The National Library is the core of the national library undertaking, and its main functions are as follows: ① To collect and preserve domestic documents completely and systematically and become the national general library. ② Choose foreign publications for research and teaching, so that they have a rich collection of foreign languages. (3) to carry out scientific and technological information work to serve scientific research. (4) compiling national bibliographies, issuing unified cataloging cards, compiling retrospective bibliographies and joint catalogs, and giving full play to the role of the national bibliographic center. ⑤ To be responsible for organizing the research, experiment, application and popularization of library modernization technology and equipment, and designing, organizing and coordinating the national library networking, which plays an important role in the modernization of libraries. ⑥ Collect, arrange and provide information about library science research at home and abroad, organize academic discussions, and promote the development of library science research in China. ⑦ Participate in international library organizations on behalf of domestic library circles and readers; To implement the provisions on international book exchange and international lending in the national cultural agreements with foreign countries; Carry out cooperation and exchanges with the international library community.
The National Library of China is a comprehensive research library and a national comprehensive library. Libraries established by the state for the collection and preservation of its own publications assume the functions of the national general library. The collection resources include books, periodicals, newspapers, dissertations, rare books of ancient books, special collections, reference books, yearbooks, electronic publications, microform materials, audio-visual materials, etc. Generally speaking, the National Library not only collects domestic publications, but also collects a large number of foreign publications (including foreign books and periodicals related to the country), and is responsible for compiling national bibliographies and joint catalogues. The National Library is the promoter of the national library cause and the central library facing the whole country. It is not only the national collection center, interlibrary loan center and international book exchange center, but also the national research center of bibliography and library science. Perform the duties of collecting, processing, storing, researching, using the general library and disseminating knowledge and information. The National Library is the national bibliographic center and the library information network center. It undertakes the task of serving the central state leading organs, key scientific research, education, production units and the public. Responsible for the national library business guidance and library science research. Starting from 1998, the National Library of China began to implement the "China Digital Library Project", some of the collected materials have been digitized, and some of the data have provided services to the society.
The National Library is a comprehensive official publication in Tibet, and it is the library with the largest number of Tibetan documents in the world. At the same time, it attaches great importance to the collection of domestic unofficial publications. It is a doctoral thesis collection hall designated by the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, a centralized collection place for library science professional materials, a national yearbook data collection center, and a special publishing room in Hongkong, Taiwan Province and Macau.
The national library began to buy foreign books and periodicals in the 1920s. It is the library with the largest collection of foreign books and periodicals in China, with a large number of international organizations and government publications. It is the depository library of United Nations materials.
The National Library not only collects microforms and audio-visual products, but also collects nearly 100 kinds of CD-ROM databases and more than 8,000 kinds of electronic publications at home and abroad.
The National Library of China has formed a pattern of paying equal attention to collection and utilization with China characteristics in the collection, processing, preservation, provision and development of documents.
The National Library attaches great importance to the protection of books and documents, and adopts traditional trimming technology and advanced microform technology to restore and regenerate important books and precious documents in its collection.
The National Library of China performs the functions of the National Bibliography Center, editing and publishing national bibliographies, joint catalogs and collections catalogs. The compilation of the national joint catalogue of books and periodicals by the National Library started from 1927 and from 1957, and this work has been comprehensively strengthened and improved. 1997 5438+00 In June, the National Library Joint Cataloguing Center was formally established, which organized and managed the national library computer joint cataloguing, * * * established an online joint catalogue, and * * * enjoyed bibliographic data resources and literature resources.
The National Library of China is an important national cultural institution. Implement relevant foreign cultural agreements on behalf of the country and carry out exchanges and cooperation with libraries at home and abroad. Receiving foreign heads of government and high-level delegations; Strengthen exchanges and cooperation with libraries and cultural circles around the world; Participate in academic activities of relevant international organizations. At present, it has established and maintained book exchange relations with more than 1000 libraries and academic research institutions in more than 20 countries and regions around the world. Through ISSN China National Center located in the museum, the bibliographic information of China's serial publications will participate in worldwide information exchange and sharing. We have cooperated with Australian, Singaporean, Japanese, Korean and American libraries in personnel exchange, technical exchange and resource sharing, and successfully held various exhibitions with the theme of China cultural classics.