Page 21 - Journal of Library Science in China, Vol.47, 2021

Ideological system of library science in China:

abstraction, core and value

KE Ping 〇a ∗
Nankai Business School, Tianjin 300071, China

Abstract
How was the ideological system of library science formed during the development of library science
in China? What is the system? What is its value? In order to answer the above questions, this paper
took the emergence and development of ancient and modern library science in China as clues. Through
the combination of relevant historical materials and objective analysis and the thinking method of
“abstraction-core-value”, this study reveals the true features of the ideological system of library science
in China. The main thoughts in the history of Chinese library science were summarized, including
essential elements, collection and utilization, book culture, dissemination, classification, and reading
guidance. And the core of the ideological system-book centered-was revealed. This paper also pointed
out that the cultural, educational and scientific values embodied in the thoughts of Chinese library
science are of great significance and play a guiding role for contemporary libraries and librarianship.

Keywords
Library science, Ideological system, Abstraction, Core, Value

To explore the history of Chinese library science, we should not only describe and summarize
the development process of library science to investigate the development law but also study the
source and evolution of library science thoughts. The ideological history of library science is in
a prominent position in the history of library science. Based on the existing research literature on
the ideological history of library science, especially thoughts of librarians and library science in
different times, the study should regard the origin and evolution of library science thoughts as a
system to establish the internal relationship among different thoughts, and examine the following
aspects: How was the ideological system of library science formed? What are the system and its
value? In a certain sense, it can not only reflect the influence of Chinese library science thoughts
on the development of Chinese library science but also illustrate the contribution that China has
made to the world library science.
[1]
“Any scientific thought of human beings about the world is a constituent thought” , and library
science is no exception. From the perspective of philosophical reflection, the existing thoughts of
library science are basically representative thinking and formal thinking, and lack critical thinking.
Therefore, this paper reveals the origin of the ideological system of library science in China

* Correspondence should be addressed to KE Ping, Email: ke2002@nankai.edu.cn, ORCID: 0000-0003-4038-6377.