Abstract:

With the rapid development of digital technology and changing network environment, university libraries face the functional change from a literature resource center into a reader service center. University libraries need to optimize their organizational structures and put the scientific management and service concept into practice. Based on the survey of the organization structures of libraries of 18 universities in Shanghai, we find that the trend of the set up of organization, which is integration of functional departments, informationalization of department reform, user centralization of working mode, digitization of technical department and popularity of project group.

Keywords: University library, Reader service, Function change, Management idea, Organizational structure, Department set up, Organization reform