Vinh University builds digital library

(Baonghean) -With the goal of digitizing documents and textbooks, building a digital library to better serve the training and scientific research of the school and the North Central region, in recent years, Vinh University has focused on investing funds, facilities, and equipment for the Nguyen Thuc Hao Library Information Center.

To proactively integrate and connect, the Center has used advanced research achievements such as the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) framework to classify documents; using the shortened Anglo-American cataloging rules (AACR2); using the Macrc21 format for bibliographic data and organizing the construction of open repositories. Currently, book repositories and reader cards have been assigned barcodes, reader management, book management, professional and technical management have been organized according to the model of a modern library on the basis of automation and modernization. In addition, the library's own website has been built, an electronic catalog has been built, a LAN network has been built and an Internet connection has been established.

Currently, the Center is one of the most modern libraries in the library system of Vietnamese universities, with a capacity of about 1,500 readers, 261 high-configuration computers, wireless Internet connection and a digital resource warehouse built with more than 7,000 textbooks and lectures of all training majors. From 2001 to 2011, the total number of documents in the library was 26,000 titles with 92,771 copies... creating favorable conditions for staff, lecturers, researchers, students, and pupils to study, research, and exploit and update information. The Center is also one of the 6 online training bridges of the Ministry of Education and Training, a place for students from China, Thailand, Laos and graduate students to study with classrooms equipped with modern equipment, ensuring online teaching with universities in the country and the world.

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