Pearl River Delta Digital Libraries Network
To enhance cultural collaboration and cultural development in the Greater Pearl River Delta region, the Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Department of Culture of the Guangdong Province and the Cultural Institute of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government signed an Agreement on Cultural Co-operation in August 2003 to establish a foundation for future collaboration. According to the Agreement, establishing connections among libraries of the Pearl River Delta region is one of the major areas of collaboration.
With supports from all the parties, Pearl River Delta Library Newsletter, Pearl River Delta Libraries Internet Reference Enquiry Service and Pearl River Delta Library Catalogue Service were established to enrich service capacity for the libraries users.
- Pearl River Delta Library Newsletter
Through Pearl River Delta Library Newsletter, users can access to the latest library news and development information among the region's libraries. Users can also access the region's libraries online news through direct links. - Pearl River Delta Libraries Internet Reference Enquiry Service
Through these links, users can choose different library for access of reference enquiry service.
Hong Kong Public Libraries
Macao Public Library
Shenzhen Library (Chinese only)
Sun Yat-Sen Library of Guangdong Province (Chinese only) - Pearl River Delta Library Catalogue
To establish connections among the libraries' systems, allowing users to retrieve of various materials from catalogues of different libraries in a single search through the Z39.50 Internet gateway.
Pearl River Delta Library Catalogue - Library Card Application for Non-residents from Pearl River Delta Libraries
Hong Kong Public Libraries
Macao Public Library
Shenzhen Library (Chinese only)
Sun Yat-Sen Library of Guangdong Province (Chinese only)
