Abstract:

By comparing the development plan developed by Library Society of China and Russian Library Association, this paper pointes out that both of those have similarity in the continuity of time, the degree of integration with national and social tasks, the specific task content deployment and so on, have differences in the development of the focus, the structure of the content of the system, the international library sector convergence, the public publicity and other aspects. It proposes that the Library Society of China should focus on the“external”on the basis of maintaining the existing characteristics in the research and formulation of the plan outline. That is, it should strengthen the partnership with government departments and social organizations, pay attention to the strategic plan of IFLA and reflect its spirits and contents, and the publicity.

Key words: library society of China, Russian library association, planning outline, development plan