有比较才有鉴别。美国 图书馆代表了当今世界上 图书馆事业发展的最先进 水平。无论在理论上还是在 实践上，我国图书馆同美国 图书馆有很大的差别。同世 界上最先进的图书馆比较， 是为了更清楚的认识自己， 找出差距，以利于理清思 路、调整方向，完善和健康 地发展我国的图 There are more discriminating. The US Library represents the most advanced level in the development of the library in the world today. No matter in theory or in practice, there are great differences between Chinese libraries and American libraries. Compared with the most advanced libraries in the world, the purpose is to understand ourselves more clearly and to find out the gaps so as to facilitate the clarification of our thinking, the adjustment of direction, the sound and healthy development of our country’s plans