Abstract: [Purpose/Significance] The application of simulation methods will be of great significance to the solution of various complex problems in the subject of graphics and information in the discipline of Library and Information Science. It is necessary to summarize the present status and future prospects of simulation methods applied in this discipline. [Design/Methodology] Taking relevant literatures of domestic and foreign journals as the research object, the research progress of simulation methods applied in the discipline of library and information was reviewed and analyzed with a systematic method. [Findings/Conclusion]The conditions and characteristics of simulation methods applied in Library and Information Science,such as multi-agent simulation, system dynamics, complex networks, and cellular automata , was summarized and analyzed comparatively with the traditional methods.Application  status of these methods in the fields of information dissemination and network public opinion, knowledge management, scientific evaluation, and competitive intelligence was outlined.The idea of in-depth and wide application of the simulation method in this discipline with the development of big data and metaverse technologies was put forwarded. [Originality/Value] Through systematically summarisionof the existing research on the application of simulation methods in the discipline of Library and Information Science , the direction of future research was clarified combined with new scenarios in the new era, which has certain reference value for researchers.

Key words: Simulation, Library and Information Science, Multi-agent, System dynamics, Data driven, Metaverse