Analysis of the Status Quo of Chinese University Libraries Providing Resource Services to the Public

Abstract

The provision of resources and services by university libraries to the public is an inevitable requirement and the trend of social development. This paper discusses the value and reality of the current Chinese university libraries providing resources and services to the public. The specific problems and contradictions existing in reality are discussed, namely: the contradiction between the priority of the university and the public demand, the contradiction between the priority of resource security and open to the public, and the contradiction between public welfare and compensation. Suggestions based on the actual situation of university libraries are proposed.

Studies on Techniques to Enhance Local Libraries’ Public Space Quality--Using the Jiayu County Library in the Chinese province of Hubei, Xianning City, as an Example

“…Regional divisions should prioritize the needs of special populations with humanistic care. For instance, the Chongqing Library has a "reading room for the visually impaired" that is furnished with Braille books and periodicals, audio lending services, blind-specific computers, book amplifiers, and other equipment (Figure 4) [13] . As technology advances, so too can science and technology be used to enable the creation of intelligent libraries.…”