二十一世纪是以信息为中心的知识经济社会,与信息时代伴生的是经济的高速发达、文化教育的普及以及人们整体素质的提高。素以信息主渠道著称于世、拥有古今中外各学科、各层次的文献信息财富的公共图书馆,肩负着推动社会经济、文化发展的时代责任。公共图书馆的发展历程,特别是我国建国以来的发展史证明,图书馆的文献信息一经读者利用,就能产生巨大的社会效益和经济效益。有人曾以图书馆的数量和质量做为衡量一个国家、一个地区,一个社会文化经济增长的标准之一,不是没有根据的。在我国的高等院校,图书馆成为与教师、设备同等重要 The 21st century is an information-centered knowledge-based economy. Associated with the information age is the rapid economic development, the popularization of culture and education, and the enhancement of the overall quality of people. Known as the main channel of information, the public library, with its wealth of literature and information at all levels, both at home and abroad, and at all levels, shoulders the responsibilities of the times to promote social, economic and cultural development. The development history of public libraries, especially since the founding of our country, proves that the utilization of the library’s literature and information once generated by the readers can produce enormous social and economic benefits. Someone once used the quantity and quality of libraries as one of the criteria for measuring the growth of a country, a region and a socio-cultural economy, and it is not without foundation. In our country’s colleges and universities, libraries have become as important as teachers and equipment