National Library of Laos
ຫໍສະໝຸດແຫ່ງຊາດ
LocationVientiane, Laos, Laos
TypePublic, National library.
Established1956 (1956)

The National Library of Laos (Lao language: ຫໍສະໝຸດແຫ່ງຊາດ) is a library located in Vientiane, Laos. First established on 1 July 1956, it moved to its current location in 1988.[1] The National Library plays an important role in preserving materials about Laos.[2]

Since 1989, it has operated the Lao Ancient Manuscript Preservation Project which documents ancient text written in Lao and Sanskrit.[2] Starting in October 2007, the library has collaborated with the University of Passau and the Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz) to create the Digital Library of Lao Manuscripts (ໂຄງການຫໍສະໝຸດດິຈິຕອລໜັງສືໃບລານລາວ). The government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic has granted permission for the manuscript collection to be made accessible via the Internet.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Library of Laos". www.nationallibraryoflaos.org. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. 1 2 "National Library of Laos". ASEF culture360. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ↑ "About DLLM: Project". East Asia Department. Berlin State Library. 12 Sep 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-12. The database is maintained via Internet by the National Library of Laos. Master copies of digital data are stored at the National Library of Laos and at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin and the Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund (GBV) in Germany.

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