Preservation Workshop in NLK

The National Library of Korea (NLK) established it’s Preservation Office (자료보존실) in 2003 with conservation specialists and state-of-art equipments for systematic conservation and management of nations’ treasures. It is comprised with:

• A Conservation Laboratory
• A Fumigation Room
• A Microfilm Laboratory &
• A Deacidification Room

Parallely to the National Library’s 63rd Anniversary, the Preservation Office of NLK conducted a workshop on Preservation on 15th Oct. In that workshop, participants were able to obtain hands-on-experience on various steps of preservation process from diagnosis of the health of the book (책 건강진단) to book-binding. The Workshop was an effort to bring the whole conservation process out of the preservation office, and exhibit it to the library community in the Country.

National Digital Library (NDL) of Korea is Under Construction

Dear Colleagues,

The National Digital Library (NDL) of Korea, with the aim of providing high-quality knowledge & information portal services accessible to users anytime & anywhere, is under construction now.

The six principles of the basis for the NDL’s missions are as follows:

1. The Digital Library approachable from anywhere
2. The Digital Library with no barriers
3. The Digital Library encouraging participation
4. The Digital Library as the Global Knowledge Information Hub
5. The Digital Library providing Information Literacy Service
6. The Digital Library providing Information Reference Service

The construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of year 2008 & the opening of the NDL will be in the Spring 2009.

There is no doubt that the NDL would provide an easy to use information service environment by integrating & gathering digital information resources around the world and would act as a gateway to global information and knowledge.

For more information, please visit: http://www.ndl.go.kr/index_eng.asp

If you need further information, pls. write me during my stay in South Korea.

With best regards,

Tharanga.