Abstract: ［Purpose/Significance］With the focus on the oral history work of Chinese libraries, this paper aims to explore the current status, summarize the characteristics for different types of subjects in related work and analyze the developing trends. It intends to provide reference for researchers and practitioners in relevant fields for their research and practice.［Design/Methodology］This paper adopted the method of classification research to elaborate different categories of related work according to the subject type. It also used the method of exemplification to validate the characteristics of specific categories with typical examples.Professionalism and popularization have been found to be the two main trends of the oral history work in China. To be specific, libraries have switched from collectors to builders, and played an increasingly important role in the utilization and promotion of oral literature.［Findings/Conclusion］The innovation of this paper lies in the comparative analysis of oral history work in relevant fields, and the analysis and prediction of the trend of oral history work and the collection of oral literature in libraries in China, which provides targeted guidance for the co-collection of oral literature in 
libraries and the start of related work for institutions.

Key words: Oral history, Oral literature, Video and audio recording, Literature collection, Chinese Memory Project, Project of Important Figures in Chinese Libraries