(2008年10月)图书馆是通向知识之门,它通过系统收集、保存与组织文献信息,实现传播知识、传承文明的社会功能。现代图书馆秉承对全社会开放的理念,承担实现和保障公民文化权利、缩小社会信息鸿沟的使命。中国图书馆人经过不懈的追求与努力,逐步确立了对社会普遍开放、平等服务 (October 2008) A library is the gateway to knowledge. It systematically collects, preserves, and organizes documentary information to enable the dissemination of knowledge and the social function of civilization. The modern library adheres to the concept of openness to the whole society and assumes the mission of realizing and safeguarding citizens’ cultural rights and narrowing the social information gap. Through unremitting pursuit and efforts, Chinese library people gradually established a system of universal openness and equal service to the society