China Society for Library Science

  The China Society for Library Science, an affiliated institution of the National Library of China, is a national association on librarianship under the joint auspices of China Association of Science & Technology and Ministry of Civil Affairs. It functions as a linkage between the Government and the librarians and plays an irreplaceable role in the development of the Chinese librarianship.
  The predecessor of the society is Library Association of China founded in 1925. In 1927, the Association was one of the founders, which jointly sponsored the establishment of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). The China Society for Library Science was established in the national conference of librarians held in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province from July 9 - 16, 1979. The China Society for Library Science has restored its status of the national association member in the IFLA in May 1981. As of the year of 2000, the society has about 10,000 individual members, 47 institutional members. For the purpose of professional activities, the following committees are set up under the Society:
  1. Academic Research Committee,
  2. Editing and Translation Committee,
  3. Library Cooperation and Communication Committee.
  The responsibilities of the Society include: the national and international academic cooperation and communications; editing, translating, publishing books and journals in library and information study; being contributed to decision-making of national strategic development, policy making in culture, education, science and technology, economic construction as well as librarianship; promoting and appraising science research results; conducting continued education; popularizing basic knowledge of librarianship; protecting the librarian's rights; other activities for the members of the Society.


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E-mail : ztxhmsc@publicf.nlc.gov.cn