VIETNAM ACADEMY OF SOCIALSCIENCESINSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCESINFORMATIONLIBRARY OFSOCIAL SICENCESINFORMATION RESOURCEMANAGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGEDISSEMINATIONIN THE LIBRARY OF SOCIALSCIENCESINFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND
KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION IN THE LIBRARY
OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
I. INTRODUCTION OF THE LIBRARY OF SOCIALSCIENCES, INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCESINFORMATIONII. INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND
KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION ENHANCEMENT INLSS
III. LSS PLANS TO ENHANCE THE
INFORMATION/KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION IN
THE COMING YEARSIntroduction of the Library ofSocial Sciences

The Library of Social Sciences (LSS) was formally founded andhas been under the management of Institute of Social Sciences
Information (ISSI) since 1975. It has a long history of more than
100 years in operation, inheriting the heritages of the Library ofFrench Academy of the Far East (in French: École Françaised'Extrême-Orient – EFEO).

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The former location of Library of Social
Sciences – No. 26, Ly Thuong Kiet street,Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi (before 2012).

Library of Social Sciences, No. 1,Lieu Giai street, Ba Dinh district,Hanoi

Introduction of the Library ofSocial Sciences

LSS works to fulfill functions and tasks of ISSI by providing information for acencies,organizations and individuals interested in social science and humanity issues ofVietnam and the world; preserving and promoting the use of its collections;cooperating, collaborating to enhance the quality of its services.

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The information resources of LSS consist of over 1,600,000 units, including
approximately 500,000 volumes of books, and over 2,500 titles of newspapers
and journals in Vietnamese and foreign languages. They can be divided into
two main categories: (1) Collections inherited from EFEO and (2) Collections
formed since 1960s.

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1. Collections inherited from the EFEO Library
No.

Name ofcollection

1

Village regulations

23
4

Stories of Village
Gods and Deities
Royal Conferment
Certificates
Sino-Nom Books

No. ofitems
6,686
31,226495
2,055

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1. Collections inherited from the EFEO Library

5

Name ofNo. ofcollection
items
33,976
Old Books in WesternLanguages

6Old Japanese Books

No.

7Old Chinese Books

9,31,436
59,6108Photographs, Postcards

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1. Collections inherited from the EFEO Library
Name ofcollectionNo.

No. ofitems

9

Maps

4,412

10

Microform (Microfilm,Microfiche,photographic slides)

83,75011Vinyl discs

944

12Old paintings

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1. Collections inherited from the EFEO Library

These 12 collections include publications,
unpublished documents, manuscripts, maps,newspapers, magazines, etc. in the fields of socialIntroduction of the Library ofSocial Sciences

2. Collections formed
since 1960s:
No.

Name ofcollection

1

Vietnamese books

2

Books in westernlanguages

No. ofitems
74,55454,42983,242

3

Russian books
12,0774

Modern Chinese books

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2. Collections formed
since 1960s:
Name ofcollection

No.
5

No. ofitems
2,749

American archives
6,523

6

World Bank publications
1,046

7

Institutional repository
1,118,103

8Serials

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2. Collections formed
since 1960s:

The second category consistsof publications and serials in
different languages andIntroduction of the Library ofSocial Sciences

With such rich information resources, LSS has become anotable research library specialized in social sciences
and humanities of Vietnam.

Information resource management
and knowledge dissemination
enhancement in LSS

LSS has applied different
measures to improve
the information resourcemanagement andinformation/knowledge
dissemination
capabilities in the pastten years.

Information resource management
and knowledge dissemination
enhancement in LSS(1) Information resource management- In acquisitions, LSS acquires
printed documents, e-books andonline databases from state budget
and frequent exchange/donation
programs with information centers,libraries, universities andinternational organizations in
Vietnam and abroad.

Information resource management
and knowledge dissemination
enhancement in LSS(1) Information resource management- LSS has had projects to patch thetorn documents and to digitize theold, rare collections to protect
original copies and create digital
databases from state budget andfrom collaboration with foreign
partners (EFEO, British Columbia
University, CSEAS [KyotoUniversity], etc.). Up to now, it hasdigitized more than 100,000 titles,equivalent to over 6,000,000 pagesof full-texts.

Information resource management
and knowledge dissemination
enhancement in LSS(1) Information resource management
ISSI has established the electronic –digital library system and databank forlibraries in VASS in which LSS is themain library, other libraries in VASS are
branches. They use Sierra libraryservice platform and the Content-DM
digital library software to manage all
work flows of the library system. Allinternational standards for information
cataloguing and classification (MARC21, AACR2, DDC-23, RDA, Dublin Core
metadata scheme) are abided by.

Information resource management
and knowledge dissemination
enhancement in LSS(1) Information resource management
LSS has published 2 manuals forlibrarians (Set of Keywords inSocial Sciences and Humanities[2017], Professional Manual for theLibrary System of the Vietnam
Academy of Social Sciences[2019]) and offered short training
courses to strengthen theirprofessional capabilities.

Information resource management
and knowledge dissemination
enhancement in LSS(2) User services and knowledge dissemination
LSS provides the following
services for users: information
retrieval (on-site and online),
lending, references,photocopying, scanning,document translation andother services as required.

Information resource management
and knowledge dissemination
enhancement in LSS(2) User services and knowledge dissemination
Users can get access to information of over 1,400,000
bibliographical records of VASS documents via OPAC
https://opac.vass.gov.vn
150,000 records of LSS documents via Worldcat Discovery(available at: worldcat.org). Parts of LSS digitized collections can be
freely accessed via Content-DM platform
https://thuvienkhxh-vass.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/custom/home).

Information resource management
and knowledge dissemination
enhancement in LSS(2) User services and knowledge dissemination

In the context of Covid-19 pandemic,
LSS has changed from providing onsite services to remote and online
ones. Telephone calls, emails andsocial network platforms (Facebook,Zalo) are used to get users’
requirements. Copies of documents
are sent to users by post or email.

Information resource management
and knowledge dissemination
enhancement in LSS(2) User services and knowledge dissemination

LSS has used different measures to disseminate the knowledge: publishingbibliographies in different disciplines, holding exhibitions, displays of LSS
archives; organizing conferences and workshops to study and discuss theircontents and values; participating in bibliographical information sharing
activities

LSS plans to enhance the knowledge
disseminationin the coming years
Foster the development anduse of the digital library –databank of VASS; digitize
high-demand documents andinstitutional research reports toenrich the databank; subscribe
to more online databases andhave proper policies to allow
online access of all digitizedcollections.

LSS plans to enhance the knowledge
disseminationin the coming years

Cooperate and collaborate withinformation organizations, libraries ofinternational universities to exchange
documents, professional experiencesin library management andknowledge sharing.

LSS plans to enhance the knowledge
disseminationin the coming years

Participate in national/internationalseminars and conferences to further
study and disseminate the contentsand values of LSS archives and toenhance library professional
capabilities.

LSS plans to enhance the knowledge
disseminationin the coming years

Disseminate LSS information resources online via searchengines, Youtube, social networks.

For more information and enquiries, please contact
Library of Social Sciences
Institute of Social Sciences Information- Address: No. 1, Lieu Giai street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Tel.: +84 24 62730869- Email: thuvienkhxhvn@gmail.com- Bibliographical information retrieval available at OPAC:
https://opac.vass.gov.vn- Full-text retrieval available at:- https://thuvienkhxh-vass.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/custom/homeFor more information and enquiries, please contact
Department of Reader Services and Library Studies- Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Trung – Head of Department
Email: nguyenminhtrungissi@yahoo.com- Mr. Nguyen Van Thinh - Deputy Head of Department
Email: vanthinh.issi@gmail.com- Ms. Pham Thanh Huyen - Deputy Head of Department
Email: tuanhhuyen@yahoo.com

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