2008, at 9 o'clock (090909). Administrative offices will be moved into the new building, and major reading rooms for Chinese materials will also be located in the new building. Some VIP guests will attend the opening ceremony in the morning of September 9.

September 9 of this year is the 99th anniversary of NLC, and there will be a ceremony for the Centenary on September 9 of the next year (2009).

Monday, August 18, 2008

Chief Experts's Middle-Term Reports in NLC

Today, chief experts of National Library of China reported their work and researches during January 2007-July 2008. In January 2007, National Library of China began its innovative talent project, selected five chief experts in major fields in library science, and signed contracts with them for the period of three years (January 2007-December 2009). The contracts require these experts to do work in research projects, staff training, international conferences, international and national associations, and monograph and article publcation.

As one of the experts, I reported my work in researches, IFLA activities and publications related to library cataloging and acquisitions.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Opening of NLC new building postponed

Due to various reasons, the opening (originally planned in July) of the new building (Phase II) of the National Library of China has been postponed to September 2008.