VIETNAMESE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM: EFFICIENT AND USEFUL INSTITUTIONS FOR SUPPORTING LIFELONG LEARNING

Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai

The concept of lifelong learning is simply understood as an accumulation of experiences and knowledge from surrounding environments. People can accumulate life values and experiences from schools, textbooks, field missions, observations, and from those they encounter in their life. There are many information channels for people to enrich their experiences and knowledge, including libraries and out-of-school educational institutions. ​

In this paper, the author briefly summarizes the actual status of Vietnamese public library system; analyzes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, missions and priority areas of the Vietnamese public library system in the 2011-2015 period, including a strong emphasis on factors of library which would affect the possibility to generate job opportunities, and an environment for lifelong learning among community populations.

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