1. Purpose

As a way to increase professional knowledge of librarians, this lecture series will be conducted by Professor Jin Shen, former director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute’s rare books room and current resident expert at Sun Yat-sen University Library. Course content will be based on Professor Shen’s vast experience and the principle of mutually corroborating proof as it deepens participants’ knowledge of ancient books and appraisal techniques.

2. Oversight Organization:
Ministry of Education

3. Host:
 National Central Library

4.Co-host:
Department of Chinese at National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Chinese Documentation and Folk Art at National Taipei University

5. Qualifications and Priority Processing

A.Staff of National Central Library

B. Library staff and researchers in libraries or museums in Taiwan or in East Asian libraries overseas.

C. Faculty and students in graduate institutes of Chinese or ancient manuscripts departments.

7. Course Content (tentative)