NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIETNAM

To perform the tasks of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) assigned to the National Library of Vietnam (NLV) to compile the standards on terminology and definitions, on July 8^th 2016, the NLV organized an acceptance of Project constructing National Standard TCVN "Library activities - Terminology and definitions of library products and services" by Ma. Kieu Thuy Nga - Director as Chairman of the Project, Dr. Le Van Viet as Head of Specialized Technical Subcommittee. Attending the acceptance is Mrs. Dinh Nguyen Phuong Thao - Deputy Director of Department of Science, Technology and Environment, MoCST. Library products and services are the outcomes of library activities and have a great significance in bringing the value of library to the users to optimally exploit the benefit of each individual and the whole society. Along with the development of the library, the types of related products and services are also constantly innovative and creative. The construction of TCVN "Library activities - Terminology and definitions of the library products and services" will contribute step-by-step to improve the standardization work, fulfill more library specialized terminology system. The unification in the usage of terminology, definitions of library products and services not only brings effectiveness for academic exchange in the country but also creates favorable conditions for the cooperation process, experience exchange, information resources sharing and international exchange between libraries in Viet Nam with those in ASEAN community and the world.

In the afternoon of July 4, 2016, H.E. Öry Csaba - Hungary’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Viet Nam paid a working visit to the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV), Mrs. Kieu Thuy Nga – the NLV’s Director received the delegation. At the meeting, ambassador Öry Csaba appreciated the good cooperative relationship between Viet Nam and Hungary in the last years, especially in the field of culture, and expressed his hope to further promote activities in this field. Regarding library activities, two sides have discussed the possibility of cooperation between the National Library of Viet Nam and National Széchenyi Library (of Hungary) on such fields as: preservation, restoration, digitization and exploration of digital collections; materials exchange; human resource training; organizing conferences, workshops, training courses.... Ambassador Öry Csaba expressed his willingness to serve as a bridge for the two libraries to meet and learn about each other’s work and progress in cooperation in specific areas of strength of the two sides...

On June 24^th, 2016, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) held a Conference of the preliminary first 6 months of 2016. In the first 6 months of 2016, the NLV has promoted the tradition, initiation, determination, positivity in completing the proposed plan with satisfactory results, exceeding targets in a number of expertise areas, such as: Receipt of Depositary publications; Process of professional documentation; Warehouse storage, sorting and organizing; Information technology applications,... Besides, the activities in serving readers, event planning, scientific research and international cooperation have achieved remarkable results. At the same day, the NLV’s Committee of the Party held a conference of preliminary Party. In the first 6 months of 2016, Committee of the Party has actively implemented the expertise tasks; building work of the Party and leaders of mass organizations under the program planned. The Party has completed formal procedures of Party transferring for 04 comrades; Party organizations admitted to the 03 excellent comrades; sending 03 comrades to take part in Party awareness class; transfer Party activity for 02 comrades and transfer work mission. In the review of 05-year Campaign "Study and follow the moral example of Ho Chi Minh" held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the NLV Committee of the Party has 02 comrades honored to receive Merit...