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Libraly Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (382): 13-21.

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Research on Liu Kwoh-Chuin’s Thoughts of Library SocialEducation

Cui Rui, Zhang Jiuzhen (Department of Information Management, Peking University)   

  • Online:2023-02-15 Published:2023-03-02
  • About author:Cui Rui, Zhang Jiuzhen (Department of Information Management, Peking University)

Abstract:

This paper reviews the library social education thoughts of Liu Kwoh-Chuin, a famousscholar of library science. Liu regarded library as an important social education institution. Liu’s theoriesof social education of library included allowing libraries to help popularize education, constructingcommon spirits of nation and civil society through social education of library, promoting childrensreading by social education of library and advocating book education to develop culture. His goal wasto improve the society, and his theories of social education of library were changing with the changeof social ideas. He also combined the theory and practice of social education of library and had somecontributions in social education practices. His theories can be drawn upon by library in social educationimplementation.