Library Knowledge Service: Meeting the New Requirement in the Development of Shanghai(Lifelong and Continuing Education in Libraries)

Abstract

On the one hand, the development of Shanghai has placed new demand on and called for creative knowledge services to be provided by the library; on the other hand, the combination of virtual and real resources, the optimization of networking environment, and the new trend of library transformation, not only causes challenges to the conventional knowledge services, but also provides a new space for developing creative knowledge service models. The status quo and challenges versus opportunities of the knowledge services in the Shanghai Library are analyzed, and suggestions have been raised for developing creative knowledge services. This discussion is based on the field investigations of government agencies, industrial associations, research institutions and enterprises for their actual demands.