Library Business / 糊口飯的地方

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Taipei, Taiwan
Date: 18 September, 2006
Sender: Y. TS'AI

來自：臺灣臺北
日期：2006年9月18日
寄者：蔡Y

I worked in this building. It was the general library of my university. It used to be a popular place for students. But now only staff of library and some researchers work in it. Some space remains warehouse of library, some turns into the gallery of university history, and the rest is for college of liberal art. Well, the gallery is organised by librarians, so most of places are still library business.

我曾經在這裡工作過。這是學校的舊總圖書館，學生匯集的場所。不過現在只有圖書館的員工和一些研究員才在這裡工作。有些空間保持為圖書館的書庫，有些變成校史館，剩下的則給文學院用。校史館也是圖書館在負責，所以大部分還是圖書館的業務囉。

posted on 22/03/09 05:16

Every Library Represents Its University / 什麼樣的圖書館什麼樣的大學

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Rochester, USA
Date: 15 September, 2006
Sender: p TS'AI

來自：美國羅徹斯特
日期：2006年9月15日
寄者：蔡p

'The library is the heart of the university' is a clichés to all my fellow classmates. I do not want to discuss how important it is or where it should be located. Scholars are not sparing with money to build the library. Therefore, libraries are usually good representatives of universities. I guess every university which issues postcards at least has one of the library.

「圖書館是大學的心臟」對我們科系來說真是老生常談。我並不想討論圖書館到底有多重要還是到底該建在哪裡。只是學者們通常都不吝惜金錢來蓋藏書樓。蔡跟我說這是他們如皇宮般的圖書館。因此，圖書館常是大學的代表。我猜每間有出明信片的大學，至少應該都會有一張圖書館的吧。

posted on 22/03/09 04:06

Cantonese to the Universe / 中國還是世界

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Taipei, Taiwan
Date: 1 September, 2006
Sender: L. LU

來自：臺灣臺北
日期：2006年9月1日
寄者：陸L

People from Hong Kong mainly speak Cantonese. After the Handover, they restart to build up their Chinese identity and their new local identity. On the other hand, Hong Kong is a global city. While Taiwan is a place for people from all over China mixed up, Hong Kong is a showcase for the westerns to know Chinese. Hong Kong people now are world citizens.

香港的語言主要是廣東話(粵語、廣府話)。主權移交後，他們重新建立中國認同還有新的地方意識。另一方面，香港又是個世界級都市。當台灣真正融合了中國各省人口保存中華文化時，香港倒掌握了中華文化對西方的發聲管道。香港人也更成為世界公民。

posted on 22/03/09 03:36