NCL Publications(Vol.40 No.2)

2008 NCL Annual Report Seventy-six years have passed since the National Central Library (NCL) was founded in Nanjing in 1933. Since then, the library has evolved with the changing political, economic and technologic landscape, moving to Taiwan in 1949, relocating to new facilities, and developing services to meet the needs of the time. Throughout it all, however, one thing has remained constant, and that is the library's role in preserving culture and promoting knowledge. NCL Director-general Karl Min Ku once said that: 'Libraries should evolve in a way that does not affect the consistency of their contribution to society. Different types of libraries provide support for different types of societies and organizations. A national library naturally provides reading support, information support and knowledge support services on a national scale.' The entire staff of the NCL should therefore devote its full efforts to meeting the challenges of the new century.