1997年,美国沿用多年的“标准产业分类SIC”被新的“北美产业分类标准NAICS”所替代,这个新系统在传统的娱乐业之外设立了一个全新的二级产业——信息业。北美产业分类标准的一个显著特征是,基于档案馆和图书馆的服务本质以及在不久将来的发展趋势,有预见性的将两者划分在信息服务业中。笔者认为,这 In 1997, the “Standard Industrial Classification SIC” which has been in use in the United States for many years was replaced by the new “North American Industrial Classification Standard NAICS”. This new system set up a brand new secondary industry outside the traditional entertainment industry - the information industry. A notable feature of the North American industry taxonomy is the predictive division of the two into information services, based on the nature of the services of archives and libraries and their trends in the near future. I believe that this