On The Role Of Colleges And Universities In Colleges And Universities

It takes thousands of years for the development of University Museum. The establishments of Alexandria library—Mouseion in the 3rd century BC., the first museum-like Ashmolean Art and Archaeology Museum in Oxford University in modern times, and Nantong Museum, the first University Museum in our country all reflect the close relationship between University and Museum. However, the present situation of the University Museum is that the function of social service is continuously developing, but the basic function prepared for university is so greatly undermined that the value of museum for the university cannot be effectively reflected. Therefore, it is increasingly difficult for University Museum to attract the attention of University and other relative departments. The existence of University Museum is controversial because even if it is set to provide service to the public, it far exceeds its power.In Xi'an city, there are a vast number of various University Museums, which are typical because it can represent most University Museums in China in terms of the level of overall construction and development. Based on the interview and questionnaire on the University Museum in Xi'an city, the present paper figured out the functions, degrees of function and limitations of a museum to a university, analyzed the reasons of limitations briefly, and investigated functional orientation of University Museum in a university. Besides, it provided corresponding countermeasures and suggestions for museums to solve the present problems and to work better.The present paper is divided into five parts, and the concrete content is as follows:The first part is introduction, which introduces the origin, development, and present situation of University Museums in China. Thereby, it discusses the contents and significance, and the methods of research.The second part is an analysis and summary of the functions of University Museum in University scientific research. Based on the survey data about the function of University Museums to universities in Xi'an city, the paper gets overall situation on the role that University Museums play in university academic research, and investigates the scientific research aspects, degrees and limitations that academic-research-oriented and non-academic-research-oriented museums function on university research respectively. Besides, it analyzes the reasons of limitations briefly.The third part is an analysis and summary of the function of museums in the specialty teaching in University. Based on the survey data about the function of University Museums to universities in Xi'an city, the paper gets overall situation on the role that University Museums play in university specialty teaching, and investigates the specialty teaching aspects, degrees and limitations that specialty-teaching-oriented and non-specialty-teaching-oriented museums function on university teaching respectively. Besides, it analyzes the reasons of limitations briefly.The fourth part is an analysis and summary of the function of museums in Popular Science and Quality Education in University. Based on the survey data about the function of University Museums to universities in Xi'an city, the paper gets overall situation on the role that University Museums play in Popular Science and Quality Education in University., and investigates the aspects, degrees and limitations of Popular Science and Quality Education in University that Popular Science and Quality Education-oriented and non-Popular Science and Quality Education-oriented museums function on university Education. Besides, it analyzes the reasons of limitations briefly.The last part is a discussion on the role that University Museums play in working better in university. Firstly, it probes into the functional orientation of University Museums in university. Furthermore, on the basis of knowing the functional orientation of University Museums in university, the paper provides the ways that University Museums utilize in solving the problem and the countermeasures and suggestions as to how to function better on university from university museum inside itself, university and society these three levels.