图书馆概念再解析

Re-analysis of the Concept of Library

图书馆经典定义尽管没有深入抽象其概念本质,但充分反映了图书馆的知识属性。知识集散与知识序化是图书馆必须承担的基本职能,公益性则是图书馆必须坚守的根本原则。图书馆是一种公益性主导的知识序化与集散组织。

The classical definition of library reflects library＇s knowledge characteristics; however, it does not abstract its essence in depth. Knowledge collecting, knowledge distributing and knowledge ordering are the basic functions of li- brary; meanwhile, library must stick to its character of public welfare. In a word, library is a kind of non-profit organi- zation which undertakes the task of knowledge collecting, distributing and ordering.