在现代社会中,公共性、开放性已成为现代图书馆的本质属性。和前现代社会相比,现代图书馆所承担的社会伦理责任也已经发生了深刻变化,它已不再是单纯地储存图书资料并仅仅面向精英阶层的场所,而是成为了面向社会公众,承担着促进国民素质提高、实践共同价值、传承人类文化、促进社会和谐等伦理责任的知识殿堂。 In modern society, publicity and openness have become the essential attributes of modern libraries. Compared with the pre-modern society, the responsibility of the modern society has also undergone profound changes. It is no longer a mere place for storing books and materials but only for the elite. It has become a social responsibility for the general public. To promote the improvement of the quality of the people, the practice of common values, inheritance of human culture, promote social harmony and other ethical responsibilities of knowledge temple.