Research On The Social Role Of Contemporary Public Libraries

The thesis has three purposes.Discuss the meaning and essence of the social role of public libraries;summarize the social role of public libraries;summarize the value of the social role of public libraries.In the current research,there is a lack of consensus on the concept of social role of public libraries and a lack of holistic research from the perspective of readers.Firstly,this thesis uses the concept of social role to clarify the meaning,substance,and type of social role of public libraries;secondly,this thesis uses the literature analysis method to sort out the reader's perspective literature and classify and summarize the social role of public libraries;finally,this thesis summarizes the value of the social role of public libraries from two perspectives: the significance of the social role of public libraries to the mission of public libraries and the role of public library construction.