A Comparative Research on the Services for Undergraduate Education in University Libraries at Home and Abroad

oleh: LI Yuan

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Editorial Department of Journal of Library and Information Science in Agriculture 2021-10-01

Deskripsi

[Purpose/Significance] Undergraduate education is one of the most important parts in higher education nowadays. To meet the needs of the undergraduate education reform, innovating service paths is an important task for university libraries. Related research has certain practical significance. [Method/Process] This paper summarizes the practice and experience of first-class university libraries at home and abroad in serving undergraduate education from six aspects: first-year student service, open service, information literacy education, reading promotion, course service and cultural education. [Results/Conclusions] Through the comparative research, there are differences and gaps found on guidelines, depth, contents and idea between university libraries at home and abroad. Combining the concept of undergraduate education reform, 5 strategies are proposed to coordinate resources and services and serve the development and growth of undergraduate students. They are embedding curriculum in the whole process, promoting participation of undergraduates' innovation, highlighting a library's culture, providing services for undergraduate education and research, and ensuring guarantee of organization and cultivation of librarians.