中国科学院成立以后不久,为了使各研究单位能够获得研究工作需要参考的图书,1950年4月在办公庭下设立了图书管理处,其主要任务是代各研究所采购图书。随着研究工作的开展,各研究所对于图书资料的需要日益增长,于是科学院的图书工作就变得越来越繁重了。为了适应这种新的情况,1951年2月将图书管理处改为图书馆,作为全院管理、供应和对国外交换图书的机 Soon after the founding of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in order to make it possible for research institutes to obtain books that needed reference for their research work, a librarian’s office was set up under the office in April 1950 whose main task was to procure books for institutes. As research work progresses, the need for books and materials in various institutes is on the increase. As a result, the book work of the Academy of Sciences becomes more and more arduous. In order to adapt to this new situation, in February 1951 the Library Management Office was changed to a library as a hospital-wide management, supply and exchange of books abroad