On March 10, Professor Boyue Yao, CLIR Project Librarian and visiting scholar from Beijing University Library, delivered a public lecture, “Discovering the Origins of the Imperial University Library through Ancient Book Catalogs,” at the University of Washington East Asia Library.
Professor Yao spoke about his recent discoveries in ancient book catalogs—their contents, the seals that were used on them, etc.—and other sources which revealed that the Imperial University Library (now Peking University Library) was in fact founded in 1898, rather than 1902 as was previously thought.
Presentation Summary: 长期以来，北大校史都将1902年作为北京大学图书馆的创建年，