Seminar on Union Catalog of Ancient Books

On both sides of the Taiwan Strait ancient books are considered an important part of the cultural heritage of China. In order to encourage greater cross-strait cooperation, resource sharing, and academic exchange in the field of ancient books, the NCL hosted the 'Seminar on Union Catalog of Ancient Books and Related Work' on May 31. The seminar was co-chaired by NCL director Juang Fang-rung (莊芳榮) and deputy director Sung Chien-cheng (宋建成). he delegation from mainland China included: Li Zhizhong (李致忠) of the National Library of China; Han Xiduo (韓錫鐸) of the Liaoning Provincial Library; Zhang Yufan (張玉範) of the Beijing University Library; Gong Aitang (宮愛堂) of the Nanjing University Library; Chen Xianxing (陳先行) of the Shanghai University Library; and Chen Li (陳力) of the Sichuan Provincial Library.