My Recent Photo with a Bright Korean Tie

My recent photo during the meeting with guests from the National Library of Korea, wearing a bright tie produced by the National Library of Korea, with the design based on the picture "Garedogam Uigwe" -- Uigwe on the Wedding of King Yeongjo and Queen Jeongsun, 1759 -- collected in the National Museum of Korea

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.

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.

BIBF

I was busy for the 25th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) last week, to attend forums, opening ceremony, exhibition and reception. I have attended almost all the 25 BIBFs since the very beginning, and witnessed the development of Chinese publishing industry in the past 30 years.

New Book Released in Shanghai Book Fair

Shanghai Book Fair opened last week.
I was very glad to know that my new book was officially published during the book fair.
It's my third collection of essays, including blog posts, book reviews and other essays related to library and book trade.
This book is illustratated by Anjianda, a copper relief artist. The illustrations are the results of our interative communications and are all related library, book reading and book trade.
The book is one of the serias "Civil Reading Book Beauty" published by the Shanghai Scientific and Technological Literature Publishing House.

书蠹精语 / The Bookworm Speaks
顾犇 著 / by Ben Gu
安建达 插图 / Illustrations by Anjianda
上海 : 上海科技文献出版社, 2018 / Published by the Shanghai Scientific and Technological Literature Publishing House, August 2018
书蠹精语 / 顾犇著 ; 安建达插图. — 上海 : 上海科技文献出版社, 2018. — 270 页. — 978-7-5439-7668-9.

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.

Diversity of Data: RDA in the international context

Diversity of Data: RDA in the international context

Thursday 23 August

National Library of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the event

This one-day conference is organised by the RDA Board and will be held on 23 August 2018 at the National Library of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

Who should attend?

The Conference will benefit both RDA users and non-users and will cover the latest developments in the RDA cataloguing standard, providing a forum for discussion, learning and sharing. There will be a focus on the potential of RDA for libraries in non-English speaking countries and information about the latest developments in the RDA standard and the Toolkit.

Content of the program

There will be sessions on the international uptake and implementation of RDA, with speakers from around the world highlighting different implementation experiences. Acknowledged experts in the RDA world will give an in-depth demonstration of the new RDA Toolkit and explore RDA in a multilingual world where cataloguing traditions and practices may vary from country to country. There will be presentations on features that support translations, RDA’s ability to accommodate local practices in a global context and its potential for use in a linked data environment

The program will feature speakers from around the world with the opportunity to meet and network with experienced RDA implementers.

Program

The full program will be available soon.

Pre-Registrations are invited

Registration details and final conference program will be confirmed soon. Reserve your place by leaving your details at http://www.rdatoolkit.org/form/rda-event-in-kl

  

Interim Conference program – final to be distributed soon

Diversity of Data: RDA in the International Context

Thursday 23 August

National Library of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

8.30-9.00 am	Registration opens at National Library of Malaysia, Level 1, Anjung Bestari, 232 Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
9.00	Conference Session 1 - RDA in the international context
9.00-9.15	Welcome on behalf of National Library of Malaysia Welcome on behalf of the RDA Board; housekeeping announcements Chris Oliver, University of Ottawa and incoming Chair, RDA Board
9.15-10.15	Tales from the field: RDA implementations around the globe Library leaders share their experiences, challenges and outcomes. Beacher Wiggins, Director of Bibliographic Access, Library of Congress, USA National Library of Malaysia, speaker to be confirmed Additional speakers to be confirmed
10.15-10.45	Implementing RDA in Oceania and Southeast Asia: results of a survey Monika Szunejko, Director, Libraries Australia, National Library of Australia
10.45-11.15	Morning tea including meeting the implementers
11.15-12.00	Building regional RDA organizations Overview of RDA governance - Amelia McKenzie, Assistant Director-General, National Library of Australia Taking the first steps: Latin America - Angela Quiroz, Library of Congress, Chile Additional speaker to be confirmed
12.00-12.30	Question and Answer session, facilitated by Chris  Oliver, incoming Chair, RDA Board The morning’s speakers are invited to join a Q & A panel session to answer questions from the audience
12.30-1.30pm	Lunch
1.30	Conference Session 2 - Accommodating diverse data
1.30-2.00	Toolkit demonstration - James Hennelly, Director ALA Digital Reference
2.00-2.30	Translations – Gordon Dunsire, Chair, RDA Steering Committee How does the new infrastructure of RDA facilitate translations? This presentation highlights the features that support translations and the tools available to benefit RDA communities.
2.30-3.00	Accommodating local cataloguing traditions in a global context – Gordon Dunsire, Ebe Kartus, Wider RDA Community Engagement Officer
3.00-3.30	Afternoon tea with opportunity to try out Toolkit
3.30—4.00	Looking to the future: cataloguing data in the linked data environment  - Ebe Kartus
4.00	Wrap-up and closing remarks (Amelia McKenzie, National Library of Australia and RDA Board member)