• 2013-03-07

As rare and ancient Chinese books are an important world legacy, their preservation has important implications in cultural heritage, research, and civilization. NCL provides its knowledge and experience to digitize original copies of Chinese rare books that have made their way overseas. These cooperative projects allow NCL to help the foreign libraries preserve these important works while acquiring the rights to use in the process. International digitization projects include: •Digitization of Chinese rare books in the U.S. Library of Congress •Digitization of Chinese rare books in the University of Washington’s East Asia Library •Digitization of Chinese rare books in the University of California, Berkeley’s East Asian Library •World Digital Library (WDL)