期刊是信息的重要载体,信息则是期刊的生命力之所在,没有信息的期刊是没有生命力的。随着社会信息化进程的加快,人们对信息的需求越来越迫切。由于期刊中蕴藏着丰富的文献信息,其开发利用日益受到社会的关注。据报道:北京图书馆期刊藏量接近馆藏的一半;英国图书馆外借部入藏期 Periodicals are important carriers of information. Information is the life of a periodical. Periodicals without information are not viable. With the acceleration of the process of social information, people’s demand for information is more and more urgent. As the journal contains a wealth of literature and information, its development and utilization of increasingly by the community’s attention. It is reported that: Beijing Library Journal collections close to half of the collection; British Library Lending Department into Tibet