On December 24, 2015, the National Library of Viet Nam has organized the first symposium “Making suggestions on National Standards: Library activities - Terms and definitionsof library products and services” in Ho Chi Minh City in order to exchange opinions, discussion and comments on the draft.
There were leader-level representatives from library – information institutions; Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality; experts in the library sector of the southern territory from Thua Thien Hue downwardly attending the symposium.
The draft of National Standards “Library activities - Terms and definitionsof library products and services” consists of 132 terms and definitions which were built on the basis of reference, extension, update from the modern content, terminologies of the announced standards, dictionaries… of some countries (mostly from United States and Russia), compliance with the harmonic principle with ISO (international standard), the standards of other countries in the region which have the same objects of standardization. The draft is a foundation to uniform the interpretation and usage of terminologies and definitions about library’s products and services that used in Vietnamese libraries, in accordance with the original goals of building national standard project.
At the symposium, delegates have reviewed, commented and gave opinions in order to complete the draft’s content and form consistency. It also released a conclusion that confirmed the importance and role of the Standard for library’s products and services on activities of library-information profession, as well as agreed with the proposal of complete and release this Standard early.
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MLIS. Kieu Thuy Nga – Director of the National Library of Viet Nam presented introductory report at the symposium
Dr. Le Van Viet – Head of Drafting Committee presented the brief Report of acquiring and explaining the suggestions from institutions and individual for the Vietnamese Standards: Draft and Interpretation
Delegates reviewed and discussed for the Draft of Vietnamese Standards
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News, photos: Do Cong Lung