圖書館應用網際網路提供參考服務乃時勢所趨，圖書館必須改變參考服務的方式與態度，發展新的資訊服務項目及提昇服務的品質，以滿足使用者真正的資訊需求。國外已有許多文獻探討網際網路於參考服務的應用和影響，但是我國則甚少專門探討該課題的文獻，致使網際網路應用於我國圖書館參考服務的情形如何，不得而知。因而引發筆者的研究動機，以瞭解目前我國大學校院圖書館參考服務應用網際網路的情形，期能進一步提出建議，作為我國大學校院圖書館利用網際網路提供參考服務與拓展資訊服務之參考。

　　　　　Nowadays it is a trend for libraries to provide reference services through the Internet. Libraries have to change the way of and the attitude toward reference service to develop new information services and to upgrade the quality of services. There are lots of documents dealing with the influence of reference service on the Internet. In Taiwan however there are few documents discussing this issue. Thus we do not know much about how the Internet is used to provide reference services in the libraries in Taiwan. This article is intended to research the conditions under which the Internet is being used in providing reference services in the libraries in Taiwan. Furthermore the author also provides some suggestions for the university and college libraries in Taiwan to adeguately provide reference services via the Internet and to promote information services.