思考图书馆学理论研究的未来发展时,我们应该认真读一读这种研究的历史与现实这部“教科书”。建国以后头三十年的图书馆学理论研究有两大特征:其一,承袭中国近代图书馆学的传统,理论研究设有得到足够的重视;其二,理论研究以关于研究对象、学科定义、学科性质等“学科原理”课题以及关于图书馆的性质、职能、地位等一类“图书馆原理”课题为“热点”。我们看到,揭开建国以后第一次图书馆学研究高潮序幕的便是“什么是图书馆学”一文。七十年代末,中国学术迎来了建国以后的最好时期,并掀起一股理论热。科学在复苏,图书馆学也在复苏。这时,审视理论现状,我们感觉到(而且只是感觉到)图书馆学理论太少,理论层次太低,学科不成体系。与其它学科的横向比较,则让人们屈辱地感受到图书馆学理论的寒酸,感受到了图书馆学地位的低下,并认为前者是后者的原因。于是,虽然也 When thinking about the future development of theoretical research in library science, we should read carefully the “textbook” of the history and reality of such research. The first three decades after the founding of the theory of library science has two characteristics: First, the inheritance of Chinese modern library science tradition, theoretical research has received enough attention; Second, the theory of research on the research object, the definition of discipline , Subject nature and other “discipline principle” topics and on the nature of the library, functions, status and a class of “library principle” topic “hot spots.” We can see that it is the article “What is library science” that opens the curtain for the first study of library science after the founding of our nation? In the late seventies, the Chinese academic ushered in the best period after the founding of the People’s Republic of China and set off a theory fever. Science is recovering, and library science is also recovering. At this moment, when we examine the status quo of the theory, we feel (and only feel) that there are too few theories of library science, theoretical levels are too low, and disciplines are not systematic. Compared with other disciplines, people humiliatingly feel the shackles of library science theory, feel the low status of library science and think the former is the reason of the latter. So, though also