After the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia, the public cultural service institutions nationwide closed and canceled cultural activities. At the time of the severe epidemic, the library industry set off a new climax in mobilizing readers to read online and participate in online activities.

•    National Library of china online

All kinds of resources and services can be used by global readers through National Digital Library of China (official website of National Library of China) or download the "National Digital Library of China" APP. In addition to enjoying all kinds of resource services, readers can also get the latest news of NLC through WeChat Official Account, WeChat Service Account and Weibo official account of NLC.

•    Shanghai library online,  Didital library of mobile cabin hospital opening

Shanghai Library (including most of the public libraries in Shanghai) exempts the overdue fees for the borrowed documents during the closing period. Meanwhile, Shanghai Library provides high-quality electronic resources and professional databases through WeChat Official Account and other information channels.

Shanghai Library teamed up with Hubei Provincial Library to open the "Shanghai Digital Library of Mobile Cabin Hospital" to patients and medical staff of Wuhan mobile cabin hospitals on February 22. Through the channel of "Reading with Pujiang" in the "Mobile Cabin Hospital’s Digital Culture Window" of Hubei Provincial Library, the patients can read and learn in addition to recuperation.

•    Professional literature service of sun yat-sen Library of Guangdong Province

Sun Yat-sen Library of Guangdong Province insists on online delivery of professional documents 24 hours a day, and leads more than 50 reference librarians from more than 20 libraries in China to answer 1586 cases of daily consultation.  

Source: China Library Weekly, 2020.2.6