Abstract:

Based on the Chinese journal fulltext database, and mainly by using the method of Statistical analysis,this thesis expounds the status of nationwide reading and dissects its characteristics from the authors and their unit’s names，periodicals，subjects distribution and the thesis contents, in order to provide advice on national reading research’s deeper development and prosperity . The society of library is not only the main force of nationwide reading research, but also the main spreader of research achievement. Because nearly half of nationwide reading periodicals were expanded from the perspective of library informatics and the editors played an important role in nationwide reading research in past. As a result, Journal of colleges and universities as well as humanistic education journals should make full promotion of nationwide reading research. There is no doubt that communities of adults reading, armymen reading, businessmen reading (especially the celebrity of them) and the vulnerable groups reading will be the main field of nationwide reading research. Anyway, nationwide reading research should be theoretically and practically on the organic combination of theory with practice, rationally and equitably on attitude, pragmatically on academic discipline.

Key words: Nationwide reading, Library, Reading subject, Quantitative analysis, Research review