主題: IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines
國際圖聯 公共圖書館的服務指引
[公共圖書館的任務與目標]
[The mission and purposes of the public library ]
1.1 Introduction
This chapter is a general statement on the role and purpose of the public
library.此章節是對於公共圖書館的角色與目標一般性發言。The key issues are developed in greater detail in later chapters.關鍵的議題在後面的章節中有更詳盡闡述。
1.2 Defining the public library
Public libraries are a world-wide phenomenon.公共圖書館是一個全球性的現象。 Libraries occur in a variety of societies, in differing cultures and at different stages of development. 圖書館處在各樣群集，與不同的(多元?)文化和不同的發展階段。Although the varied contexts in which libraries operate inevitably result in differences in the services provided,雖然不同的背景下，各圖書館運作不可避免地導致提供的服務差異 and the way those services are delivered,和這些服務方式(不同模式)交付 libraries normally have characteristics in common,圖書館們通常有共同的特點 which can be defined as follows.它可以被定義如下。
A public library is an organisation established,公共圖書館是一個組織成立 supported and funded by the community,藉由社區支持和資助 either through local, regional or national government 也有透過當地.區域或國家的政府or through some other form of community organisation.或者其他型式的社區組織 It provides access to knowledge,它提供了知識的獲取 information, lifelong learning, and works of the imagination through a range of resources 資訊.終身學習.以及透過範圍內的資源呈現想像力的作品 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.和服務.都是不分種族平等地提供給社會所有成員.國籍，年齡，性別，宗教，語言，殘疾，經濟和就業狀況和受教育程度。
1.3 The purposes of the public library 2
The primary purpose of the public library is to provide resources 公共圖書館的主要目的是提供資源and services in a variety of media to meet the needs of individuals and groups for 以及education,以及在各種媒體的服務，以滿足個人和團體對教育的需求information and personal development including recreation and leisure.資訊和個人發展，包括娛樂和休閒 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.他們有一個重要的角色，在一個民主社會的發展和維護給予個人獲得的知識，思想和範圍多樣廣泛的意見。
The Council for Public Libraries initiated a new vision statement for Finnish public libraries,芬蘭公共圖書館，公共圖書館理事會發起了一個新的願景聲明，“The Library is a meeting place of people and ideas. Library: Inspiring, Surprising, Empowering.”圖書館是民眾和思想的聚會場所。圖書館：激動人心，令人震撼，賦權力(掌握知識).
The Guidelines and Standards for Queensland Public Libraries were designed to improve current procedures and provide achievable goals for the public libraries in Queensland, Australia. The standards are seen as a guide towards achieving ‘best practice’ for those responsible for the management of public library services.昆士蘭州公共圖書館的準則和標準進行設計，以改善現有的程序，並提供可實現的目標，在澳大利亞昆士蘭州的公共圖書館。該標準被視為朝著實現“最佳實踐”為那些負責管理的公共圖書館服務為導向。
In Singapore the stated mission for public library service is在新加坡公共圖書館服務的既定使命是 “to provide trusted, accessible, globally-connected, library and information
service so as to promote a knowlegeable and engaged
society.提供信任，訪問，全球連接，圖書館和信息服務，以促進一個知識淵博，推動社會.
In South Africa, where many people have inadequate living space and no electricity to enable them to study, public libraries have prioritised provision of the basic facilities, artificial light, and tables and chairs.在南非，很多人都有生活不足空間沒有電，為了讓他們學習，公共圖書館優先提供基本設施，人工光，桌子和椅子。
1.13Value of public libraries
It is acknowledged that public libraries provide great value to their communities. Value is often defined by what materials and services libraries provide to the communities. In the past public libraries primarily offered access to printed information, and served as a public social and physical meeting place in the community. In the digitized age the role and value of public libraries has become enhanced by the advent of new information technologies. These may include workstations, increased available bandwidth, and provision of computer training. In some communities today, public libraries are the sole provider of free access to the Internet.應當承認，公共圖書館提供了很大的價值在眾數的社區。這價值通常被定義由什麼樣(資源)和圖書館的服務提供給社區。在過去的公共圖書館，主要提供印刷信息的訪問，並擔任公共社會和物理會議在社區。在數字化時代一經問世，已成為增強公共圖書館的作用和價值新的信息技術。這些參數可能包括工作站，增加可用帶寬，並提供電腦培訓。在今天的一些社區，公共圖書館是免費的唯一供應商訪問互聯網。
The value of public libraries is often discussed around these service provisions. There have been numerous studies that provide economic modeling.圍繞這些服務往往是討論公共圖書館的價值的規定。已經有不少研究提供經濟模型。
A USA library developed an integrated communications public awareness campaign to promote the value of its services via cable television, public service announcements, Web sites,
and an interactive TV programme where viewers may “talk” to a live librarian.美國圖書館開發的集成的通信公共意識活動，以推廣其服務的價值通過有線電視，公共服務公告，網站，和互動電視節目的觀眾可能會“說話”的現場館員。
The first comprehensive Australian study of the value which public libraries bring to their communities is entitled “Libraries Building Communities.” The report includes views and ideas gathered from over 10000 people via online and print surveys and focus groups.第一個全面的澳大利亞公共圖書館為他們的社區帶來價值的研究題目是“圖書館建設社區”，該報告包括超過1萬人通過在線和印刷調查和焦點小組收集到的意見和想法。
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