试论图书馆在西部大开发战略中的作用

On Functions of Libraries in the Strategy of Western Exploitation of China

图书馆在西部大开发战略中的作用不可低估。其作用主要表现为四个方面：一是在提高西部人口素质中的作用；二是在西部经济建设中的作用；三是在知识创新和科技进步中的作用；四是在促进西部精神文明建设中的作用。

In the development of Northwest China, we must not underrate the functions of libraries as in the improvement of the quality of population, in the construction of economy, in the renovation of knowledge and the development of science and technology, and in the construction of advanced culture and ethics.