【Purpose/significance】In the era of big data, data is an important strategic resource. It has great significance forthe research, application and development of big data in library and information science to discover the evolutional charac-teristics of it.【Method/process】In this study, the research literatures of big data in library and information science fromCNKI and VIP are regarded as research object. And from three aspects, which include literature growth trend, spatial pat-tern and research topic, it analyzes the evolutional characteristics of big data in library and information science in China.【Result/conclusion】The research of big data and related issues in library and information science is in the early stage of de-velopment, which has a good prospect. The research strength of big data and related issues in library and information sci-ence is more dispersed, and the continuity is poor. In addition, the research topics of big data and related issues in libraryand information science have expanded and deepened year by year.