News from Taiwan Libraries(Vol.51 No.1)

Imagine turning on your TV, and hundreds of e-books and audio-visual media appearing before your very eyes. It is as if the library has been moved into your home. The National Central Library(NCL) is pioneering Taiwan's first OTT library service. Launched on October 28, 2019, NCL's Library to Your Home is a digital TV platform built with technology developed by the Industrial Technology Research Institute, which streams e-books and other digital media produced by 45 different government bodies to set-top boxes and smart TVs in people's homes. Library to Your Home offers the public complete access to knowledge and learning through their televisions and fulfils the NCL's dream of bringing the library into people's homes.