中美公共图书馆儿童推荐书目服务比较研究

A Comparative Study of Recommended Bibliography Services for Children Between Chinese and American Public Libraries

儿童推荐书目服务是促进儿童成长发展的重要方式,也是公共图书馆儿童阅读推广与服务的重要组成部分。文章选取中美各5家知名公共图书馆作为研究对象,分析中美公共图书馆儿童推荐书目服务的总体情况,并从4种类型的儿童推荐书目服务入手深入比较其服务实践。比较研究发现:美国公共图书馆儿童推荐书目服务体系较为完善;我国公共图书馆的儿童推荐书目服务尚不成熟,但也推出了一些具有品牌效应的服务实践。文章在借鉴相关经验基础上,立足国内实际情况,提出我国公共图书馆儿童推荐书目服务的优化建议。

Recommended bibliography service for children is not only an important way to promote children's growth and development,but also an essential part of children's reading promotion and services in public libraries.This paper respectively selects five well-known public libraries in China and the United States as the research objects,analyzes the overall situation of recommended bibliography services for children in Chinese and American public libraries,and compares in depth their service practices from four types of children's recommended bibliography services.The comparative study shows that the recommended bibliography service system for children in American public libraries is relatively complete.The services in Chinese public libraries are not mature yet,but some service practices with brand effect have been put forward.Based on the relevant experience and the actual situation in China,this paper puts forward some suggestions on the optimization of recommended bibliography services for children in Chinese public libraries.