Following the first symposium was organized in Ho Chi Minh City, on December 29, 2015, the National Library of Viet Nam has held the second symposium “Comments and suggestions for the Draft of Vietnamese Standard: Library activities – Terms and definitions of Library Products and Services” in order to continue gather discussion exchanges, suggestions on issues to the Standard’s Draft.
The Library’s Products and Services are the result of library’s activities and have great significance in bringing library’s values to users, in order to discover effectively these achievements for the benefit of community. This is the fourth professional national standard on library sector which was compiled by the National Library of Viet Nam under assignment of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Draft of National Standard (the second): : Library activities – Terms and definitions of 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 if 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.
The second symposium has received comments, evaluation, discussion of the participants who are managers from Ministries, Departments, Libraries, Information-Library centers at universities from Thua Thien Hue backwardly to the North, and researchers, experts in the fields of information-library. The edition committee is required to study continuously, supplement new terms to the Draft, edit and use Vietnamese several terms in order to get more favorable application in the future.
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Overview of the symposium
MA. Nguyen Xuan Dzung – Deputy Director of the National Library of Viet Nam presented introductory report at the symposium
Dr. Le Van Viet – Head of Compiling Committee presented the brief Report of acquiring and explaining the suggestions from institutions and individual for the Vietnamese Standards: Draft and Interpretation
Dr. Vu Duong Thuy Nga- Director General of Library Department- speaks at the symposium
MA. Nguyen Van Thien – Acting Dean, Faculty of Library-Information, Hanoi University of Culture speaks at the symposium
Mr. Pham Van Vu – Permanent Vice-President of Viet Nam’s Science and Information Technology Association speaks at the symposium
Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Thanh – Formal Deputy Principal, Hanoi University of Culture speaks at the symposium
Dr. Le Thi Lan – Director of Institution of Social Sciences Information speaks at the symposium
Dr. Chu Ngoc Lam – Formal Director of Hanoi Public Library speaks at the symposium
MA. Vu Thi Kim Dzung – Director of Quang Ninh Public Library speaks at the symposium
Ms. Vu Minh Hue – Learning Resource Center, University of Thai Nguyen speaks at the symposium
Ms. Nguyen Thi Tu Anh – Director of Nghe An Public Library speaks at the symposium
MA. Tran Thi Thu Trang – Library of Vietnamese Congress speaks at the symposium
MA. Nguyen Thi Dao – Consultant for the Draft of Vietnamese Standard speaks at the symposium
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News and photos: Thanh Ha