Wu Jianzhong emphasized that during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, university librariesshould focus on three major issues: adapting to digital transformation through the enhancement of digitalinfrastructure for a learning society; preparing to promote open science as a key component in buildingan educational powerhouse; and seizing new opportunities in education digitization by advancing digitalliteracy, resources, and infrastructure to support high-quality educational development. Cheng Huanwenasserted that, to achieve the “Double First-Class” initiative and high-quality development in highereducation, academic libraries must strategically position themselves as the knowledge, learning, andcultural centers of universities. This involves prioritizing knowledge resource development, exploringnew learning paradigms in the digital age, enriching the cultural center’s connotation, and establishingpathways for smart library development. Xia Lixin argued that during the “15th Five-Year Plan”,university libraries urgently need to transition from “knowledge centers” to “intelligent hubs” throughdigital transformation. This entails rebuilding document resource systems suited for digital natives,reshaping AI-supported intelligent service systems, and reconstructing future learning spaces that integrateboth physical and virtual elements, thus, a new type of guarantee system to support future educationalinnovations would be constructed. Li Yansong pointed out that as the “15th Five-Year Plan” approaches,the library at Shanghai International Studies University must align with the university’s strategic goals byresponding to faculty and student needs through shared services, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and aligning innovation with societal trends. Optimizing resource allocation, innovating service models,and creating diverse spaces will support the university’s core initiatives and overall development. ShaYongzhong and colleagues proposed that university libraries should adopt a digital strategy compatiblewith the digital transformation of higher education by: creating an ecosystem of digital resourcesto eliminate information silos; innovating intelligent services by leveraging AI for a new serviceecosystem; and emphasizing safety and ethical governance to balance technological convenience withrisk management and ensure a secure and controllable digital transformation. Jin Jianbin highlightedthat key factors influencing university libraries during this period include changes in higher educationstructures and talent training models, new modes of knowledge production and dissemination due todigital technologies, and the development of institutional repositories amid open science and geopoliticaltensions. He shared Tsinghua University Library’s forward-looking strategies in smart services, academicempowerment, and resource development. Dong Youming stated that Wuhan University Library willadopt a “demand-driven – technology-driven – ecosystem-reconstructed” transformation path duringthe “15th Five-Year Plan”. This path focuses on resource aggregation and discovery, research support,teaching and training, decision-making support, and AI ethics and risk control, aiming to build anintelligent academic service system that covers all elements of discipline development, the entireinnovation chain of research, and all processes of decision-making. Cheng Jinhua, based on the practicesof Shanghai Jiao Tong University Library, proposed that relying on a new system infrastructure and alarge data platform to deliver high-quality knowledge services in education, science, and talent cultivationwill be a key mission for libraries during this period. This also presents an opportunity to realize the visionof the “Library as the Heart of the University 2.0”. Liu Hongwei emphasized that university librariesshould adapt and innovate in four key areas: reaffirming their university identity, ensuring a closedloopfor sustainable development, constructing a new development paradigm, and deeply transformingservices. Through a three-phase evolution, namely, efficient resource allocation, a revolution in serviceeffectiveness, and brand-wide influence, libraries can evolve from mere resource providers to powerfulacademic ecosystem enablers in world-class universities.

This paper focuses on the complex situation of public digital cultural multimedia resources.Aiming to optimize the construction of public digital cultural service, it studies the differences in cognitiveload when users engage with multimedia resources and explores how multimodal data can predict theload. The research designed an Electroencephalogram & Eye-tracking collaborative experiment toreconstruct the multimedia resources of Chinese National Public Culture Cloud Platform, collected datasuch as EEG, Eye-tracking, NASA_TLX scales, and interviews, and employed classic machine learningalgorithms to predict users’ cognitive load. Findings demonstrate that all four types of data reflect thedifferences existing in cognitive load during used multimedia resource usage. The prediction effect ofbinary-classification cognitive load by multimodal data was better than that of unimodal data, and themultimodal subjective-objective collaborative prediction of binary-classification cognitive load hadthe best effect. The research concludes that user-centered public digital cultural services should alignwith cognitive principles, focusing on understanding, memory, and attention, and leverage precise andpersonalized multimedia cultural resources.

The National Library of China began its name authority control with the compilationof the Provisional Regulations on Cataloging Western Books (Draft) in 1958. After nearly 70 yearsof development, it has achieved fruitful results in theoretical research, rule-making, and practicalimplementation. Since the beginning of the new century, the digital era has put forward higherrequirements for information organization, revealing limitations in the existing authority control model,namely, its fragmented structure, limited coverage, and the lag in the update mechanism. The NationalLibrary of China has embraced the challenge. It closely tracks new ideas, puts new theories into practice,and promotes the transformation of authority control from traditional name-based authority control toidentity-based or entity-based control with the help of linked data technology. Meanwhile, it takes thedevelopment of its smart library system as an opportunity to strengthen the research on cross-languageauthority control, actively explore integrated approaches to unify authority control across diverse carriers,languages and sources. Therefore, it lays a solid foundation for building a unified discovery platform thatenhances access to its collections.

The paper systematically examines generative AI (GenAI) developments based on thetechnological breakthroughs of DeepSeek, and analyzes the disruptive restructuring of the generativeAI landscape. Focusing on the library applications, the study consider GenAI’s potential across threedimensions: the transformation and upgrading of smart libraries, the personalized digital humanitiesservices to improve life, and the access to differentiated technical support for library development. Italso reveals the transformation of smart libraries driven by generative AI, and proposes a harmoniousdevelopment strategy for the differentiated development of libraries in the AI era. Finally, it predictsdevelopment trends over the next 3 to 5 years based on the Gartner Hype Curve.

Under the theoretical framework of “Promoting Nationwide Reading and Building aScholarly China”, public libraries play a critical role in providing extensive reading services. With therapid development of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the application of intelligent robotsin library services has gradually matured. This paper systematically reviews the current research andpractical applications of library robots by gathering domestic and international literature, sourced fromacademic databases, search engines, and citation networks. It examines the feasibility of customizedprojects and uses Beijing Library as a case study, highlighting key technologies and innovative ideas. Thepaper discusses how various types of robots are integrated to provide precise support for reader services,taking into account both internal and external library environments. Topics covered include innovativethinking, design strategies, market research, and practical applications.

Taking the “Reading in the Dark” project at Shanghai Pudong Library as an example, thispaper explores the practice and implications of public libraries in promoting information accessibility forvisually impaired users. Through case analysis, a practical framework for public libraries is constructed,clarifying the interrelationships and focusing on analyzing Pudong’s innovative experience. The projectframework is clear, easy to operate, and replicable, providing a reference for public libraries to carry outinformation accessibility services for digitally disadvantaged groups. It represents the current informationaccessibility projects for visually impaired users in public libraries in China.

Digital inclusion is a core issue as communities become increasingly digital and intelligent.It is also an essential component of national efforts to enhance digital literacy and skills. In Wales, UK,the Digital Communities Wales (DCW) initiative has made significant progress in promoting communitydigital inclusion by empowering all stakeholders. The article uses online research methods to sort outthe Welsh government’s support for digital inclusion practices, comprehensively outlines how DCWaligns with the Action Plan and Informatization Plan, highlighting key development ideas that includeemphasizing the coordination among diverse forces, establishing a professional skills development model,leveraging multiple digital platforms, and building a three-dimensional and diverse publicity system.

Digital inclusion is a critical component in advancing national strategies such as “InternetPower” and “Digital China”. Based on the case of Stepping UP, an initiative led by the Digital InclusionAlliance Aotearoa (DIAA), the paper analyzes how DIAA has united stakeholders from all over thecountry and achieved remarkable results in community digital inclusion practice. This article uses theonline survey method to sort out and summarize the policy environment supporting New Zealand’s digitalinclusion practice. With reference to the Digital Literacy Action Outline and the National InformationPlan, it offers a contextualized understanding of how Stepping UP has contributed to improvingcommunity digital inclusion. Based on these insights, it proposes some practical strategies for domesticcommunity digital inclusion practice.

In the era of big data, archival data is quantified, multimodal and fragmented, and archivaldata urgently needs to be transformed into archival resources and knowledge. And challenges also existin the integration, mining, reconstruction and dissemination of archival resources. At present, Chinais in the exploration phase of developing both theoretical frameworks and practical approaches forarchival digital narrative and multimodal archival resources. This paper aims to construct a feasible andscalable multimodal archival narrative development model to guide archives and GLAM institutions tocarry out archival narrative development work more effectively, so as to innovate the mode of archivaldevelopment, its utilization and service. Using the digital narrative theories of Seymour Chatman andMarie-Laure Ryan as an analytical framework, it conducts a case analysis of the narrative structure ofthe “Shanghai Municipal Archives” digital humanities platform developed by the Shanghai MunicipalArchives. Based on the results of the case study, it identifies the opportunities and challenges in the field,and offers strategic solutions that can be replicated. Findings indicate that archives should strengthen theconstruction of multimodal resources, align narrative intentions with social interests, move beyond thetraditional thinking of archival narrative arrangement, enrich narrative logic, and develop Internet-basednarrative products, so as to present archival content and meet the immersive and interactive needs of the public. The study concludes that digital narrative is an effective development model that fits the technicaland public characteristics of multimodal archival resource systems

On November 10, 2024, the 6th China Digital Humanities Annual Conference (CDH2024)was successfully held in Shanghai University. Inspired by the Day of Digital Humanities (Day of DH),this seminar invited 14 experts and scholars from fields including history, philosophy, informationscience, communication, and literature to discuss the digital humanities research in the ArtificialGeneral Intelligence (AGI) era. The article reviews the core insights, summarizes current advancements,challenges and opportunities within the field. It aims to provide reference for academic exploration andtechnological innovation in digital humanities in AGI era.

University libraries can leverage their unique service capabilities to enhance intellectualproperty literacy among Generation Z students. The essay develops an intellectual property literacyeducation model based on marketing theory, tailored to the group characteristics of Generation Z.The model integrates online and offline interaction channels, adopts a hierarchical approach, achievessymbiotic relationships among educational stakeholders, and uses brand effect to reinforce the collectivememory of intellectual property literacy within Generation Z students. Using Zhejiang UniversityLibrary as a case study, the article discusses the practical implementations of the model from a marketingperspective, and evaluates its efficacy. The findings offer valuable insights into advancing intellectualproperty literacy education in Chinese university libraries.

Since 2010, the evolution of libraries has been closely tied to the redesign of their spacesand the related organizational transformation and staffing changes that support them. The series ofconferences on library design for the 21st century comprehensively discussed the development trends ofuniversity library space design and services, and proposed to view the value of library space from a morecomprehensive perspective. To showcase the cutting-edge issues and practical methods discussed at theconferences, a collection of papers titled Designing Libraries for the 21st Century was published in 2022,offering an overview of library architecture from a spatial perspective, and the creative design of libraryspace as well as its process in North American universities. It elucidates the spatial logic of an efficientservice model, explores the potential for space and service design, and brings new insights to the designof the 21st century libraries.

This paper supplements the previous brief introduction of Lu Wen, who is the publisherof the Ming movable version of Mozi, and reconstructs a more complete process of the collection thanthe past vein of Huang Pilie, Haiyuan Pavilion and Pan Chenghou. Examining in detail the similaritiesand differences between the Daozang version and the Ming movable version of Mozi, confirms that thelatter is derived from the former, rather than the Neifu version, the Tang Yaochen version or the Songversion determined by Huang Pilie, Ye Dehui, Wu Yujiang and others. The relationship between the Mingmovable version of Mozi and the Tang Yaochen version is actually one source generates two streams.In addition to the obvious heritage value, the Ming movable version of Mozi also has certain collationvalue. At the same time, Lu Wen tried out Mozi, so that Tang Yaochen’s new publication and Jiang Fan’sreprinting promoted the spread and reading of Mozi. In addition, Narrative of New Publication of Mozi byLu Wen has certain enlightenment significance for the study of Mohism.

The Republic of China era was the transforming period that witnessed Chinese ancient bookpublishing industry has gone through from traditional publishing to become modernized. In the context ofthe prevalence of Western learning, the publication of Chinese ancient books was revitalized in the Republicof China era. With the methodology for interdisciplinary research, from the perspective of history of bookand Bourdieu’s field theory, Research on Ancient Books Publishing During the Period of the Republicof China by Professor Liu Hongquan of Anhui University, show the editing, publishing, circulation,acceptance, and dissemination of ancient books, which covers the publishing process of ancient booksfrom production to consumption. This book also probed into the interaction of publishing with the society,culture, politics, economy and academics in the Republic of China. This paper summarizes the excellenttradition of “Hold fast to tradition” and “innovation” in the publication of ancient books in the Republicof China era, as well as the dissemination characteristics of taking advantage of opportunities. It also hasa reference value for the contemporary publishing industry of ancient books.

After about two thousand years of rough development, antiquarian book trade in China had alreadybeen in decline by the mid to late 1980s. Although industry insiders and outsiders have called for suggestionsand the antique book industry has taken proactive measures to help oneself, the dream of revitalizing theantique book industry has ultimately been shattered. This article analyzes three main contradictions containedin Chinese antiquarian book trade: namely old and new, private and public, loss and profit. These contradictionsdeprive the business entity and business model of antiquarian book trade, undermine the enthusiasm for booksource mining and management, the flexibility of the book market response, and the consciousness of talentcultivation in the industry. There are problems such as the gradual depletion of antique and old book sources,the inability to sustain profits, and the lack of targeted support policies. Therefore, it is believed that this is theresult of the one-size-fits-all policy of the current government and political system towards the antique bookindustry, which should be taken as a historical mirror