A Research Review on the History of Library Science Education in America and Other Countries in the World postprint

Abstract: [Purpose/significance] This article sorted out and commented on the representative achievements in the history of the library science education of the United States and some other developed countries in the world, aiming at a better understanding of the issues concerned in the history of the library science education in foreign countries, and providing experiences that can be drawn on by our country.[Method/process] Based on an overview of the foreign databases and online literature, this article selected and analyzed the core studies of the related topics. With the focus on the literature commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the library science education in the 1980s, this article analyzed the research of the history of the library science education in the U.S as well as in other countries.[Result/conclusion] The concept of "modern history" was obviously revealed in the reviewed literature of the library science education in foreign countries. The currently existing problems and the future development of the library science education were considered through the review of the history of the library science education. In this study, more attention was paid to the collection and the use of historical data and historical facts. Meanwhile, the concept of "history of great education" was advocated, and various forms of the library science education were put into the research scope of the library science education history.