On 5th July, 2012, the NLV held a Preliminary Meeting to sum up the first 6 months of 2012, the Meeting partially summed up the emulation movement “Inheriting tradition, building modern libraries, heading towards the 95th Anniversary of the NLV”, analyzed, evaluated the achieved results, and pointed out the existing limitations. The results hereinafter are some typical activities of the NLV in the first 6 months of 2012.
- The first one: Successful completion of propagandizing and serving political tasks by frequently propagandizing the road, policies of the Party, the State’s law, through the following activities: Displaying spring newspapers; Hosting special talks; Introducing new books and other activities which are closely related to political, typically cultural events of our country.
- The second one: Promoting the collecting and adding task of publications through reinforcing the collecting task of legal deposit publications; contacting, expanding the material exchange with libraries and information centers in the world. Improving efficiency in professional activities, such as hosting seminars, training courses on professional fields; IT, applying step by step to library real activities.
- The third one: Continue to implement the motto “All for the readers”, with specific resolutions, active introductions, library’s image promotion, in order to attract social public to come explore and use information material effectively and efficiently. In the first 6 months of 2012, the number of membership cards of in-site readers has increased over the same period last year. Particularly, the flexible adjustment of membership issuing method in Reading room for researchers and business people has quickly attracted the large number of readers. Overall, this could be considered as a remarkable success of the NLV towards the trend of diversifying readers serving form in modern libraries.
- The fourth one: Maintaining, expanding the international cooperation on library field under the leading of the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism (MoCST). The cooperation with European and American countries through cross-cultural events has brought many practical effects and left beautiful impressions to foreign partners. Therefore, the NLV has attracted, explored many funding projects, donation of materials, library equipments, and staff training which brought about many benefits not only for the NLV, but for many other libraries in Vietnam. Especially, in response to The World Book and Copyright, the festival: “Book, Knowledge – The origin of success” in 2012 hosted by the NLV has successfully carried out and attracted a lot of people and readers everywhere to join, and been very highly appreciated by all the guests and foreign friends and this does help the NLV have many prospects for cooperation in the future.
- The fifth one: Seriously implement the directions of MoCST in developing Resolution 11 of the Government on inflation restrict, macroeconomic stability, social security warranty. Hosting information thematic on regime, policies for employees. Research, addition, adjustment of “Internal spending regulations” to ensure that it will be compliant with the actual situation.
- The sixth one: With effective implement of social work of library activities, the NLV continues to expand connections with publishers, bookstores, as well as lobbying businesses, organizations, and readers to actively donate books, newspapers; help construct book shelves, library facilities to serve people in remote areas and border, island posts.
- The seventh one: the task of building the Party contingent and mass organizations: Improve the quality of the Party’s activities; promote the role model of every party member, well perform the role of leading political nuclear in every activity of the organization. The Party, the Director, the Deputy Directors always care, direct, create opportunities for labor unions, youth groups, veteran union branch to open up practical activities, connect the organization’s activities with professional ones in order to constitute synergy, contribute to make the NLV be friendly, modern and meet readers’ needs of study and research in the country and abroad.
In order to attain the above encouraging results, the NLV has received the attention, close direction of the leaders of MoCST, the assistance from the Party Committee, Departments, the Bureau of Functional Departments, Labor Unions, Youth of Ministry.
Mrs. Phan Thị Kim Dung – Director of the NLV is speaking at the meeting
Also at the preliminary meeting, the NLV has determined the direction, center tasks in the last 6 months of 2012 with the aim of further achievements to celebrate the 95 years of building and developing the NLV (29th Nov, 1917-29th Nov, 2012), fulfill and exceed overall targets, work plans with the highest efficiency; develop initiatives, improve professional activities, enhance readers service quality, expand international cooperation… especially successfully organize The 95th Anniversary of Establishment of the NLV, The Proposal to award Government Emulation Flag and First Class Independent Medal.
Pictures during the meeting:
Attending the Meeting were the presence of the Representatives of MoCST, Ministry of Public Security and all officials, employees of the NLV
Mr. Lê Văn Viết – Deputy Director, was awarding certificates of merit to individuals of labor unions who have had outstanding achievements in the emulating movement of the first 6 months
Mr. Đặng Văn Ức – Former Deputy Director, awarded certificates of merit to the divisions who have had outstanding achievements in the emulating movement of the first 6 months.
Mrs. Phan Thị Kim Dung – Director awarded the certificate of merit to Executive Committee of Labor Union
All divisions came to take pictures to say Goodbye to Mr. Đặng Văn Ức – Former Deputy Director of the NLV who retires.
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News: Lê Đức Thắng; Photo: Hùng Mạnh