On 4th August 2014, at Da Nang City, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) organized the first symposium “Commentsand suggestions for the draft of Vietnamese standard: Library activities – Terms and definitions of acquisition and cataloging”. There were presented of Mr. Pham The Khang – President of Vietnam Library Association, representatives of provincal and city libraries, information centers and libraries of the universities from Da Nang to the South.
Vietnamese standards are one of the important factors in assessing the quality and effectiveness of agencies and organizations in general and in the area of the library – information in particular. Since 2012, with the approval of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the NLV has concentrated on efforts and knowledge, took the help of several organizations and individuals, complying with the Law on standards and technical regulation to develop national standards for termsand definitions used in library activities. Following the TCVN 10274:2013“Library activities – General terms and definitions” published in 2013, the NLV continues compiling Vietnamese standards “Library activities – Terminology and definitions of acquisition and cataloging”
The symposiumaims to exchange and discuss, continue to contribute ideas on additional and adjustment ofterminology and presentations to the draft of the Vietnamese standards “Library activities – Terminology and definitions on acquisition and cataloging." Discussions focused on issues such as:
- The current statusof the implementation of national standards in the acquisition and cataloging in our country;
- Suggestions for improvingthe content of draft of the national standards "Library activities - Terms and definitions on acquisition and cataloging" developed by the National Library of Viet Nam;
- Measuresfor the implementation of Vietnamese standards including Vietnamese standards for acquisition and cataloging in realities;
- The proposalto develop standards in the field of library.
Comments, opinions, discussions at the first Symposium show that all participants unanimously approved that it is necessary to develop and promulgate national standards “Vietnamese activities – Terms and definitions on acquisition and cataloging” for understanding and consistent use of terms in library operations to help improve the quality and effectiveness of library services. The Symposium also agreed with the structure and content of the draft of Vietnamese standards; concurrently, Technical Committee is also asked to continue doing research to propose terms in the proposed Vietnamese standards to ensured scientific nature, conciseness, clarity, intelligibility and easy application
Photos of the event:
Panorama of the Symposium
Mrs.Thuy Kieu Nga - Deputy Director of the NLV deliveredthe Openingspeech of the Symposium
Mr.Le Van Viet - Head of the Technical Committee of the Vietnamese standards reviewed the comments from organizations and individuals for the first draft of Vietnamese standard.
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News and photos: Minh Huệ