杰西·豪克·谢拉(1903—1982)是当代美国著名的图书馆学者、教授。谢拉1976年所著《图书馆学引论》(以下简称《引论》)被公认为是集图书馆学思想于大成的力作。1986年,兰州大学出版社出版了由该校教师张沙丽翻译,张舒平校译的《引论》。通读全书之后,感到谢拉在书中不仅回答了图书馆界关于图书馆学是否为一门科学、图书馆学的属性等长期争论不休的问题,而且阐述了图书馆学研究的哲学观,提出了一些发人思考的新颖见解。 Jesse Hauke ​​Sheila (1903-1982) is a famous American contemporary scholar and professor. Introduction to Library Science (referred to as “Introduction” in 1976) by Xie La in 1976 is widely recognized as a masterpiece in the field of library science. In 1986, Lanzhou University Press published “Introduction” which was translated by Zhang Shali and Zhang Shu-ping. After reading through the book, I feel that Xie La not only answered the long-standing controversy in the library community about whether librarianship is a science or library science, but also elaborates the philosophical view of library science research and puts forward Some thought-provoking novel insights.