• A Research Review on the History of Library Science Education in America and Other Countries in the World

    Subjects: Library Science,Information Science >> Library Science submitted time 2023-08-27 Cooperative journals: 《图书情报工作》

    Abstract: [Purpose/significance] This article sorted out and commented on the representative achievements in the history of the library science education of the United States and some other developed countries in the world, aiming at a better understanding of the issues concerned in the history of the library science education in foreign countries, and providing experiences that can be drawn on by our country.[Method/process] Based on an overview of the foreign databases and online literature, this article selected and analyzed the core studies of the related topics. With the focus on the literature commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the library science education in the 1980s, this article analyzed the research of the history of the library science education in the U.S as well as in other countries.[Result/conclusion] The concept of "modern history" was obviously revealed in the reviewed literature of the library science education in foreign countries. The currently existing problems and the future development of the library science education were considered through the review of the history of the library science education. In this study, more attention was paid to the collection and the use of historical data and historical facts. Meanwhile, the concept of "history of great education" was advocated, and various forms of the library science education were put into the research scope of the library science education history.

  • Formation and Research Progress of Knowledge Organization Ecosystem

    Subjects: Library Science,Information Science >> Library Science submitted time 2023-07-26 Cooperative journals: 《图书情报工作》

    Abstract: [Purpose/significance] By introducing the principles and methods of ecology into the study of knowledge organization system, the functions and actions of knowledge organization system can be brought into full play. [Method/process] Based on the research results of ecology, the principles and methods of ecology are introduced into the construction and application of the knowledge organization system. The biological individual corresponds to the concept individual, the species population and the concept correspond, the biological community and the vocabulary correspond, the biological environment corresponds to the literature environment and on the basis of the complete and consistent correspondence of the structure and function, the working principle and method of the knowledge organization system are studied. [Result/conclusion] The framework of the knowledge organization ecosystem is refined and perfected, and the main contents of each level are analyzed and summarized in the four aspects, including the concept instance, the concept population, the concept community (vocabulary) and the ecosystem.