Libraly Journal

Libraly Journal ›› 2020, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 24-30.

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Research of Chen Song’s Thoughts on Library Science

Zhang Chanjuan   

  • Online:2020-08-25 Published:2020-08-25

Abstract: Chen Song is one of the few female librarians in the republican era of China,,who had worked
in several libraries and had been engaged in professional education and research of library science in
universities. The article introduces Chen Song’s thoughts on library science from the perspectives of
values of library, education, publicity, statistics, book selection, staffing and personnel quality, and reader
service, in the hope of enriching the research on the history of Chinese library science, and encouraging
the latecomers to chase after the predecessors. 

Key words: Chen Song, Library’s value, Library statistics, Reader service