Library-Inside is a foundational model for AI-empowered development of new, highqualityproductive forces for libraries. It operates as an Inside-Out mechanism, which embeds “Libraryas a Service” into the real-life scenarios of users, to provide knowledge-driven services. Meanwhile, theOutside-In mechanism organizes the knowledge-related needs, activities, resources, and services of itsparent institutions or localities into the library as a platform. This dual approach transforms the libraryfrom a relatively passive knowledge system into an active, open, and integrative ecosystem of capabilities.The combination of the Inside-Out and Outside-In models facilitates the cultivation of new, high-qualityproductive forces in library services, supporting the high-quality development of society through AIempowerment and institutional empowerment.

practice through two approaches: theoretical research and practical exploration. By summarizingand abstracting specific practical application projects, it outlines methods and approaches for utilizingtransmedia storytelling within the digital humanities services provided by GLAMs institutions, offeringnew perspectives on the activation and dissemination of multimodal cultural heritage. Starting with anexplanation of the concept of transmedia storytelling, the paper elaborates on its consistency and necessitywithin the digital humanities research paradigm. It also analyzes practical cases, outlining the currentstatus, approaches, and challenges associated with its application from the digital humanities perspective.Moreover, by integrating the resources of rubbing inscriptions, genealogies, and historical records fromthe Shanghai Library, the paper demonstrates the practice of transmedia storytelling from the perspectivesof constructing cultural cognition, creating cultural memory, and narrating through multiple sensorychannels. Based on these explorations, it examines the feasibility of creating digital humanistic narrativespace, activating cultural heritage, enhancing knowledge comprehension, and building cultural memory by utilizing transmedia storytelling. The research culminates in a method and approach of transmediastorytelling in digital humanities services within GLAMs institutions. Case studies are further conductedto verify the general applicability of this framework, and to explore the application value of transmediastorytelling in digital humanities.

This article explores how to use new technologies to profoundly transform and leverageart data resources in the digital intelligence era, aiming to offer more diverse creative inspiration andhumanistic value to artists and researchers through enhanced knowledge services. It begins by analyzingthe current landscape of art digital resource development and application, considering technologicaladvancements such as digital humanities, large language models, and digital twins. This analysis isframed by a review of domestic and foreign research trends categorized into resource systems andtechnology systems. It then examines the current state of art digital resource development and applicationin art colleges, using these institutions as case studies to explore different application scenarios and userneeds. It discusses the impact of data architecture and resource integration on research and creation inthe art domain. Lastly, the article explores specific application cases to evaluate the design of knowledgecrowdsourcing mechanisms, multi-modal interactive interfaces, immersive experience environments, andcontent generation. It proposes a framework for developing an art resource knowledge service systemadapted to the current technological environment, providing new methods of improving the knowledgeproduction efficiency and service quality for art resources.

Reviewing and examining the development of bibliographical retrieval instruction incontemporary China is both historically and practically significant. This paper analyzes the evolution ofbibliographical retrieval instruction up to 1984, the year when the bibliographical retrieval course waswidely implemented, using a historical retrospective approach and a review of relevant literature andhistorical texts. The development process is divided into four stages: the exploratory stage (1956—1965),the stagnant stage (1966—1970), the recovery stage (1971—1976), and the pioneering stage (1977—1984).Each stage’s characteristics and overall development trends are summarized in relation to the actualhistorical context. The research reveals that bibliographical retrieval instruction in contemporary Chinaemerged as an essential response to the information age, and followed its own developmental logic. Thisprogression resulted from the persistent efforts of Chinese library and information science professionalsaddressing contemporary needs, as well as the coordinated collaboration between pioneering individualsand expert organizations. The study concludes by summarizing three historical experiences that areconducive to the development of information literacy education.

The development and spread of digital technology have not diminished the importanceof the physical accessibility of public libraries. In fact, the evolution of urbanization and changinglifestyles has made the siting of libraries a more complex issue. This article examines the similaritiesand differences in viewpoints by reviewing historical discussions on the topic, analyzing their objectivesand approaches, and offering guidance for future public library siting decisions. The findings reveal thatscholars consistently acknowledge the importance of library locations both for the libraries themselvesand the cities they serve. However, factors such as cultural context, academic discipline, and the degree ofurbanization all influence scholars’ perspectives on library location.

To support the “Double First Class” initiatives in universities, libraries should gain a clear orrenewed understanding of print-collection organization. This article uses Peking University as a case studyto first assess the current state and challenges of print-collection work in its main and branch libraries.It then analyzes the factors to consider in developing the print-collection system for the university. Thepaper emphasizes the importance of establishing a subject-specific print-collection framework, optimizingthe dynamic three-level preservation system, and implementing a university-wide, subject-organizedcollection system. In conclusion, the article provides an in-depth analysis and reflections, in order tolay a solid foundation for building a virtuous cycle within the academic resource ecosystem across theuniversity’s main and branch libraries.

As an information service center and an important base for cultural inheritance, theuniversity library holds cultural education as a key responsibility and mission. By conducting a statisticalanalysis of research literature on cultural education in university libraries from 2013 to 2023, this papercomprehensively reviews the evolution and latest progress in the field. Utilizing percentage structureanalysis, the study reveals that a consensus has been reached among scholars on the fundamentaltasks, implementation path, mission consolidation, and foundational building of cultural education inuniversity libraries. Based on these findings, it puts forward the suggestions that we should prioritizepractical innovation and theoretical exploration in the context of new technology, enhance research on theevaluation of cultural education, and promote cross-disciplinary research.

This paper exams the current practice of social organizations in constructing rural readingservice systems within the context of rural revitalization strategy, with the aim of providing insights forsocial organizations involved in rural reading services. By analyzing annual reports published by 14 socialorganizations from 2017 to 2023, this study employs grounded theory to explore the practical mechanismsof the rural reading service. It further discusses its configuration path by way of necessary conditionanalysis (NCA) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The results show that ensuringthe availability of reading services is essential for improving the effectiveness of rural reading services,though a well-coordinated system is required to achieve optimal outcomes. There are three configurationpaths with high effectiveness: the ecological-construction-driven path, the resource-construction-drivenpath and the teacher-guarantee-driven path. To promote the high-quality development of rural readingservice systems, social organizations should enhance the capacity of ensuring reading services, takea fresh look at the value of reading service resource construction, develop multi-level reading serviceeducators, and facilitate benign cooperation among multiple stakeholders, while fostering connections between urban and rural reading services.

Education digitization and national reading initiatives are key development strategies inour country, making it essential for university libraries to pursue high-quality development. This paperfirst analyzes the profound impact of education digitization on higher education, libraries, and collegestudents’ behavior. It also analyzes the current status and challenges of literary campuses in universitiesat home and abroad. To provide guidance on developing a literary campus, the paper uses the library atGuangdong University of Finance and Economics as a case study. It discusses the action path and specificmeasures for constructing a literary campus from six aspects: updating reading concepts, redesigningreading spaces, reorganizing reading resources, innovating reading models, establishing new readingmechanisms, and building new teams for reading promotion. The aim is to offer practical insights fordeveloping literary campuses in universities.

From the perspective of user needs, this paper clarifies the function requirements of thecultural heritage digital service platforms and explores their hierarchy and optimization strategies. Theresearch holds significant theoretical and practical value for advancing the protection and preservation ofcultural heritage while improving the service efficiency of these platforms. Utilizing literature research,semi-structured interviews, and expert consultations, the study identifies and establishes 24 servicefunction items for cultural heritage digital service platforms. Data collection was carried out throughquestionnaires. The study classifies the functional requirements into three dimensions: traditional Kanoclassification, mixed-class analysis, and Better-Worse coefficient analysis. The findings reveal that thesefunctional requirements are hierarchical, comprising 6 essential needs, 9 attractive needs, 4 expectedneeds, and 5 undifferentiated needs. Therefore, the paper suggests optimizing the content of culturalheritage digitization service according to different demand types, aiming to enhance the platform’sattractiveness, empathy, and user experience.

This dataset comprises user information, entry records, learning space usage records,and loan records collected from the user management platform, library access system, learning spacereservation system, and Aleph500 of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Library from 2016 to 2022academic years. After undergoing cleaning, desensitization and processing, a total of 4 data files wereobtained, encompassing 14 208 746 records. This dataset is helpful for analyzing the utilization of libraryresources during the 13th and 14th Five-Year Plans. It can be used to explore user behavioral patterns andtrends, provide data support for the adjustment of library layout and resource development. Also, it canserve as a foundation for comparative research of similar libraries.

National Library of China has a collection of 10 letters from Wang Guowei to Shen Zengzhi,12 pieces in total, and another postscript written by other people, which is attached to the RenguiCollection. Because few people know it, relevant research is rare. Now we have collated and transcribedthem to correct the mistakes made by previous scholars, and made some further explorations for thecontents of the letters.

Five articles, including Preface to Xiao Lan Gai Poetry Collection, are not collected inthe existing compilation of Shen Deqiacn’s poetry collection and the compilation of Shen Deqian’s lostworks. Most of these articles are Shen Deqian’s later-life works, reflecting his emphasis on spiritualityin his later years, and some new ideas on the combination of some leisurely elements with the solemnofficialese-style. These works also reflect Shen’s standpoint that praises Zhu Xi but reserve prefaces in theanalysis of the Book of Poetry, or incorporate his comprehension of various poetic relationships such astalent and erudition. In brief, these works, which highlight the richness of Shen Deqian’s poetic thoughtsin his later years, hold significant importance in the study of Shen Deqian and the poetics history of theQing Dynasty, thus possessing substantial literary value.

The volume 2268-2269 in the Yongle Canon with the theme of “lake” appeared in France andwas auctioned back to China in 2020, which contains a large number of poems and essays to describe the“lake” of the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties. This paper compiles 22 missed poems composed inSong and Yuan Dynasties, also includes the brief investigation into poets and the name of lakes involvedin poems. These poems are not only the fine literary works, but also powerful evidence for geographicalchanges and local culture related to lakes in ancient China.