On Public Library Service Brands

This paper makes a comprehensive analysis of the building of public library service brands in China since the initiation of the reform and opening up in 1978 and anticipate their future development in five aspects,i.e.,critical interpretation of its established culture and analysis of its characteristics,logic of the time,vivid practice,virtuous approaches,as well as future development.

Public library services to older adults in China:An empirical study based on content analysis

Purpose:The research is undertaken to help the Chinese public libraries answer the growing needs for library services to the elderly.Based on an investigation of the current situation of the services to older adults in China and a comparative analysis of the services in the U.S.,we attempt to explore what improvements the Chinese public libraries can make to better serve the needs of older adults.Design/methodology/approach:We empirically analyzed the older adults services of 271public libraries in China from 2002 to 2011 via content analysis of both the print materials such as the regulations and policies released by these libraries and the related information on the libraries' websites and the Internet Web pages.Findings:Great strides have been made in the Chinese public libraries' services to older adults in constructing service systems,providing facilities and equipment,exploring cooperative programming,and planning diversified and regularly scheduled activities.Compared with American counterparts,however,the Chinese public libraries need to catch up in understanding the elderly people as library users,planning customized services,formulating service guidelines and evaluation systems,and working with other local agencies for cooperative programming for seniors in communities.Research limitations:It is hard to collect more data covering more geographical areas and longer periods of time.The content analysis of libraries' policies and regulations is a very rough approximation of the libraries' 'real' services.The study should be extended to visits to public libraries in the future.Practical implications:This study provides useful information for the Chinese library policymakers to formulate regulations and policies to provide services to older adults.Originality/value:To the best of our knowledge,the comprehensive survey reported in this paper is the first in-depth investigation of the current situation of public library services to older adults in China,providing the analysis framework for more in-depth surveys in the future.

Evaluation of Cross-Strait Public Library Website

In recent years, many evaluations on Web sites have been conducted, and relevant researches have also been carried out in academic circle. This paper introduces an innovative method called correspondence analysis to evaluate public library Websites from five aspects-traffic, visit, connectivity, speed and page views. Some suggestions based on the result of evaluation are given in this paper with an expectation to promote the construction and development of public library Websites.

A questionnaire survey on reading and public library utilization of the disabled in Beijing

To investigate the reading activities and library use of the disabled, the authors conducted a questionnaire-based survey among 306 disabled people in four districts of Beijing. The result shows that the disabled mainly take reading as a way of self-education and leisure. They have interest in reading but spend little time on it. Moreover, their age and education level have certain influence on their reading time and effect. Libraries play an important role in the reading activities of the disabled, who have a very strong interes in using libraries, but are limited by such factors as long distance between their home and the libraries, their misperception of libraries, and lack of barrier-free facilities in the libraries. Therefore, public libraries are highly recommended to improve their layout resources, and facilities to provide better services for the disabled.

THE TEXTS FORMERLY OWNED BY ST. PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY AND PUBLISHED IN SET

In 1961 T. B. Jones and J. W. Snyder published 332 texts from many collections in the United States in their book Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Ur Dynasty, a Catalogue and Discussion of Documents from Various Collections (Minneapolis)

A study of changing information needs of contemporary public library users in China

Public libraries should be vigilant and responsive to the ever changing information needs of their clientele functioning in a society undergoing through rapid change due to technological innovations. China is currently experiencing a social and technological transformation of great magnitude in terms of metamorphosing itself from a traditional society to one that is driven by information technologies. Our research study, taking this proposition into account, did a questionnaire survey on 954 library information users at five major public libraries. This research study has discovered that the information needs of public library users today reflect some of the peculiar characteristics of their society in changing times which is driven largely by the rapid development and application of new information technologies. It shows that there is a newly added demand emphasis on certain categories of library resources and services by the Chinese reading public. Our research findings have identified such needs basically in the following five functional areas of public libraries, namely, 1) Increased demands for economic resources, 2) rising expectations for more effective and efficient library services, 3) a convenient location and an amicable environment congenial to learning, 4) a suitable place for engaging in intellectual dialogues and in socialization, and 5) a few other technological amenities and information technology-based digital resources and facilities in addition to a rich repository of library materials in print format. Finally, our paper concludes its discussion with a few observation remarks about the changing trend of public libraries' visions, missions and operations vis-à-vis a contextual background of the ever heightened public expectations for getting quality information services in a timely manner in order for them to function effectively in an information-oriented society such as that of ours today.

The Book Publishing and Analysis of Modern Peking University Library

The paper is based on literature search,introducing and analyzing the book publishing situation of modern Peking University Library from the perspective of the publisher being Peking University Library and its predecessor.It is pointed out that the majority of the book printing methods published by the modern Peking University Library are lead printing,and among the types of Chinese library classification,catalogue of library collections is the most common.

Analysis of the Books Issued by Yadong Library, Published by Peking University Publishing Department: Taking Several Bibliography Advertisements Carried in Newspapers and Magazines From 1919-1922 as Examples

Based on several bibliographic advertisements carried in newspapers and magazines from 1919 to 1922 for books published by Peking University Publishing Department,and issued by Yadong Library,the paper analyzes the characteristics of the books published by Peking University Publishing Department during this period,and points out that Yadong Library entered its golden period of development due to move from the alley to the main road and obtain the management rights of the books published by Peking University Publishing Department.

The Role of Library and Information Science Education in the Development of Community Health Information Services for People Living with HIV/AIDS: Perspectives of Directors and Managers of Public Libraries

This article identifies the role of library and information science (LIS) education in the development of community health information services for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Preliminary findings are presented from semi- structured qualitative interviews that were conducted with eleven directors and managers of local branches in the Knox County Public Library (KCPL) System that is located in the East Tennessee region in the United States. Select feedback reported by research participants is summarized in the article about strategies in LIS education that can help local public librarians and others in their efforts to become more responsive information providers to PLWHA. Research findings help better understand the issues and concerns regarding the development of digital and non-digital health information services for PLWHA in local public library institutions.

Towards equal and universal access to public library services in China:Consolidation of local public library systems in the context of cultural services for all

This paper reports on a LSC(Library Society of China) funded project 'Library Service Network Development' and its major findings.The primary objective of the project was to investigate the work that Chinese local governments and the library profession has devoted to consolidating regional and local library systems for equitable access since the beginning of this Millennium.The study shows that in the past few years,local governments and library professionals have proactively sought ways to establish community based libraries,build contract based main-branch relations and develop regional library service networks.The study also shows that although these endeavors have produced visible improvement to local public library systems and have accumulated valuable experience for promoting equality of access,a true and sustainable equality of public library access requires radical changes to the governing structure of Chinese public libraries:it requires a redefinition of their development agents and administrative unit.

Regional public culture related laws and the development of public library undertaking in China

The content of regional public culture related laws have gradually deepened and expanded since the first public cultural related law was enacted.The content covers the construction of facilities,service supply,funding and talent team construction,management system,social forces to participate in the development and so on,and there are many breakthroughs in the system.In order to gradually carry out the legal and systematic development of public libraries,some breakthroughs in the future should be concentrated on:making policy of the interaction between urban and rural areas for the public library’s central-branch system,establishing demand investigation and survey policies and increasing the intensity of resource distribution,paying attention to the continuous training of all kinds of library practitioners and practicing the policy of card mount guard,setting up special funds and the corresponding system for public library development,improving the performance evaluation system to make all the indicators lawfully enforceable.

An empirical study on integrated platform for public library services in rural China:Based on "Pingqiao Model" in Xinyang,Henan province

Having been excluded from the category of public libraries in China for a long time,the functions and facilities of rural libraries were scattered in diverse cultural projects,thus presenting a separately constructed and multiply managed situation,in which rural libraries were low in efficiency,weak in professional quality,and difficult to continue their development.It is urgent to promote the construction of integrated platform for services in rural libraries.Pingqiao District in Xinyang has constructed 18 standardized rural libraries in villages and towns in accordance with the concept of public libraries,and tried to integrate the functions of public library previously decentralized in projects of rural public cultural services into these rural libraries,which has led to the initial formation of an integrated platform of services in rural libraries.Although there still exist some dilemmas in the system and the mechanism and difficulties in professional development,the experience suggests that the public library system in rural China will develop in the following directions,that is,led by the developmental concept of advanced culture,adhering to the principles of government leadership and overall urban-rural development,then to construct a regional library network service system,in which municipal libraries are positioned as the core of the system,the libraries at the county level as the center,the libraries in villages,towns and agencies as the sections,the libraries in community streets and farmers’ reading rooms as the branches,and book mobiles as the supplements.

The historical contributions of the Public Library Law of the People’s Republic of China

The main historical contribution of the Public Library Law is reflected in the following aspects:it clearly defines the notion of the public library,which not only reflects the internationally accepted law but also endows with Chinese characteristics;it guides the development of public librarianship in China;it meets the needs of the historical requirement proposed by the transformation of social principal contradiction in this new era;it clearly defines the legal responsibilities of the government in establishing public libraries and in ensuring their daily management;it innovates public libraries’governing structure;it promotes the integration of public library services with modern technologies;it establishes fundamental guidelines for encouraging public participation in public library development;and it clearly defines the nature and functions of the National Library and perfects publications deposit system.

On the service brand of public library

Since the Reform and Opening-up of China in 1978,public libraries have made great progress,including the construction of public library service brand.From five aspects,this paper makes a comprehensive analysis and exposition of the splendid and varied public library service brands in the past decades and their future development in China.

THE PUBLICATION, LIBRARY & INFORMATION UNDERTAKINGS IN THE CAS SYSTEM

The CAS publication service was started at the founding of the CAS The CAS Bureau of Compilation & Translation inaugurated at the time was mainly assigned to resuming the publication of various science related periodicals and the founding of new journals including Scientia Sinica (Zhongguo Kexue) and Science Bulletin (Kexue Tongbao).Also,its daily routine included publishing some celebrated scholars’ works which had been suspended coming out at the eve of the Liberation in 1949 and introduction of foreign scien-

元宇宙赋能公共图书馆无障碍服务:壁垒突破、体系构建与路径探究

公共图书馆无障碍服务致力于帮助残障人士等特殊群体享受公共文化服务、共享数字生活,是无障碍环境建设的一部分。元宇宙为公共图书馆无障碍服务提供了新思路,注入了新活力。文章通过阐述公共图书馆无障碍服务在互联网不同阶段的发展与变化,总结元宇宙赋能公共图书馆无障碍服务实现的壁垒突破,构建无障碍服务体系,探究推进路径。公共图书馆无障碍服务建设应多点突破,以用户需求为主导,提供更便捷的均等化服务,在元宇宙相关技术加持下弥合数字鸿沟,促进社会包容。

基于WCI的省级公共图书馆微信公众号运营现状与策略

文章运用定量与定性相结合的分析方法,对我国31家省级公共图书馆微信公众号进行网络调研,从整体传播力、篇均传播力、头条传播力和峰值传播力4个维度测算其微信传播力指数(WCI),再结合推文内容综合评价其微信公众号运营状况,提出公共图书馆微信公众号运营策略,即重视推文质量,挖掘地域特色;丰富推文类型,拓宽互动渠道;注重头条建设,增强传播优势。

法国公共图书馆参与数字文化遗产项目开发研究与启示

文章梳理法国公共图书馆数字文化遗产的相关战略计划,探析其驱动因素。以4所具有代表性的公共图书馆作为研究主体,对法国图书馆的数字文化遗产项目实践情况进行分析,并提出对我国公共图书馆参与数字文化遗产保护战略的有益启示。

场景理论视角下“图书馆+地铁”公共文化服务创新研究

图书馆与地铁跨界融合,共同打造公共文化空间,是拓展公共文化服务覆盖的有效途径,也是公共文化服务融合发展的新思路,而“场景”本质上是更高级形式的文化空间,本文在既有研究和我国实践探索经验基础上,提出“图书馆+地铁”这一公共文化融合服务场景概念,并引入场景理论,论证分析其应用于建设“图书馆+地铁”场景的契合性。在场景理论指导下,从合法性、真实性、戏剧性3个维度出发,打造深入人心的公共文化服务场景,探索“图书馆+地铁”的更多可能性,为公共文化服务发展注入活力。

欠发达地区县级公共图书馆法治建设任重道远——对鄂、渝、湘、黔若干县级图书馆的调研分析

文章选取了我国欠发达地区25个县级公共图书馆,围绕《中华人民共和国公共图书馆法》的具体实施情况开展深入调查。发现当前我国欠发达地区县级公共图书馆的法治化治理水平有所提升,但地方政府依法保障的情况仍然堪忧。为此提出了4个基层公共图书馆法治建设着力点,为新时代基层公共图书馆的法治化建设和高质量发展提供参考。