本文比较全面地介绍了中国现代出版史上文库的编纂情况 ,同时探讨了“文库”一词的起源、最初的含义及文库与丛书的异同。本文作者认为 ,“文库”一词的原始意义是图书馆 ,后来由图书馆逐渐演变为出版物的名称。文库与丛书没有本质的区别 ,同指综合性的系列出版物。与丛书相比 ,文库出现较晚。在中国 ,文库本的出现与现代图书馆运动的兴起有密切的关系 This article introduces the compilation of the library in the history of modern Chinese publishing in a comprehensive way. It also discusses the origin, original meaning and the similarities and differences between the library and the book. The author believes that the original meaning of “library” is the library, and later evolved from a library to the name of the publication. There is no essential difference between a library and a series, referring to a comprehensive series of publications. Compared with the series, the library appeared later. In China, the appearance of the library is closely related to the rise of the modern library movement