UK-China Library Knowledge Exchange

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UK-China Library Knowledge Exchange

As part of a partnership between the National Library of China and the British Library this webinar will explore the general response to COVID-19 and service evolution from both public libraries in China and the UK.

With Introductions from Jamie Andrews, Head of Culture and Learning from the British Library and Director Chen, from National Library of China this online conference-style presentation will explore how libraries have changed and adapted their core services and how this period has shaped their future plans in both the UK and China.

Join key speakers, Carol Stump, President of Libraries Connected and Chief Librarian of Kirklees Librarues, Mr.Zhou Deming, Deputy Director of Shanghai Library and Ms. Guo Xinping, Director of Taiyuan Library as they share their approach to the extraordinary challenges facing libraries across the world.

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Libraries Connected

Sector Support Organisation

Libraries are at the heart of communities, reflecting and responding to local needs.

They get more visits each year than any other cultural service, with a reach that extends right across income brackets, ages and ethnicities. They play an important role in promoting well-being and community cohesion by producing a range of cultural activities with their local communities, and providing many with access to vital online services. Libraries Connected exists to advocate for the power of libraries, to demonstrate their importance to individuals and communities, and to support library leaders.

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National Library of China

The National Library of China is the national library of the People's Republic of China and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It contains over 41 million items as of December 2020.

The collections of the National Library have inherited the royal collections since the Southern Song Dynasty and private collections since the Ming and Qing dynasties. The oldest collections can be traced back to the oracle bones of Yin Ruins more than 3,000 years ago.

The National Library is a major research and public library, with items in 123 languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. As of December 2020, the collection contains more than 41 million volumes and is growing at a rate of one million volumes per year.

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