从中国公共图书馆超过美国公共图书馆的方面、同美国公共图书馆相似的方面和与美国公共图书馆不同的方面这三个角度进行比较;通过比较,可使人们对中国公共图书馆近些年取得的成就和存在的问题有个客观的了解,同时也对美国公共图书馆的情况有所了解。 From the aspects of the Chinese public library over the American public library, the similarities with the American public library and the aspects different from the American public library, we can make comparison to the Chinese public library There is an objective understanding of the achievements and problems of the year and an understanding of the conditions of the U.S. public libraries.