Library Watch
Top 10 Library & Information News of China in 2020

1. the first documentary of oral library history in China, National Library of China: an Oral History, came out.
The oral history documentary, National Library of China: An Oral History, produced by National Library of China came out on January 2, 2020. This is the first oral history documentary to record and show the development of China's librarianship.

2. Resource Management Guide of Digital Library released.
On January 6, 2020, Resource Management Guide of Digital Library is officially released. The guide elaborates the content and core work of digital library resource management from five aspects: resource construction management, resource technology management, resource rights management, resource asset management and resource guarantee benefit management.

3. Domestic libraries have taken active actions together to fight against COVID-19.
Since January 2020, in accordance with the government's deployment and relevant epidemic prevention requirements, domestic libraries have taken measures such as closing, disinfection, current limiting, temperature measurement, etc., made use of the Internet, radio and television platforms and digital resources, launched online reading with novel forms and rich contents, and built "shelter bookstore", so that readers can enjoy public cultural services and exchange epidemic prevention information without leaving home.

4. "One Migrant Worker left a special message in Dongguan Library" became a hot topic.
On June 24, 2020, Wu Guichun, a 54-year-old migrant worker from Hubei Province, left a special message in Dongguan Library: "The best place to think of these years' life is Dongguan Library. Although I have to leave, I will never forget you for the rest of my life." This message was posted on the Internet, and topics were discussed more than 150 million times on the Microblog, which caused people to think more about the library.

5. The Data Security Law of the people's Republic of China (Draft) was open for comments.
On July 3, 2020, the Data Security Law of the people's Republic of China (Draft), which was deliberated at the 20th meeting of the 13th NPC Standing Committee, was published on the website of the people's Congress of China to solicit public opinions.

6. The 100th Anniversary of School of Information Management of Wuhan University
On October 18, 2020, “the 100th Anniversary of School of information management of Wuhan University and the Development Forum of Library, Information and Data science" was held in the lecture hall of the new library of Wuhan University.

7. Opinions on Promoting Nationwide Reading was issued.
In October 2020, the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee printed and distributed the opinions on promoting nationwide reading. It is clear that by 2025, a nationwide reading promotion service system covering urban and rural areas will be basically formed by vigorously promoting the nationwide reading work.

8. The Administrative Measures for the Disposal of Document Information in Public Libraries (Draft for Comments) was released.
On November 12, 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China organized and drafted the Administrative Measures for the Disposal of Document Information in Public Libraries (Draft for Comments) to solicit public opinions.

9. The national census of ancient books completed 90%, and more than 3.6 million pages of ancient books were restored.
On November 13, 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China issued the Sixth Batch of national precious ancient books list and the Sixth Batch of national key protection units of ancient books. By the end of 2020, there will be more than 2.7 million ancient books registered in China. 24 provinces have basically completed the Chinese census, 2760 ancient book storage units have completed the census and registration, and 90% of the tasks of the National Ancient Book census have been completed.

10. Library circles focus on high-quality development and plan the "14th five-year plan".
In November 2020, the Symposium on the 14th five-year plan of public libraries held in Guangzhou Library and discussed the development strategies and Countermeasures of Public Libraries during the 14th five-year-plan period, so as to promote the high-quality development of public libraries and further prosperity of public libraries.


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