• 2013-06-28

In Business Next’s 2013 Enterprise Survey of Digital Service Standards, National Central Library was the only library in Taiwan recognized. Results from the online voting and selection showed NCL was rated 2nd in the government digital service website category. NCL’s websites “are designed to serve the public by meeting users needs through browser lists.” Clearly, NCL’s digital services are a model of libraries in Taiwan in showing what a true “digital library” can be. 

In today’s digital information service age, web services are an extension of in-library services. NCL’s websites offer different services based on user needs—from basic services to scholarly research to publication services. Content ranges from standard bibliographic information services to actively creating various types of databases. Patrons can also apply for a library card, apply for an ISBN, access dissertations and theses, borrow e-books, and listen to lectures just by visiting NCL’s website. NCL’s databases also enjoy high usage rates, with NCL’s “National Central Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan” experiencing over one million searches per day and “Index to Taiwan Periodical Literature System” over forty thousands. This shows that NCL’s websites are highly influential in scholarly research in Taiwan. The results of this internet voting validates the NCL’s websites and the scholarly influence they have build up over time, as well as NCL’s efforts in creating, updating, and maintaining web content.