Universities' Central Library
History
In 1929, the Rangoon University Library was established as a research and reference library. During World War II, the library building and rare manuscript collections were destroyed, and the library re-opened in 1952. In 1964, the library was renamed the Universities' Central Library. UCL began collecting parabaiks in 1964.
In 1973, a modern replacement building to house the library was designed by Kin Maung Lwin, slated for completion in early 1975. The 1974 U Thant funeral crisis at the university delayed construction, which was finally completed in 1980. In 1987, the Yangon University Library was established in UCL's old premises.
Prominent Burmese scholar, Thaw Kaung served as UCL's chief librarian from 1969 to 1997.
In 2016, it co-founded the Myanmar Academic Library Consortium to foster collaboration among academic libraries in the country.
References
- ^ "The Documentary heritage of Myanmar: selected case studies". UNESCO. 2018. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "Reading Mandalay's Newspapers". University of Toronto. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "How information access is changing the biggest academic library in Myanmar". Research4Life. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "Universities' Central Library – Architectural Guide: Yangon". Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "About Us". Universities' Central Library. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ Wiegand, Wayne A.; Davis, Donald G. Jr (2015-01-28). Encyclopedia of Library History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-78757-8.
- ^ "Dr. Thaw Kaung Collection". Universities' Central Library. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "Profile | Librarian-Scholar Took the Road Less Traveled By". The Irrawaddy. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "The Myanmar Academic Library Consortium is born". EIFL. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
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