The National Central Library Newsletter is a quarterly publication founded in April 1969. Each issue reports on the overseas cooperation achievements of the National Central Library, events and exhibitions, new book publications from the Library, reports on activities of the Center for Chinese Studies, as well as developments and news in Taiwan's library community. Published simultaneously in both print and electronic editions since 2000, the newsletter aims to provide a reference for overseas partner and exchange institutions as well as domestic libraries. The full PDF text of this publication is uploaded to the official website for public reading.This issue of the National Central Library Newsletter focuses on international cooperation, academic exchange, cultural heritage preservation, and the promotion of Chinese studies. In terms of international exchange, the National Central Library established the Taiwan Academic Digital Resource Center (TADRC) in collaboration with the University of Tsukuba in Japan, received Indigenous historical materials donated by Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and acquired precious manuscripts of Naoyoshi Ogawa, known as the Father of Taiwanese Linguistics, from Nanzan University in Japan. At the same time, the Library participated in the 2026 American Library Association (ALA) 150th Annual Conference, invited Professor Claudia Lux from Germany to deliver a keynote speech on the application of AI in library practice, and jointly hosted a symposium on Whole of Society Defense Resilience and East Asian Security with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Regarding cultural heritage preservation, the Library signed an agreement on the digitization of ancient books with National Central University, received the original manuscript of Huiyin Baojian by Shen Fu-jin donated by the Meishan Cultural and Educational Foundation, and held a donation ceremony for Science Monthly, Technology Reports, and manuscripts by Professor Yuan-tsun Liu. Furthermore, the Library actively hosted various thematic forums, including a documentary forum titled To All People, Be All Things exploring Indigenous tribal communities, the Fifth International Development Assistance Forum jointly hosted with the Taiwan ICDF focusing on post COP30 climate governance, the 2026 IO Talk on Ethical Challenges of Knowledge Organization in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, and a series of lectures on transitional justice. In the area of Chinese studies promotion, the Library jointly hosted Taiwan Lectures on Chinese Studies with the University of Washington in the United States and Leipzig University in Germany, featuring lectures by Dr. Yu-ju Lin and Professor Ke-hsien Huang, and organized a symposium for recipients of the grant for foreign scholars conducting Chinese studies in Taiwan. This issue also features information on the latest publications of the National Central Library and news from libraries across Taiwan. 

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