On Information Service In Library In The Information Society

With the coming of 21st century, humankind is stepping from industrial society into thesociety of information. Information has become an important sector of productivity andstrategic resource for the development of society. Under the impulse of tide of IT, informationservice of library is facing great challenges and opportunities, the old conception, methods,means and contents of information service are not suitable for the development of theinformation era. The establishment of network environment and emerge of knowledgeeconomy have brought new challenges and higher requirements to information service. Manynew traits and trends are shown in this field, as well as new problem to the Protection ofIntellectual property. Taking into consideration of the above-mentioned questions, the essaygives analyses and researches in 5 aspects and provides relative countermeasures: A) Raise ofthe questions. Introduce the reason of choice of the theme, as well as aim and significance ofthe research of the theme. B) Challenges and main problems of information service of library.Analyze and summarize the challenges and main problems of information service in the newsituation. C) Traits and trends of information service in network environment. D)Consideration of information service of library in the information society. Exploratoryresearch on the question of building of digital library, the comprehensive promotion of thedigitalization of library in China and continuate innovation in concepts, mechanism, methods,means and contents of information service. Giving prominence to the interests of humanbeings and attaching great importance to the social function and market factor of informationservice, try to intensify international borrow-lend operations and widen the field ofinformation service.In conclusion, information service of library must keep abreast of the changinginformation era to make a better contribution to the progress and development of society.