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Location
  
Taipei, Taiwan

Director
  
Shu-hsien Tseng

Phone
  
+886 2 2361 9132

Branches
  
N/A

National Central Library

Established
  
1933 (in Nanjing) 1949 (in Taipei)

Address
  
No. 20, Zhongshan South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100

Hours
  
Closing soon · 9AM–9PMTuesday9AM–9PMWednesday9AM–9PMThursday9AM–9PMFriday9AM–9PMSaturday9AM–9PMSunday9AM–5PMMondayClosedSuggest an edit

Circulation
  
Library does not publicly circulate

Similar
  
National Taiwan Library, Taipei Municipal Library W, 台北市立圖書館 松山機場智慧, 市立圖書館柳鄉民眾閱覽室, National Taiwan University

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Introductiion to the national central library taiwan


The National Central Library (NCL; Chinese: 國家圖書館; pinyin: Guójiā Túshūguǎn) is the national library of the Taiwan (ROC), which it is located at No. 20, Zhongshan S. Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10001, Taiwan (ROC).

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Mission

The National Central Library is the sole national library of Taiwan. Its mission is to acquire, catalog, and preserve national publications for government, research and general public use. The Rare Books Collection is one of the leading collections of Chinese antique books and manuscripts in the world. The library also assists research, sponsors educational activities, promotes librarianship, carries out international exchange activities, and strengthens cooperation between domestic and foreign libraries. The library also supports Sinological research through the affiliated Center for Chinese Studies (CCS). As a research library, the NCL encourages staff members to conduct research in specialized fields. The NCL also cooperates with publishers and other libraries to develop its role as a leading center for knowledge and information resources and services in Taiwan.

Organization

Following a revision to its organic law on January 31, 1996, the NCL was administratively reorganized into the following departments: Director-general's Office, Acquisitions Division, Cataloging Division, Reader Services Division, Reference Services Division, Special Collection Division, Information Division, Guidance Division, Research Division, ISBN Center, Bibliographic Information Center, Sinology Research Center, International Publication Exchange Department, General Affair Division, Accounting Office, Personnel Office, Civil Service Ethics Office.

History time line

  • 1933: Founded in Nanjing, First Director Chiang Fu-Tsung (蔣復璁)
  • 1938: Relocated to Chongqing
  • 1940-41: "Rare Book Preservation Society" acquired 130,000 rare books & manuscripts for Library
  • 1949: Relocated to Taipei
  • 1954: Reopened to the public at the Nanhai Academy
  • 1981: Began sponsorship of the Resource and Information Center for Chinese Studies
  • 1987: Resource and Information Center for Chinese Studies renamed as the Center for Chinese Studies
  • 1988: Opened the Information and Computing Library
  • 1996: The Organic Statute of the National Central Library promulgated
  • 1998: Established Reference Services Division, Research Division, Guidance Division, Information Division
  • 2003: 70th anniversary of the Library
  • References

    National Central Library Wikipedia