1988年初,文化部图书馆事业管理局局长杜克对文化系统在京的全国人大代表和全国政协委员汇报工作时谈到,图书馆购书经费总的来说是上升的,但由于书刊涨价,实际最近几年全国公共图书馆图书入藏量每年递减100～200万册,图书馆在几年之内将会出现难以维持的局面。两年后的今天,购书经费短缺状况并未改善。它严重制约着图书馆事业的发展,并危及部分图书馆的生存,已引起社会各界的密切关注。 In early 1988, when Duke, director of the Ministry of Culture’s Library Administration, reported on the work of the NPC deputies and members of the CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, there was an overall increase in the purchase of books by libraries. However, due to the book price increases, the actual In recent years, the deposit amount of books in public libraries in the country has been decreasing by 10 to 2 million each year. The library will be in a difficult situation within a few years. Two years later, the shortage of funds for purchasing books has not improved. It seriously restricts the development of the library industry and endangers the survival of some libraries. It has aroused the close attention of all sectors of society.