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The '''Universities' Central Library''' ({{Lang-my|တက္ကသိုလ်များဗဟိုစာကြည့်တိုက်}}; abbreviated '''UCL''') is a [[academic library]] located on the [[University of Yangon]] campus in [[Yangon]], Myanmar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=The Documentary heritage of Myanmar: selected case studies |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000370600?posInSet=1&queryId=84896d88-79b6-4a07-92a4-82a6352fa98d |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=UNESCO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-10 |title=Reading Mandalay's Newspapers |url=https://buddhiststudies.utoronto.ca/2019/10/10/reading-mandalays-newspapers/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=University of Toronto |language=en-US}}</ref> UCL is Myanmar's biggest academic library and plays a pivotal role in collecting and preserving historical Burmese manuscripts.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-04-24 |title=How information access is changing the biggest academic library in Myanmar |url=https://www.research4life.org/blog/information-access-academic-library-myanmar/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Research4Life |language=en-US}}</ref> UCL has the largest collection of traditional manuscripts in the country, including 15,000 [[Palm-leaf manuscript|palm-leaf manuscripts]] and 4,000 [[Folding-book manuscript|parabaiks]].<ref name=":0" /> The library possesses 600,000 books.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Universities’ Central Library – Architectural Guide: Yangon |url=https://www.yangongui.de/universities-central-library/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
The '''Universities' Central Library''' ({{Langx|my|တက္ကသိုလ်များဗဟိုစာကြည့်တိုက်}}; abbreviated '''UCL''') is an [[academic library]] located on the [[University of Yangon]] campus in [[Yangon]], Myanmar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=The Documentary heritage of Myanmar: selected case studies |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000370600?posInSet=1&queryId=84896d88-79b6-4a07-92a4-82a6352fa98d |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=UNESCO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-10 |title=Reading Mandalay's Newspapers |url=https://buddhiststudies.utoronto.ca/2019/10/10/reading-mandalays-newspapers/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=University of Toronto |language=en-US}}</ref> UCL is Myanmar's biggest academic library and plays a pivotal role in collecting and preserving historical Burmese manuscripts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-24 |title=How information access is changing the biggest academic library in Myanmar |url=https://www.research4life.org/blog/information-access-academic-library-myanmar/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Research4Life |language=en-US}}</ref> UCL has the largest collection of traditional manuscripts in the country, including 15,000 [[palm-leaf manuscript]]s and 4,000 [[Folding-book manuscript|parabaiks]].<ref name=":0" /> The library possesses 600,000 books.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Universities’ Central Library – Architectural Guide: Yangon |url=https://www.yangongui.de/universities-central-library/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
In 1929, the [[University of Yangon|Rangoon University]] Library was established as a research and reference library.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.uclmyanmar.org/about-us/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Universities' Central Library |language=en-US}}</ref> During [[World War II]], the library building and rare manuscript collections were destroyed, and the library re-opened in 1952.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wiegand |first=Wayne A. |url= |title=Encyclopedia of Library History |last2=Davis |first2=Donald G. Jr |date=2015-01-28 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-78757-8 |language=en}}</ref> In 1964, the library was renamed the Universities' Central Library.<ref name=":2" /> UCL began collecting parabaiks in 1964.<ref name=":0" />
In 1929, the [[University of Yangon|Rangoon University]] Library was established as a research and reference library.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.uclmyanmar.org/about-us/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Universities' Central Library |language=en-US}}</ref> During [[World War II]], the library building and rare manuscript collections were destroyed, and the library re-opened in 1952.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wiegand |first=Wayne A. |title=Encyclopedia of Library History |last2=Davis |first2=Donald G. Jr |date=2015-01-28 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-78757-8 |language=en}}</ref> In 1964, the library was renamed the Universities' Central Library.<ref name=":2" /> UCL began collecting parabaiks in 1964.<ref name=":0" />


In 1973, a modern replacement building to house the library was designed by Kin Maung Lwin, slated for completion in early 1975.<ref name=":1" /> The 1974 [[U Thant funeral crisis]] at the university delayed construction, which was finally completed in 1980.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In 1987, the Yangon University Library was established in UCL's old premises.<ref name=":0" />
In 1973, a modern replacement building to house the library was designed by Kin Maung Lwin, slated for completion in early 1975.<ref name=":1" /> The 1974 [[U Thant funeral crisis]] at the university delayed construction, which was finally completed in 1980.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In 1987, the Yangon University Library was established in UCL's old premises.<ref name=":0" />


Prominent Burmese scholar, [[Thaw Kaung]] served as UCL's chief librarian, from 1969 to 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Thaw Kaung Collection |url=https://www.uclmyanmar.org/institutional-repository/u-thaw-kaung-collection/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Universities' Central Library |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-07-31 |title=Profile {{!}} Librarian-Scholar Took the Road Less Traveled By |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/profile/librarian-scholar-took-road-less-traveled.html |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}</ref>
Prominent Burmese scholar, [[Thaw Kaung]] served as UCL's chief librarian from 1969 to 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Thaw Kaung Collection |url=https://www.uclmyanmar.org/institutional-repository/u-thaw-kaung-collection/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Universities' Central Library |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-31 |title=Profile {{!}} Librarian-Scholar Took the Road Less Traveled By |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/profile/librarian-scholar-took-road-less-traveled.html |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2016, it co-founded the Myanmar Academic Library Consortium to foster collaboration among academic libraries in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Myanmar Academic Library Consortium is born |url=https://www.eifl.net/news/myanmar-academic-library-consortium-born |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=EIFL}}</ref>
In 2016, it co-founded the Myanmar Academic Library Consortium to foster collaboration among academic libraries in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Myanmar Academic Library Consortium is born |url=https://www.eifl.net/news/myanmar-academic-library-consortium-born |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=EIFL}}</ref>


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Universities' Central Library
တက္ကသိုလ်များဗဟိုစာကြည့်တိုက်
Map
16°49′50″N 96°08′10″E / 16.83056°N 96.13611°E / 16.83056; 96.13611
LocationUniversity of Yangon, Kamayut Township, Yangon,  Myanmar
TypeAcademic
Established1929; 96 years ago (1929)
Architect(s)Kin Maung Lwin
Collection
Items collected
Size600,000 books,
15,000 palm-leaf manuscripts,
4,000 parabaiks
Other information
Parent organizationMinistry of Education (Myanmar)
Websitewww.uclmyanmar.org

The Universities' Central Library (Burmese: တက္ကသိုလ်များဗဟိုစာကြည့်တိုက်; abbreviated UCL) is an academic library located on the University of Yangon campus in Yangon, Myanmar.[1][2] UCL is Myanmar's biggest academic library and plays a pivotal role in collecting and preserving historical Burmese manuscripts.[3] UCL has the largest collection of traditional manuscripts in the country, including 15,000 palm-leaf manuscripts and 4,000 parabaiks.[1] The library possesses 600,000 books.[4]

History

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In 1929, the Rangoon University Library was established as a research and reference library.[5] During World War II, the library building and rare manuscript collections were destroyed, and the library re-opened in 1952.[1][6] In 1964, the library was renamed the Universities' Central Library.[5] UCL began collecting parabaiks in 1964.[1]

In 1973, a modern replacement building to house the library was designed by Kin Maung Lwin, slated for completion in early 1975.[4] The 1974 U Thant funeral crisis at the university delayed construction, which was finally completed in 1980.[4][5] In 1987, the Yangon University Library was established in UCL's old premises.[1]

Prominent Burmese scholar, Thaw Kaung served as UCL's chief librarian from 1969 to 1997.[7][8]

In 2016, it co-founded the Myanmar Academic Library Consortium to foster collaboration among academic libraries in the country.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "The Documentary heritage of Myanmar: selected case studies". UNESCO. 2018. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. ^ "Reading Mandalay's Newspapers". University of Toronto. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  3. ^ "How information access is changing the biggest academic library in Myanmar". Research4Life. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  4. ^ a b c "Universities' Central Library – Architectural Guide: Yangon". Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  5. ^ a b c "About Us". Universities' Central Library. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  6. ^ Wiegand, Wayne A.; Davis, Donald G. Jr (2015-01-28). Encyclopedia of Library History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-78757-8.
  7. ^ "Dr. Thaw Kaung Collection". Universities' Central Library. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  8. ^ "Profile | Librarian-Scholar Took the Road Less Traveled By". The Irrawaddy. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  9. ^ "The Myanmar Academic Library Consortium is born". EIFL. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
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