No, the Library and Information Work Committee of Sichuan University is not a public institution. Sichuan, referred to as "Sichuan" or "Shu" for short, is one of the 23 provinces in People's Republic of China (PRC), with Chengdu as the capital. It is an important combination of southwest, northwest and central regions, the hometown of giant pandas, and is known as the "land of abundance".