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construction of multidimensional standard system to ensure the stability of the construction of
smart libraries. 2) We should integrate the new system with the existing ones to adapt to China’s
national requirements and the development of the industry. 3) We should further the international
cooperation in formulating standards to enhance the influence of Chinese smart library standards.
4) We should promote the multiformity of subjects in standard formulation to enhance the
scientificity and completeness of the standard system of smart libraries.

Three “reunions” cross one century and “Mobius trap” of Chinese library
science theory

WEI Fuyi 〇a*

This paper studies the phenomenon of three “reunions” of the representative theories of resource,
service and technology in the development of Chinese library science theory from the 20th century
to the 21st century. The study analyzes the three collisions of the theory of library science between
ZHANG Xiaolin and MI Hao, FAN Bingsi and MENG Guangjun, CHENG Huanwen and Du
Dingyou in terms of logical basis, historical origin and social influence. First of all, this paper
studies the unexpected reunion of “knowledge service” and “knowledge exchange”, reflecting
the different interpretations of knowledge elements in library science by two scholars in different
time and space. Secondly, it studies the inevitable meeting of “Library 2.0” and “information
resource management” on the road of technological development. Thirdly, it studies the active
encounter of “Resource is king” and “three elements”. At the same time, the study analyzes the
reason why the knowledge service fails to be implemented in the library due to the lack of demand
research and excessive personal dependence. Based on the theory of Web 2.0, it puts forward that
“Library 2.0” movement is a library decentralization movement, and analyzes the positive and
negative effects of “Library 2.0” movement on library talents. This paper studies the historical
reasons for the rise of the root seeking trend marked by “Resource is king” and analyzes the
cost difficulties and theoretical doubts in the development of the root seeking trend. Through the
display of time clues, this paper points out that the development of Chinese library science theory
may fall into a “Mobius trap”. In the trap, the development of theory shows the characteristics of
periodic repetition, and the new theory lacks the necessary development space due to the reason
of theoretical convergence. “Mobius trap” is formed by the continuous feedback motion formed
by the tension between theories. Finally, through the analysis of the logical relationship between
demand and resources, services and technology, it is concluded that demand is the core factor
connecting the three fundamentals. If the three fundamentals are anchored together through
demand research to form the orderly evolution and inheritance of the theory, we can break through

* Correspondence should be addressed to WEI Fuyi, Email: weifuyi@tjpu.edu.cn, ORCID: 0000-0002-6065-0270.