费城图书馆公司及其历史意义  

The Library Company of Philadelphia and Its Historical Significance

作　　者：郑永田[1] 周晓嫦 Zheng Yongtian;Zhou Xiaochang(South China Normal University Library,Guangzhou,510006)

机构地区：[1]华南师范大学图书馆,广州510006

出　　处：《高校图书馆工作》2024年第4期86-94,共9页Library Work in Colleges and Universities

摘　　要：费城图书馆公司是1731年由本杰明·富兰克林创办的会员图书馆。费城图书馆公司实行会员管理制度,将学术研究类书籍作为图书馆收藏的重点,为会员和非会员提供差别化的服务。费城图书馆公司的创建在美国图书馆史乃至世界图书馆史上具有举足轻重的历史地位。费城图书馆公司是图书馆史上有据可考的第一所会员图书馆,是“北美所有会员图书馆之母”,是美国民主思想与文化的重要象征,它的建立为美国民主思想的传播和民主政治的发展作出了不可替代的历史贡献。The Library Company of Philadelphia,established in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin,is a membership library that operates un-der a membership management system.It emphasizes academic research books in its collection and provides differentiated services to members and non-members.The creation of the Library Company of Philadelphia holds a significant place in both American and global library history.It is recognized as the first documented membership library in library history,often referred to as the“mother of all membership libraries in North America”.The Library Company of Philadelphia is an important symbol of American democratic thought and culture,and its establishment has made irreplaceable historical contributions to the spread of democratic ideas and the development of democratic politics in the United States.

关 键 词：费城图书馆公司 会员图书馆 本杰明·富兰克林 美国图书馆史 公共图书馆运动 

分 类 号：G259.712[文化科学—图书馆学]