WU JIANZHONG, NEW HEAD OF THE SHANGHAI LIBRARY, CHINA, EXPRESSES THE LIBRARY'S WISH TO ENHANCE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION 

Dr. Wu Jianzhong, member of the Governing Board of IFLA 2001-03, has been appointed Director of the Shanghai Library. He succeeds Prof. Ma Yuanliang and takes up his post in February 2002.

Dr. Wu has been Deputy Director of the Library since 1985 and developed long experience in the library service. He is the founder and Secretary General of the Shanghai Information Resources Consortium, which consists of 30 research libraries of the city. Dr. Wu wants to, while informing international colleagues of his new position, express the wish of the Shanghai Library to enhance its communication and if possible, cooperation with the world library community. The Library welcomes such practice in an attempt to upgrade its service, to broaden the staff's horizon, and also to benefit patrons in a global scale.

Dr. Wu also invites you to attend the First International Library Forum at Shanghai Library on 15-18 July 2002. Web site: www.libnet.sh.cn/SILF2002. Please contact us for further information.

International Cooperation Division

Shanghai Library

1555 Huai Hai Zhong Road

Shanghai 200031, China

Email: hesun@libnet.sh.cn

Tel: 86 21 6445 5004

Fax: 86 21 6445 5006