(24 Feb 2022) According to the latest data from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism [of Korea], 62 smart libraries built with the ministry budget were used more than 1.24 million times in 2020, up 62.6 percent from 776,850 in 2019. “The demand for smart libraries is increasing every year,” said Kwon Tae-wook, a…
(2 Jan 2021) A new smart library has opened to the public in the city of Guiyang, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, bringing an upgraded reading experience to local residents. Covering an area of around 56,000 square meters, the seven-story library is part of the Guizhou Provincial Library project that started construction in November 2018. Various…
Robots and artificial intelligence help power joint China-Singapore library project (11 June 2019) A smart library joint venture between China and Singapore, using robots and artificial intelligence (AI), is drawing praise from round the world, some hailing it as a successful combination of technology and eco-lifestyle. The China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city Library and Archives says it…
(22 May 2019) The Tianjin Municipal People’s Government is set to officially open the National Maritime Museum and the China-Singapore Friendship Library located in New Binhai Area. The National Maritime Museum, which is positioned as the only national-level comprehensive marine museum in China, will be open to the public next month. It had its trial opening…