According to the requirements of the Ministry of Culture,the fifth assessment and rating of public libraries will be in full swing in 2013.Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture,the Research Institute,National Librar...According to the requirements of the Ministry of Culture,the fifth assessment and rating of public libraries will be in full swing in 2013.Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture,the Research Institute,National Library of China(NLC),has undertaken the revision of the fourth assessment and rating standards of public libraries and formulated the fifth version of assessment standards.Based on a systematic summary of experience and inadequacies of the previous four public library assessments and ratings as well as a comprehensive study of domestic and overseas researches and practices in public library assessments,the formulation of the new standards has taken full account of new situations and new tasks which public libraries have been facing currently,and has solicited suggestions from experts in various research and practice units.The new standards include seven parts:facilities and equipment,funds and personnel,document resources,service work,cooperation and coordination,management and commendation,and key cultural projects.The new standards have made revisions in the following aspects:linking-up with relevant policies and standards,optimizing the framework of indicators and score distribution,adding and deleting some indicators,rectifying the value assignment of some indicators,refining the remarks of indicators,and adjusting essential conditions for grading.展开更多
The standards of the fifth assessment and rating of children’s library are revised on the basis of the fourth one.The revision work considers factors from three aspects:the public nature of the children’s library,th...The standards of the fifth assessment and rating of children’s library are revised on the basis of the fourth one.The revision work considers factors from three aspects:the public nature of the children’s library,the particularity of the children’s library,and the different orientation and function of library at all levels in the regional children’s library service system.The revision work focuses on the following aspects:optimizing the framework and the scores of indicators,adjusting the amount of indicators,improving indicators of facilities and equipment,funds and personnel,and document resources,and regulating the standard of dividing different levels for different scores.The research of standard revision exposed the lack of relevant statistics,less previous research findings and an imperfect system of standards.展开更多
Taking public libraries as an example,this study inspected and reflected the free admission policy of public cultural venues in China applying the theory of cultural rights and policy process.The results indicate that...Taking public libraries as an example,this study inspected and reflected the free admission policy of public cultural venues in China applying the theory of cultural rights and policy process.The results indicate that the free admission policy has achieved many important effects while many problems also exists:constant funding subsidies are difficult to meet the increasing demand for supply and service quantity generated by free admission policy,the funding apportionment mechanism has not been fully implemented,the subsidy standard based on the hierarchical differences is difficult to fulfill the needs of public libraries of different scales,the supervision and evaluation mechanism is lacking,the policy incentives and restraints are insufficient.The causes of these problems are related to the lack of timely adjustment of policy,the indeterminate division of central and regional cultural powers and expenditure responsibilities,the mismatch between expenditure responsibilities and financial resources,the policy costs are higher than benefits.Therefore,this paper suggests some solutions such as completing the classified subsidy standard,designing multiple comprehensive standards,establishing a dynamic adjustment mechanism of funding guarantee,innovating the mode of financial guarantee mechanism,establishing a performance evaluation system,forming an incentive and restraint mechanism.展开更多
文摘According to the requirements of the Ministry of Culture,the fifth assessment and rating of public libraries will be in full swing in 2013.Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture,the Research Institute,National Library of China(NLC),has undertaken the revision of the fourth assessment and rating standards of public libraries and formulated the fifth version of assessment standards.Based on a systematic summary of experience and inadequacies of the previous four public library assessments and ratings as well as a comprehensive study of domestic and overseas researches and practices in public library assessments,the formulation of the new standards has taken full account of new situations and new tasks which public libraries have been facing currently,and has solicited suggestions from experts in various research and practice units.The new standards include seven parts:facilities and equipment,funds and personnel,document resources,service work,cooperation and coordination,management and commendation,and key cultural projects.The new standards have made revisions in the following aspects:linking-up with relevant policies and standards,optimizing the framework of indicators and score distribution,adding and deleting some indicators,rectifying the value assignment of some indicators,refining the remarks of indicators,and adjusting essential conditions for grading.
文摘The standards of the fifth assessment and rating of children’s library are revised on the basis of the fourth one.The revision work considers factors from three aspects:the public nature of the children’s library,the particularity of the children’s library,and the different orientation and function of library at all levels in the regional children’s library service system.The revision work focuses on the following aspects:optimizing the framework and the scores of indicators,adjusting the amount of indicators,improving indicators of facilities and equipment,funds and personnel,and document resources,and regulating the standard of dividing different levels for different scores.The research of standard revision exposed the lack of relevant statistics,less previous research findings and an imperfect system of standards.
基金the major project“Study on the Financial Guarantee Standard and Method in the Construction and Operation of Public Cultural Service System”(No.13ZD04)supported by National Social Science Foundation of China.
文摘Taking public libraries as an example,this study inspected and reflected the free admission policy of public cultural venues in China applying the theory of cultural rights and policy process.The results indicate that the free admission policy has achieved many important effects while many problems also exists:constant funding subsidies are difficult to meet the increasing demand for supply and service quantity generated by free admission policy,the funding apportionment mechanism has not been fully implemented,the subsidy standard based on the hierarchical differences is difficult to fulfill the needs of public libraries of different scales,the supervision and evaluation mechanism is lacking,the policy incentives and restraints are insufficient.The causes of these problems are related to the lack of timely adjustment of policy,the indeterminate division of central and regional cultural powers and expenditure responsibilities,the mismatch between expenditure responsibilities and financial resources,the policy costs are higher than benefits.Therefore,this paper suggests some solutions such as completing the classified subsidy standard,designing multiple comprehensive standards,establishing a dynamic adjustment mechanism of funding guarantee,innovating the mode of financial guarantee mechanism,establishing a performance evaluation system,forming an incentive and restraint mechanism.
