IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines - The mission and purposes of the public library [公共圖書館的任務與目標]
erratum - 勘誤表
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1.2 Defining the public library
Public libraries are a world-wide phenomenon. Libraries occur in a variety
of societies, in differing cultures and at different stages of development.
Although the varied contexts in which libraries operate inevitably
result in differences in the services provided, and the way
those services are delivered, libraries normally have characteristics in
common, which can be defined as follows.
A public library is an organisation established, supported and
funded by the community, either through local, regional or national
government or through some other form of community organisation.
It provides access to knowledge, information, lifelong learning, and
works of the imagination through a range of resources and services and
is equally available to all members of the community regardless of race,
nationality, age, gender, religion, language, disability, economic and
employment status and educational attainment.
1.2 公共圖書館的定義
公共圖書館是一種遍及全世界的現象, 存在於不同的社會和不同的文化中, 並且處於不同的發展階段。儘管各自的條件不導致圖書館服務與服務方式的差異, 但是它們人仍有許多共同的特點, 這些特點可以歸納如下。
公共圖書館是由社區, 如地方、地區或國家政府, 或者一些其他社區組織支持和資助機構, 它通過提供一系列資源和服務來滿足人們對知識、信和形象思維作品需求, 社區所有成員都有享受其服務的權利, 而不受種族、國籍、年齡、性別、宗教信仰、語言、能力、經濟和就業狀況或教育程度的限制。
雖然圖書館不同，但也一定有共通處
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1.3 The purposes of the public library
The primary purpose of the public library is to provide resources and
services in a variety of media to meet the needs of individuals and
groups for education, information and personal development including
recreation and leisure. They have an important role in the development
and maintenance of a democratic society by giving the individual access
to a wide and varied range of knowledge, ideas and opinions.
1.3 公共圖書館的宗旨定義
公共圖書館的基本宗旨是通過提供各種形式的資源與服務來滿足個人和團體在教育、信息和個人發展，包括娛樂和休閒等方面的需求。它們向個人提供獲得廣泛多樣的知識、思想和見解的途徑，為民主社會的發展和維擔起著重要的作用。
民主社會的圖書館應包含各式書籍
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1.3.1 教育
"既支持各級正規教育，也支持個人和自學教育"
公共圖書館應輔助正式教育
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1.3.2 Information
‘The public library is the local centre of information making all kinds
of knowledge and information readily available to its users.’
(Manifesto)
It is a basic human right to be able to have access to and an understanding
of information, and there is now more information available
than ever before in the world’s history. As a public service open to all,
the public library has a key role in collecting, organizing and exploiting
information, as well as providing access to a wide range of information
sources. The public library has a particular responsibility to collect local
information and make it readily available. It also acts as a memory of
the past by collecting, conserving and providing access to material relating
to the history of the community and of individuals. In providing
a wide range of information the public library assists the community in
informed debate and decision-making on key issues. In collecting and
providing information the public library should, wherever possible, cooperate
with other agencies to make the best use of available resources.
The rapid growth in the volume of available information and the
continuing technological changes, which have radically affected the
way information is accessed, have already had significant effect on
public libraries and their services. Information is very important to the
development of the individual and of society, and information technology
gives considerable power to those able to access and use it. Despite
its rapid growth it is not available to many of the world’s populations,
and the gap between the information rich and the information
poor continues to widen in some areas. Sources of widespread public
information such as television broadcasting, telephone, and other mobile
web based services, educational institutions and public libraries are
taken for granted in developed countries. In developing countries,
however, such infrastructure is seriously deficient, and this hinders individual
ability to gather information and solve problems. The Internet
promises improvements to internal communications in and among developing
countries. Public libraries play a role in this and must bridge
that gap by providing widespread public access to the Internet (when
technologically possible) as well as continuing to provide information
in traditional formats. Public libraries should recognise and exploit the
opportunities provided by the continued and increasing developments in
information and communications technology. Public libraries continue
to provide an important access point to online information services.
1.3.2 信息
"公共圖書館是地區的信息中心，它向用戶即時提供各種知識和信息。"
(國際圖聯／聯合國教科文組織<公共圖書館宣言>)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------能夠獲得並了解信息是最基本的人權，而我們現在擁有人類有史以來最多的信息。作為向所有人開放的服務機構，公共圖書館的主要任務是提供獲取大量信息資源的途徑，而且還應該收集、保留並提供有關社區和個人的歷史資料。通過提供大量的信息，公共圖書館可以為社區在重要的問題上進行辯論和決策提供依攄。在收集和提供信息時，公共圖書館應當儘可能和其他機構合作，充分利用現有的資源。信息量的加迂增長與科學技術的持續變化已經極大地影響了人們獲取信息的方式，對公共圖書館及其服務產生了重要的影響。信息對個人和社會的發展都非常重要，信息技術將使那些能夠取得並利用它的人擁有相當大的力量。儘管信息技術發展迅速，但是世界上大多數人卻無法企及，信息富有和信息貧困之間的鴻溝繼續加大。公共圖書館非常重要的作用之一就是通過向公眾提供因特網的使用和傳統載體的信息來消除這個鴻溝。公共圖書館必須充分認識並利用信息和通信技術的發展所提供的機遇，成為通往信息世界的電子渠道。
quality-controlled internet sites 教育聯結網
