Future Chinese Librarians and Their Training

摘要

According to the statistical data, the quality and quantity of Chinese librarians have improved significantly in the past ten years. However as marketing economy is gradually establishing, information technologies are being applied widely and new kinds of information centers are appearing, there is a need for new types of librarians in China. It is pressing for Chinese librarians to strengthen their abilities in information marketing, technological operation and intellectual exploration in the future. As a result. The Chinese library education should be reformed and it should place more emphasis on information management and application of information technologies in order to meet the requirements of future professional development and international cooperation. Students of library schools should be encouraged to have more strong subject background on social science and natural science. At the same time, as more and more graduates of library schools find jobs in various kinds of information centers rather than libraries, continuing professional education will be more important for Chinese librarians to update their knowledge and apply new information technologies to Chinese libraries in the future.