Selected Libraries on Taiwan Each university and college in Taiwan has its library so check their websites for detailed information. Libraries in Hong Kong. Libraries in Japan. Most of the libraries in Japan have homepages, and major libraries such as the National Diet Library and university libraries have online library catalogs so that you can check their collection. Libraries in Japan have different rules and protocols. For example, you may need a letter of introduction in order to be admitted.
So, it is important to check their websites before your visit to prepare accordingly. The NDL consists of two main facilities in Tokyo and Kyoto, and is open to anyone over the age of Since the materials are in closed stacks, you need to make requests and wait for service, and there are limits on how many materials can be requested at one time.
As the main library in Tokyo is often crowded, it is recommended that you arrive there in the morning. The NDL requires that a visitor register as user before entering the library. There are over 3, public libraries in Japan, including 62 prefectural libraries, and over 2, city libraries. Prefectural libraries often have wonderful collections on local history as well as modern literature and Japanese history.
Public libraries in Japan are usually in open stacks and reference librarians are available to assist you. There are four-year-universities in Japan including 86 national universities, 77 public universities, and private universities.
Visitors to national university libraries such as the University of Tokyo Library need to register as a guest to be admitted. Libraries at private universities such as Keio and Waseda often require that you bring a letter of introduction from your home library.
Libraries in Korea. There are 3 national libraries, Public libraries, university libraries, and 11, more in Korea. Three national libraries are all located in Seoul, and you may access after you register. In term of the public libraries you can enter without registration. Most of the universities libraries had a limited access, yet you can request for a tour or a general visit. The public transportation system is well-organized in Korean, especially within Seoul; thus, recommend taking the public transportation since there is limited space to park in the city.
The specific information about each type of library are followed:. The National Library of Korea has the largest collection among Korean libraries. The library card printer will issue the card. After attain the card, you can enter the gate at the front door. Please do not forget to return your one-day pass card otherwise you have to pay a penalty. Be wear that the library close every 2 nd and 4 th Monday and the national holiday. Libraries are playing an increasingly important role in the gathering, sorting, storing and transmission of information and data.
Business hours have been extended, shelves opened to readers, seating capacities expanded, and procedures simplified. Librarians have also improved their service awareness by launching programs such as exhibitions, lectures, quiz shows, mail deliveries, pre-reservations and door-to-door deliveries. Other services include follow-up services, focused services, indexing, information providing, and participating in the technology market.
Librarian training has also flourished. The Chinese Association of Librarians, founded in , has established branches at local levels and helped advance libraries in China. Progress has also been made in international liaison. Economic prosperity has further boosted the development of libraries.
In the economically developed regions, particularly in the Yangtze and Pearl River deltas, every township has built a library with 10, copies of books. It is estimated that by , all townships across the nation will have a library, numbering more than 60, Libraries in China assume a greater role than in other countries.
The government pays particular attention to border areas and poverty-stricken areas by allocating funds earmarked specifically for building libraries in those areas. A majority of libraries at provincial level are now computerized in management, with Some have hyperlinks with local or the national networks and Internet.
Some regions have established on-line compiling centers, in preparation for shared on-line cataloging to be introduced in the future. Many libraries are beginning to collect electronic data, with A number of advanced libraries have launched on-line services. Inter-library cooperation has also made much headway in databank building and resource-sharing.
Overall, libraries in China are switching from book-centered to knowledge- and information-centered services and from being a storing place for books to a source of information. In , China successfully hosted the 62nd International Congress of Librarians, elevating the nation's standing in the international librarian community.
In March , Du Ke, Director General of the Department of Libraries of the Ministry of Culture, visited the Netherlands and briefed the next hosting country on the practices of China in hosting the last congress. In August, Chinese librarians took part in the 63rd congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in , Beijing Library was first opened to the public in In , it began to receive submitted copies of books, thereby establishing itself as the national library of China.
In July , it was renamed the National Library of Peking. In , when the People's Republic was founded, it was changed back to Beijing Library. Originally located in Wenjin Street, it moved in to its present location in western suburbs. The library currently has a collection of 21 million copies of books, including , copies of rare ancient books and 2 million thread-bound classics. It is the largest library in Asia and the fourth largest in the world.
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