10 December 2025, Volume 0 Issue 12

    

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  Research on the Optimization of Youth Reading Services in Public Libraries in China from a Child-Friendly Perspective

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 4.

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  This paper adopts an online research method, conducting a nationwide survey of public library websites and on-site visits to 11 public libraries in Henan Province. It analyzes the practical progress and research status of youth reading services in China, focusing on the concrete practices of domestic libraries in this area. The study finds that current youth reading services in public libraries face several issues, such as the lack of specific legal frameworks for youth, insufficient service targeting, and weak connections between reading activities and society. To address these challenges, the paper proposes strengthening legal guarantees for youth reading services for ages 12–18, enriching collections and spatial resources, improving lending mechanisms, and expanding both the number and diversity of reading activities.
  
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  Strategies for Constructing a Knowledge Graph of Overseas Think Tank Literature on China for Policy Advisory Services

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 11.

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  Integrating overseas think tank literature on China through knowledge graphs and mining viewpoints, hot topics, trends, risks, and opportunities can provide decision-makers with more targeted references. This paper first outlines the requirements for constructing knowledge graphs for policy advisory services, emphasizing decision-oriented design, timeliness, foresight, and multidimensional associations, and describes the processes of data collection, annotation and classification, and knowledge extraction. It then examines knowledge services and applications enabled by knowledge graphs, including knowledge navigation and efficient retrieval, multi-scenario visualization, decision support and risk identification, automatic generation of decision reports, and personalized services. Finally, it discusses potential challenges in the construction process. The paper argues that building a knowledge graph of overseas think tank literature on China for policy advisory services is both theoretically and technically feasible, and holds significant practical value.
  
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  Implicit Resistance and Resource Conservation: An Analysis of the “Lying Flat” Behavior among University Librarians

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 19.

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  This paper focuses on the phenomenon of “lying flat” among university librarians. Using qualitative research methods and grounded in the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, it offers an analysis of the underlying causes and mechanisms of this behavior. The paper finds that “lying flat” represents a rational coping strategy adopted by librarians in response to resource scarcity or loss. It is primarily driven by institutional resource depletion, with other forms of resource loss exerting synergistic effects. Librarians’ resource acquisition relies mainly on a complex social network composed of three channels: individual competence, family connections, and organizational support. To mitigate “lying flat” behavior and enhance librarians’ job satisfaction and motivation, the paper proposes several strategies, including establishing a stress early-warning mechanism, building a hierarchical resource protection matrix, ensuring sustained resource investment, fostering a culture of mutual support, and expanding librarians’ social networks.
  
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  The Social Image of Libraries in the Early Period of the Republic of China: A Study Centered on Shen Bao

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 27.

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  In the early Period of the Republic of China, the initial social image of modern Chinese libraries began to take shape. Based on reports related to libraries published in Shen Bao (known historically in the west as Shun Pao) between 1912 and 1925, this paper examines how the term “library” gradually replaced “book collection hall” (cangshulou) in the public consciousness from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republican period. It further explores the positioning of libraries’ social image in the early Republic of China from three dimensions: as a key institution of social education, as a symbol of the level of civilization, and as an educational foundation for industrial revitalization.
  
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  Research on the Group Characteristics and Professional Profiles of Outstanding American Librarians in the 20th Century: A Focus on the “Library Hall of Fame”

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 35.

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  This paper examines the inductees of the “Library Hall of Fame” published by the American library community in 1951 and 1999. Using prosopography to analyze biographical texts, it presents the professional profiles of outstanding American librarians in the 20th century. The paper first summarizes the group’ s demographic characteristics, educational backgrounds, and career paths, then analyzes the temporal evolution of these characteristics across the two lists, and finally identifies eight typical professional profiles, highlighting their professional spirit of “benevolence, knowledge stewardship, professional excellence, and pursuit of innovation.” The paper finds that through innovative service models, promotion of professional education, and leadership in technological innovation, these outstanding librarians have comprehensively advanced the diversification and professionalization of American librarianship.
  
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  The Transformation and Service Innovation of European Public Libraries from the Perspective of Digital Inclusion: A Case Study of Public Libraries 2030

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 44.

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  Public libraries around the world are undergoing a period of transformation. In Europe, the non-profit organization Public Libraries 2030 (PL2030) has carried out a wide range of innovative service practices driven by the goal of digital inclusion, offering valuable insights into the transformation pathways of public libraries. Drawing on literature and online research, this paper summarizes PL2030’ s practices of digital inclusion across three dimensions: digital access, digital skills, and digital environment. It further refines a three-tier framework—comprising FEPL, Lighthouse Libraries, and twelve sub-projects—to illustrate the organization’ s strategic structure. The paper finds that PL2030 has made significant achievements in enriching the role of public libraries, strengthening library alliances, and promoting the integration of public libraries into broader social digital transformation. This paper suggests that Chinese public libraries should focus on extending information services to grassroots communities, upgrading the digital skills of three key population groups, proactively redefining their institutional roles, and restructuring alliance models. By
  incorporating digital inclusion strategies, they can effectively drive their own transformation.
  
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  Practice and Implications of Ancient Book Digitization Projects at the Austrian National Library: A Case Study of the “Austrian Books Online” Project

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 52.

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  The Austrian National Library has been engaged in digitizing manuscripts and collections of ancient books since the 1990s. Among its initiatives, the “Austrian Books Online” project is one of the most influential digitization projects. Using this project as a case study, the paper examines its concrete practices in the construction and utilization of digital ancient books, highlighting three notable experiences: establishing and developing crowdsourcing platforms, creating academic project alliances, and cultivating young talent. Based on these insights, the paper explores future directions for the digitization of ancient books in Chinese public libraries, focusing on four areas: advancing digital technology applications, creating innovative exhibition formats, promoting diversified cross-sector collaboration, and broadening participation to further enhance the preservation and regeneration of ancient books.
  
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  A SWOT Analysis and Strategic Choices for Generative AI Empowerment in Library Information Literacy Education#br#

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 58.

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  Using SWOT analysis, this paper examines the application of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in library information literacy education. The findings show that GenAI offers advantages such as improving information processing efficiency, fostering new types of resources and services, and empowering both the teaching and learning of information literacy. At the same time, it faces weaknesses including high technical thresholds, insufficient AI literacy among library staff, and the limited reliability of generated content. Opportunities arise from growing industry attention and policy support, the ongoing digital and intelligent transformation of libraries, and the deep engagement of diverse stakeholders. However, threats also exist, such as ethical dilemmas in the digital sphere, risks of technological dominance, and the potential widening of information gaps. Based on these insights, the paper proposes SO, WO, ST, and WT strategies to guide the integration of GenAI into library information literacy education, thereby accelerating libraries’ digital transformation and fostering new-quality productive forces and service capabilities.
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  Research on Library Management and Services Based on Emotional Marketing: Taking the 2024 IFLA International Marketing Award Winning Projects as an Example

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 68.

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  Based on the theory of emotional marketing, this paper analyzes the application of emotional marketing in library management and services. Using the 2024 IFLA International Marketing Award winning projects as a case study, it explores the implementation and effectiveness of emotional marketing across three award-winning initiatives. On this basis, the paper proposes strategies for library management and services: sufficient research to satisfy users’ hierarchical emotional needs; storytelling communication to establish an emotional bond between libraries and users; digital empowerment to achieving emotional resonance with user needs; and participatory co-creation to transform users from “managed objects” into “cultural co-creators”.
  
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  Empowering Accessibility Services in Public Libraries through the Metaverse: A Case Study of Wisdom Library in Lingang

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 74.

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  Traditional library service models are limited by the rigidity of physical spaces and one-way service provision, which hinders special-needs groups from accessing library services. This paper takes the Wisdom Library in Lingang as a case study, examining how it leverages metaverse technologies to enhance accessibility services. It systematically investigates its service practices and outcomes and explores the implementation logic: through digital twin technology, the library reconstructs traditional physical spaces to achieve multi-sensory integration of virtual and real environments; an intelligent personalized service system precisely matches user needs, enabling a paradigm shift from uniform provision to differentiated adaptation; and a user-driven virtual co-creation platform transforms special-needs groups from passive recipients into active participants in service design. Finally, the paper provides insights for public libraries seeking to empower accessibility services through the metaverse: constructing precise and diversified digital twin accessibility spaces, establishing data-driven multimodal intelligent adaptation systems, and promoting user-led virtual co-creation platforms.
  
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  Research on the Intelligent Development and Services of Toy Libraries: A Case Study of the Children’ s Educational Toy Library at Binjiang Public Library in Hangzhou

  Library Science Research & Work. 2025, 0(12): 79.

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  Toys play a vital role in a child’ s growth. Toy activity spaces in public libraries serve as important means to safeguard children’ s right to play, support family education, and cultivate an early emotional connection between children and libraries. This paper takes the “Children’ s Educational Toy Library” at Binjiang Public Library—China’ s pioneering institution in exploring fully intelligent toy library services—as its research subject. It analyzes the library’ s development and service practices in terms of target users, access methods, spatial layout, service content, collection classification, and management. The paper further summarizes its distinctive features in service processes, facility planning, toy collections, themed activities, and new media promotion, to inform the intelligent development of toy libraries in China.