未来一瞥:科幻文学中的图书馆与相关问题思考

Glimpses of the Future: Libraries and Related Issues in Science Fiction Literature

科幻文学是一种基于有限科学假设,表现人类未来物质精神世界远景的文学体裁,其中有关未来图书馆的描写,对新时期图书馆转型具有一定启发性作用。从场景刻画、职能定位、工作内容等方面分析102部历年“星云奖”“雨果奖”最佳长篇小说中有关图书馆的描写,归纳出发挥人文价值、坚守核心职能、拥抱虚拟现实、发展智慧服务四点启示。

Science fiction literature is a literary genre based on limited scientific hypotheses and represents the vision of the future material and spiritual world of human beings.The description of the future library in science fiction has enlightening effect on the transformation of the library in the new era. 102 winners of The Science Fiction Achievement Award and Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America were analyzed to summarize the scenarios, function and operations of future libraries. We proposed that libraries in future should focus on humanistic values and key function and keep an open attitude towards technology such as Virtual Reality and intelligent service.