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ambiguity of subject ownership and the dispersion of knowledge system of bibliography all
lead to the ambiguity of subject orientation of bibliography. The autonomous consciousness of
bibliography subject is easily influenced by social ideology and social ideological trend. Sixth,
the academic community of bibliography in New China has been rebuilt rapidly, but gradually
lost under the situation of discipline transformation. This is accompanied by the drawbacks of
modern subject education and the lack of academic spirit of contemporary scholars. Lastly, the
development of modern bibliography needs to absorb and integrate the fine traditions of classical
bibliography. Numerous valuable achievements of classical bibliography have not been properly
developed and protected. Modern bibliography will lose its connotation and ideological source if it
loses the excellent tradition of classical bibliography, while the value of classical bibliography will
not be diminished whether it is inherited or not.

Comparative studies on Chinese and foreign library science education:
Research questions, methods and the mission

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ZHOU Ya & XIAO Ximing
Comparative studies on Chinese and foreign library science education is an important research
field of comparative librarianship. Research on the methodology and other theoretical questions of
comparative studies on Chinese and foreign education is conducive to promoting its standardized
development, thus stepping up the practical value for Chinese library science education. Based
on comparative education and other disciplines, some fundamental theoretical issues including
research questions, methods and the mission of comparative studies on Chinese and foreign library
science education, were discussed in this paper.
Firstly, in terms of research objects and questions, it is necessary to make comparisons with
more countries to explore diverse ways and multiple possibilities concerning the development
of library science education. Additionally, the research domains and questions also need to be
expanded, along with the necessity of conducting comparative studies on continuing education
and library science education research in both China and other countries. Even more, research
projects could be found from practical dilemma with the purpose to solve realistic problems faced
by library science education, and comparative studies on library science education history need to
be strengthened, such as international comparative studies on library school closings. Also, more
attention should be paid to common problems and the problems related with “people” in Chinese
and foreign library education so as to explore the humanistic concerns in library science education.
Secondly, in terms of research methods and materials, apart from universal social science research
methods, it is necessary to explore new methods, theoretical frameworks and research perspectives,

* Correspondence should be addressed to ZHOU Ya, Email: tushuguanzhouya@126.com, ORCID: 0000-0003-1632-0685