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• Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Argentine Republic visits the National Library of Viet Nam

  

  On the morning of November 4, 2026, Mr. Alexis Damián Elías Am, chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Viet Nam, accompanied by Embassy officials, paid a visit to the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV). The delegation was received by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dung, Director of the NLV, and representatives of departments of the Library. At the meeting, Director Nguyen Xuan Dung expressed his pleasure at welcoming Chargé d’affaires a.i. Alexis Damián Elías Am and the delegation to the NLV. Providing an overview of the Library's history and development, functions and responsibilities, architectural spaces, and rich information resources, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dung emphasized that the NLV plays an important role not only in collecting, preserving the nation's intellectual heritage and facilitating access to it, but also in serving as a venue for cultural exchange and knowledge sharing between Viet Nam and countries around the world.  

• Conference–Seminar “Vietnamese Libraries in the Digital Age: Shared Data – Synergistic Value”

  

  Pursuant to Decision No. 875/QD-BVHTTDL dated 17 April 2026, issued by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) held the Conference–Seminar entitled “Vietnamese libraries in the digital age: Shared data – Synergistic value” on 29 October 2026 in Can Tho City. The event provided a forum for management authorities, libraries, educational institutions, experts, researchers and technology enterprises to exchange views on the current situation, development orientations and solutions for advancing shared library data in the digital environment. The Conference was attended by Ms. Doan Quynh Dung, Deputy Director of the Authority of Publishing and Libraries; Mr. Nguyen Huu Gioi, President of the Viet Nam Library Association; Ms. Dao Thi Thanh Thuy, Deputy Director of the Can Tho City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; experts and researchers; leaders and library professionals from provincial and municipal libraries, special libraries, university libraries, armed forces libraries and library and information science training institutions nationwide; as well as representatives of technology enterprises.

• SRILA 2026 in Xi’an, China: Promoting international cooperation in smart libraries and digital transformation

  

  From October 11 to 19, 2026, the Silk Road International Library Alliance (SRILA) Workshop was held in Xi’an, China, under the theme “Digital Intelligence empowerment and Silk Road Co-construction: Smart library theory and innovative practice”. The event brought together representatives from 10 major Chinese libraries and 16 international library institutions, including the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV), providing a forum for exchanging experience, sharing knowledge, and strengthening cooperation among libraries in the context of digital transformation. To advance this shared vision, the workshop discussions highlighted the growing trend of applying digital technologies in library operations, especially artificial intelligence (AI), Big data, and the Internet of Things (IoT). One topic that received particular attention was the conceptual shift in the role of libraries from “knowledge intermediaries” to “cognitive intermediaries”—a core foundation of the library of the future. Under this approach, libraries not only perform the functions of collecting, organizing and providing information resources, but also help users discover, connect, and make more effective use of knowledge. In addition, the application of Generative AI in combination with the BIBFRAME bibliographic framework is opening up new opportunities for automating library workflows, personalizing user experiences, and optimizing information retrieval services.

• National Library of Viet Nam welcomes a delegation of U.S. librarians’ study visit

  

  On the afternoon of October 6, 2026, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) received a delegation of U.S. librarians led by Dr. Peter Hepburn, former Head Librarian of the College of the Canyons (Santa Clarita, California) for a study visit . The delegation comprised six professionals from U.S. libraries and educational institutions, accompanied by representatives from Phenikaa University in Hanoi. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dung, Director of the NLV, chaired the reception. The meeting was also attended by several heads of the library’s professional divisions. In his opening remarks, Director Nguyen Xuan Dung warmly welcomed the delegation of U.S. librarians to the NLV and provided an overview of the library’s establishment and development, its functions, responsibilities, and organizational structure. He also highlighted some of the library’s key activities and notable achievements in recent years, with a particular focus on the collection, preservation, organization, and provision of information resources to meet users’ needs for learning, research, and information access.

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