General Introduction to the Library of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY OF VIETNAM LIBRARY

The Library of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) was established and has developed alongside the founding and growth of the Academy since 1959. Throughout its operation, the DAV Library has played a crucial role in serving the Academy's work in training, research, foreign affairs, and inteational cooperation, providing resources for generations of students, faculty, researchers at the Academy, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Library currently holds approximately 46,381 resources, including over 29,430 book titles, nearly 5,500 bachelor's theses, master's dissertations, and doctoral theses, over 500 reports on scientific research projects at various levels, 25 types of Vietnamese newspapers and magazines, and 15 types of foreign newspapers and magazines. The Library's reference books cover specialized content on Inteational Relations; Inteational Economics; Inteational Law; Regional and Global Issues; Marxism - Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's Thought; Vietnam's domestic and foreign policies; and the political, historical, cultural, religious, defense, and security situations of Vietnam and many countries worldwide. The collection of textbooks, monographs, references, and leaing materials for all training programs is prioritized for annual updates and supplements.

The Library is currently managed by a mode electronic system, utilizing Libol 8.0 and Libol 9.0 software for cataloging, managing jouals and magazines, and the material repository. The Digital Library began operation in early 2022, with over 21,115 cataloged resources and 6,483 resources summarized and stored in digital format to serve the readers' research needs.

Beside traditional printed materials, the Library provides access to various domestic and inteational electronic databases to meet the increasingly diverse needs of leaing, teaching, and research. The Library offers an E-book system (here), online scientific jouals, and prestigious full-text databases such as ProQuest Central, along with numerous specialized resources in Inteational Relations, Economics, Law, and Regional Studies (here). The development of these digital resources enables readers to quickly access updated, diverse, and highly reliable knowledge within the inteational academic environment

In 2021, the DAV Library was renovated and expanded (increasing its area more than threefold) and equipped with mode facilities. The Library is currently divided into three floors comprising five reading rooms with a total area of 2,199.5 square meters. Many reading rooms have been sponsored by foreign partners such as China, the United States, France, and Australia, providing equipment and networked computers for inteet access and resource searching. The Library's storage repository has an area of 500 square meters.

In the 2025 - 2030 period, the Library aims for comprehensive development: enhancing its resource collection, modeizing facilities, and building a high-quality electronic and digital library. Simultaneously, it intends to expand its service scope not only within the Academy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs but also to agencies, ministries, sectors, and training/refresher institutions nationwide. Notably, the Library strives to become the digital knowledge data center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future.

Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday (from 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM).

Contact Information: 

For inquiries and assistance related to the library: 

Tel: 0973758568; Email: thuvienhvng@dav.edu.vn (Ms. Nguyễn Thùy Dương). 

For issues related to the electronic and digital library: 

Tel: 0906207986; Email: thainm@dav.edu.vn (Mr. Nguyễn Minh Thái). 

All feedback or suggestions related to the Library should be sent to the feedback mailbox on the website http://thuvien.dav.edu.vn or to the email address: ykiendonggop_thuvienhvng@dav.edu.vn 

Access Website: http://thuvien.dav.edu.vn