After the reform and opening up, the development of social, economic, political and cultural undertakings in China has provided an unprecedented good environment for the development of public libraries. In terms of building area alone, since 1984, more than 20 provincial libraries have built new libraries, of which the smallest is 1. 1 10,000 m2, the largest is 83,000 m2, and most of the newly built libraries are between 20,000 m2 and 30,000 m2. With the progress of society and the gradual enhancement of public awareness of information, public library has not only attracted more and more attention from the society, but also been gradually recognized as one of the symbols of city image. Among the cultural construction projects in major cities, library construction is often listed as a priority project. Public libraries are blooming everywhere in China. China's public libraries present a prosperous scene of vigorous development, which can be said to be the spring of public library development.

"Deficiency" in the Development of Public Libraries and Its Improvement Measures

The "loss" discussed here mainly refers to the shortcomings and defects in the development of public libraries, which is also the main factor restricting the development of public libraries.

Due to the lack of sufficient funds, the development of library cause has been hindered.

Public libraries are not only a part of cultural undertakings, but also a part of social welfare undertakings. Its core is to produce certain social benefits and play a role in social progress and harmony. Because the development of public libraries is restricted by economic conditions, and China's economic development is at an underdeveloped level at present, the problem of funds has become the most urgent problem in the development of public libraries in China. Due to the shortage of funds, some libraries have few books, or the books are aging, or the libraries are "empty-shell", or the libraries simply rent out space, which seriously hinders the development of public libraries in China.

Public libraries have always relied on the government's "blood transfusion", and "sitting, waiting and wanting" is its * * * nature. Nowadays, in the case of shortage of funds, on the one hand, public libraries should increase their own propaganda and expand social benefits to attract the attention of the government and promote the increase of government investment; On the other hand, public libraries should strengthen their own "hematopoietic" ability, such as providing special services and obtaining social donations, in order to solve the problem of insufficient funds for public libraries.

Due to the lack of innovation in library management system, library management lags behind.

At present, China's public libraries are under the leadership of the cultural system, and the importance attached by local governments and competent departments to libraries has a great influence on the development of public libraries, which is the most subjective factor in the development of public libraries. Public libraries are subject to higher authorities in personnel appointment and dismissal, book management system and management system, and lack autonomy, so they cannot solve specific problems according to their own conditions. This rigid management system makes the main functions of public libraries in China weaker and weaker, the internal institutions are rigid, and the sense of autonomy is weak, which makes the management of public libraries seriously lag behind and deviates from the requirements of modern society for libraries.

For the healthy development of public libraries in China, we must reform the existing management system, enhance the independent ability of public libraries, and enable public libraries to set development goals from their own reality. At the same time, the library should also introduce new management concepts such as "total quality management" and "catfish effect" competition mechanism to continuously improve the management level of public libraries.

At present, due to the limitation of cooperation level, the level of resources enjoyed by public libraries in China is relatively low, which is a common problem in the development of public libraries in China. In addition, the development level of China's information sharing platform is still quite limited, and the degree of networking and digitalization is still very low, which also affects the construction of public libraries. There is also local conservatism, which sticks to local resources and refuses to share with the outside world, which also restricts the resources of public libraries to some extent.

Therefore, while standardizing public libraries and strengthening cooperation, China should speed up the development and utilization of information technology, establish an information platform, and gradually eliminate the obstacles of local conservatism. Only in this way can we further improve the level of resource enjoyment of public libraries.

Due to the lack of library consciousness, the government pays insufficient attention to the library.

Under the current system of China Library, the survival and development of public libraries largely depend on the attention of superior leaders. However, for a long time, the government didn't know enough about libraries, and the public's library consciousness was weak, so public libraries have been in an embarrassing position. On the one hand, in economically developed areas, some cities have taken libraries as their cultural business cards; There are also some areas with developed economy, but the development of public libraries is relatively backward. At the same time, in some economically underdeveloped areas, libraries are often ignored. If this continues, it will inevitably lead the development of public libraries into a dead end.

In recent years, with the development of China's cultural undertakings, public libraries have gradually attracted the attention of the government. In particular, the third part of the Outline of the Eleventh Five-Year Cultural Development Plan pays attention to public cultural services, which marks the arrival of the climax of public library construction in China, the irreplaceable important role of public libraries in building a harmonious society and the comprehensive establishment of their historical mission. The construction of "Library City" in Shenzhen also shows that public libraries at all levels in China are standing on the starting line of this major milestone again, and are about to launch an all-round speed and strength competition.

Due to the lack of professional qualification certification mechanism in libraries, the quality of librarians is mixed.

Librarians are the soul of the library, and their cultural quality directly affects the development of the library cause and the service quality of the library. However, at present, the general situation of librarians in public libraries in China is: low academic qualifications, unreasonable subject structure and knowledge structure, aging librarians, and so on. Moreover, the library has long been a "refuge" for leading families, and the mixed staff has also restricted the development of public libraries.

The appointment of public libraries in China should also learn from foreign countries. First of all, we should obtain the professional qualification certificate of the library, and then implement the full-time recruitment system through competitive recruitment to form an atmosphere of "survival of the fittest" and change the existing staff of public libraries. The improvement of librarians' quality will make the library look brand-new.

Analysis on the Root of "Loss" in the Development of Public Libraries

Since the reform and opening up, China's public libraries have made great achievements, and the construction and development of both provincial and municipal libraries and grass-roots libraries have made gratifying achievements, showing a thriving scene as a whole. However, due to the influence of many factors, there are also some weaknesses and deficiencies that cannot be ignored. The above-mentioned personnel quality and management system have seriously restricted the further development of public libraries. Through the analysis and research of papers and related materials published in recent years, the author thinks that the fundamental problem that restricts the further development of public libraries in China lies in the issue of funds.

The problem of insufficient funds is a commonplace problem in the library circles at home and abroad, and it is also an urgent problem faced by libraries. Lack of funds not only restricts the further development of public libraries, but also affects the service quality and service level of public libraries, social benefits of public libraries, the universal formation of library consciousness, and ultimately the sustainable development of public libraries.

There are many reasons for the lack of funds for public libraries in China: first, the level of economic development in China is still very limited, and the state's financial allocation for public libraries is far from meeting the development requirements of modern libraries; Secondly, the consciousness of some government-led public libraries in China is still very weak. Even if the local economy is quite developed, the investment in public libraries is a drop in the bucket, ignoring the development of public libraries; Thirdly, due to the limited development level of technology, digitalization and networking of public libraries in China, the enjoyment of public libraries in China is seriously restricted, and the phenomenon of repeated construction of resources is serious, which also aggravates the shortage of funds for public libraries in China; Finally, the public library did not make full use of its own resource advantages, played its due social benefits, and its social role was not obvious, with less social support and donations, resulting in a single source of funds for public libraries. It can be seen that the shortage of public library funds has both external and internal factors.

To sum up, since the reform and opening up, China's public libraries have made unprecedented achievements, not only in terms of building area, collection quantity, personnel quality and library coverage, but also in terms of automation, networking and digitalization of public libraries. Grassroots libraries and libraries in ethnic minority areas have also developed greatly, forming library outlets covering the whole country. With the continuous progress of society, the continuous improvement of civilization, the massive growth of information, the public's demand for information is becoming more and more specific, complex and demanding, and the public's library consciousness will be gradually enhanced, which provides unprecedented opportunities and challenges for the development of public libraries. In the future, public libraries should seize the opportunity and seek greater development. The future society can be said to be the best stage for public libraries to perform well. Of course, the actual national conditions in China have also affected the development of public libraries in China, especially in recent years, grass-roots libraries even experienced cultural retrogression due to financial reasons, such as some libraries being replaced or closed down, and grass-roots libraries have gradually become the bottleneck of the development of public libraries in China. Therefore, in the future, we should increase investment in grass-roots libraries, promote the development and progress of grass-roots libraries, and strive to realize the all-round prosperity and strength of public libraries in China at an early date.