1. A Comparative Study of the Management Systems in Academic Libraries in China and the U.S. ÖÐÃÀ¸ßУͼÊé¹Ý¹ÜÀíÖ®±È½Ï Peter Zhou ÖÜÐÀƽ University of California at Berkeley ¼ÓÖÝ´óѧ°Ø¿ËÀ³·ÖУ

2. Some Broad Characterizations ºê¹Û¶Ô±È  Status of libraries ͼÊé¹ÝµÄµØλ  Cooperation & government participation( ¹Ý¼ÊºÏ×÷¼°Õþ¸®²ÎÓë )  Automation and infrastructure (×Ô¶¯»¯³Ì¶È¼°»ù´¡ÉèÊ©)  Monetary resources (¾­·ÑµÄ¹æÄ£)  Service orientation (·þÎñÒâʶ)

3. System comparison »ú¹¹ÓëÌåÖÆ±È½Ï  Divisions and departments ²¿ÃÅÉèÖà  Multi-tiered system (China) Öйú¸ßУͼÊé¹Ý¶à²ã´ÎµÄ¹ÜÀí½á¹¹  More flat system (U.S) ÃÀ¹ú¸ßУͼÊé¹ÝÇ÷ÓÚƽÃæµÄ¹ÜÀí½á¹ ¹  Mom and Pop’s shop vs. Wal-mart ·ÖÉ¢ÇиîÐ͵ĹÜÀí·½Ê½Óëͳ²Ö¹ÜÀí·½Ê½

4. Human Resources Management ÈËʹÜÀí  Hiring and promotion ͼÊé¹ÝÈËÔ±µÄ ƸÓúÍÌáÉý  Professional vs. support staff ¹ÝÔ±Ó븨ÖúÈËԱ֮ƥÅä  Staff and user ratio ͼÊé¹ÝÈËÔ±Óë ¶ÁÕßÖ® ±ÈÀý

5. Staffing structure of 111 ARL Libraries ÃÀ¹ú 111ËùARL ͼÊé¹Ý¸÷ÀàÈËÔ±ÊýÁ¿ Librarian Staff Student Total ¹ÝÔ±¸¨ÖúÈËԱѧÉú ×ÜÊý zHighest 431 (43.75%)584(74.6%)202(47.69%)1188 ×î¸ß  Medium 74 (26.48%)129(48.76%)65(23.8%)268 ÖÐÊý  Lowest 23 (15.3%)52(17.1%)2(0.89%)112 ×îµÍ

6. Peer Review Process ͬÁÅÆÀ¹À zFunction of peer review committee ͬÁÅÆÀ¹ÀίԱ»áµÄ¹¦ÄÜ zAppealing and grievance procedures ÉêËߺÍÖٲùý³Ì

7. Collection Management ¹Ý²Ø×ÊÔ´µÄ·Ö²¼¼°¹ÜÀí zCollection development principles ²ØÊé²É¹ºÔ­Ôò zCirculation practice ­Ô ²ØÊéµÄÁ÷ͨ zDistribution of collections and the integrated collection management ¹Ý²ØµÄ·Ö²¼¼°¿ª¼Üʽ¡°½èÔĺÍÒ»¡±Ô­Ôò

8. User services ¶ÁÕß·þÎñ±È½Ï  Clientelle ­Ô·þÎñ¶ÔÏó  Library hours ¿ª·Åʱ¼ä  Reference and user education ²Î¿¼×ÉѯºÍ¶ÁÕß½ÌÓý  Open stack access ¿ª¼Ü¹ÜÀí  Use of technology ¼¼ÊõµÄʹÓà  Security ±£°²´ëÊ©

9. Budget resources ¾­·Ñ¼°Æä³ï´ë·½Ê½  Allocations ѧУµÄ²¦¿î  Endowments ³¤ÆÚ·¢Õ¹»ù½ðµÄÀûϢʹÓà  Grants Ò»´ÎÐÔ»ù½ðµÄʹÓà  Gifts ˽ÈË À¡Ôù

10. 1998 Collection Budget Profile of 111 ARL Libraries ÃÀ¹úARLЭ»á111Ëù´óѧͼÊé¹Ý1998 Äê ¶ÈÊ鿯¾­·ÑÒ»ÀÀ Books Serials OtherTotal ͼÊé ÆÚ¿¯ ÆäËü×ÜÊý Highest $7,688,622 8,469,781 6,970,000 19,346,111 ×î¸ß Medium 1,70,005 3,694,504 337,840 5,591,565 ÖÐÏß Lowest 433,233 1,711,505 0 2,305,086 ×îµÍ

11. Conclusions ½áÂÛÓë˼¿¼ zDifference in social environment Éç»áÈËÎÄ»·¾³µÄ Çø±ð zDifference in economic conditions ¾­¼ÃÒòËØ zDifference in management systems ¹ÜÀíÌåÖƵIJ»Í¬ zHistorical and cultural differences ÀúÊ·ÎÄ»¯Ö®²îÒì

12. Forthcoming article z“A comparative study of the management systems between Chinese and American academic libraries” to appear in Journal of College and University Libraries, Beijing, by Luohua Deng and Xinping Zhou ¡¶ÖÐÃÀÁ½¹ú¸ßУͼÊé¹Ý¹ÜÀíÖ®±È½Ï¡·µËç󻪣¬ÖÜÐÀ ƽ, ´óѧͼÊé¹Ýѧ±¨£¬ 2001Äê