What is the significance of reading?There are many different answers to this event of West Lake University

"What is the significance of reading?" This question was frequently asked at West Lake University today, and everyone gave their answers.

On July 16th, the "West Lake Spring Reading Association" and the 2nd West Lake University Library Library Donation Fund event day was held at the Yunu Campus of West Lake University. Participated in the event.

In the activity speech, Shi Yigong, the president of West Lake University, answered the question "What is the meaning of reading "-" Put aside all utilitarian purposes and not talk about it. Reading is a spiritual enjoyment. The wings you imagine. "

In Shi Yigong's view, "reading is the only way for humans to lead to science. Scientific energy and fuel comes from imagination. If humans have never imagined nature, science cannot be born."

This year, on the basis of recruiting 1,273 doctoral students, West Lake University launched the enrollment of undergraduate innovation classes for the first time, and 60 undergraduate freshmen were about to enter. In order to create better conditions for these young students and lead them to imagine and innovate bravely, West Lake University has made a lot of preparations, including the heart of a university -library.

The West Lake University Library, located in the Yunu Campus, is under construction. In the future, it will be a truly open, compatible learning and communication place.

As a research university, obtaining academic information in a timely manner and maintaining the world's cutting -edge research perspective is critical to scientific research. In order to provide first -class library information resources for teachers and students of West Lake University, the West Lake Education Foundation launched a donation fund of the West Lake University Library last year, set up 50 donation seats, and plans to raise 150 million yuan to support the construction of electronic journal databases. So far Get the support of 28 West Lake family.

At the event ceremony, Liu Yanhao, Secretary -General of the West Lake Education Foundation, introduced the use of the West Lake Library Library Donation Fund in 2021. In 2021, West Lake University purchased 33 full -text databases and 6 secondary document databases, of which 37 were foreign databases, covering the field of life sciences, science, and science in schools.

Liu Yanhao said: "If you say, the scientific research results of West Lake University today and the top talents we have cultivated deserve a little applause, and the applause also belongs to every one who supports the library donation fund." In the future of the West Lake University Library, there will be one side. The donation wall of the donor of the West Lake University Library Fund Permanent commemorates their efforts and expectations for the university.

At the event, Shi Yigong and Liu Yanhao jointly issued a dedicated donation certificate to the donor of the library donation fund.

After the library donation fund event day, the "West Lake Spring Reading Meeting" arrived as scheduled. Huang Jiaxing, a professor at the Materials Science of West Lake University, Wang Jinkang, a well -known science fiction writer Wang Jinkang, Chen Lei, the popular author and founder of the mixed knowledge, Chen Yueguang, a famous cultural scholar and chairman of the West Lake Education Foundation. The perspective of cultural scholars shared their reading stories.

The subsequent "evening salon: Yue reading West Lake", the teachers and students of West Lake University spontaneously set up a reading enthusiast society "West Lake Reading Society", "West Lake Reading Club", which is a doctoral student of West Lake University. I will share their reading and scientific research experience with you, and tell the significance of library e -journal resources in the scientific research process from their perspective.

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