知識社會學以研究知識與社會及其相關要素的互動關系為旨歸,這一目標與圖書館的歷史發展進程關系密切。以知識社會學的視角重新考察現有的圖書館史研究范式,具有可行性和必要性。近代圖書館的出現與發展路線不但直觀反映社會知識體系的解構與重構,更依靠自身職能的發揮與改進參與其中。作為從業人員,圖書館員也隨著社會知識體系對圖書館的需求,展現出了二元化的行業變革傾向。

The aim of sociology of knowledge is to study the interaction between knowledge and the society,and the related elements. The subject is closely related to the course of development of libraries. Therefore,it is feasible and necessary to reexamine the current research paradigm of library history from the perspective of sociology ofknowledge. The emergence and development of modern libraries not only directly reflect the deconstruction and reconstruction of social knowledge system,but also rely on the exertion and enhancement of library functions. Aspractitioners,librarians have been switching between the dual roles of an intellectual and knowledge middle mandue to the demand from changing social knowledge system.