A library is an institution that collects, sorts out and collects books and materials for people to read and refer to. As early as 3000 BC, libraries appeared. Library has the functions of preserving human cultural heritage, developing information resources and participating in social education.
Library is the external storage and selective transmission mechanism of social memory (usually expressed in written records). In other words, the library is the memory device and diffusion device of social knowledge, information and culture.
Development history
As early as 3000 BC, there were various records carved on clay tablets in the temples of Babylon. The earliest collection places are the collection places of Greek temples and the collection places affiliated to the Greek Philosophy Institute. The earliest library-According to the excavation results of archaeologists, we know that the earliest library in the world is Nineveh Library in Mesopotamia.
This is the most complete, largest and complete ancient civilization site library excavated today. It was more than 400 years earlier than the famous Alexandria Library (the largest library in ancient times) in Egypt, and because of the particularity of mud-printed books, it was not destroyed by the war like Alexandria Library, and most of them were preserved.
Business work
The professional work of the library consists of many interrelated work links. Generally, it includes four parts: document collection, collation, collection and service.
Document collection
Literature collection is the foundation of the whole library work. Librarians should first make clear the collection principle, collection scope, collection focus and selection criteria of the library, and understand the collection situation of the library, the types and reproduction quantity of documents, the utilization rate and service life of various books, which books can be eliminated (see the elimination of books and periodicals) and which books and periodicals should be replenished. , but also need to master the publishing dynamics.
library service
Library service is the work of developing and utilizing library resources. Including reader development (such as issuing library cards), reader research, document circulation and promotion services (including document borrowing, reading services, document copying services, inter-library loan, mobile library services, etc.). ), collection report, reading consultation, reference retrieval, reader education.