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Hello teachers and researchers of the Center for Southeast Asia studies – Kyoto University,

My name is Nguyen Van Thinh, I am working at Social Sciences Library, Institute of Social Sciences Information in Vietnam.
Thank Center for Southeast Asia Studies gave me a great opportunity to Research on Library Science.

My research title is: “The Digitization of Microfilm and Sino Nom Documents”.
The Social Sciences Library, Institute of Social Sciences Information is known in the large Vietnamese and foreign scientific community as a leading library of social sciences and a place that possesses rich, unique and rare information resources in oriental studies in Southeast Asia, notably the microfilm and Sino Nom collections. Due to many reasons, these collections are at risk of malfunctioning, not being able to be exploited. Therefore, in the modernization strategy, the leaders of the Institute have set the task of digitizing all existing microfilm and Sino Nom collections for long-term storage and preservation, leading towards developing digital collections to help readers and researchers to find information easily and quickly. At the same time, the digitization projects will create conditions for Social Sciences Library to participate in the network of libraries Vietnam and abroad, fostering opportunities for collaboration and information sharing. In order to meet the digitalization requirements of rare collections, there exists the need for staff to master all digitalization techniques.
That is the reason why I decided to choose this topic, and I hope that in the six-month-course I can improve digitalization techniques and experiences.
I believe that, with my own efforts and the help from the officials and experts of the Library of CSEAS, I will fulfill the tasks with the results. I truly hope that in the future, there will be more opportunities for the cooperation and experience sharing between the Library of CSEAS and Social Sciences Library.

Thank you very much!

Social Sciences Library, Institute of Social Sciences Information in Vietnam.