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This study aims at understanding the information literacy of those
domestic public libraries technical services librarians who are in
charge of acquisitions and cataloging in their libraries. Through the
qualitative study, the author had interviewed with 31 technical services
librarians of the domestic public libraries. After the in-depth
conversations with them, the author adapted the induction and analyzed
the collected information. Then the author proposes some suggestions.
The result of the study shows that the technical services librarians
of domestic public libraries are aware of some basic knowledge about
information literacy. They showed appropriate library literacy and basic
computer literacy capabilities. They should enhance their media and
network literacy. They should equip themselves with basic computer and
network capabilities, professional knowledge of the library science and
basic information literacy for their work. They enhance their information
literacy capabilities by taking part in relative in-service training,
library science seminar and futher studies by themselves. Some factors
such as circumstances, person and duty influnce their information
literacy. The education of the library science and in-service training
should emphasize on the course of computer science, network,
professional knowledge of the library science and practice.
Finally, the author proposes her suggestions and opinions in terms
of the circumstances, technical services librarians, directors,
administration unit, advisory organizations of the public libraries, the
education of library science, and in-service training and the future
related studies.
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