中英图书馆学情报学教育都曾有过辉煌，但近年来由于社会经济环境，人才需求变化，均出现了“不景气”、“危机”的局面。穷则思变，两国专家均认识到要适应社会，必须进行教育改革。本文对中英图书情报教育的社会环境、培养目标、机构设置、课程体系等教育改革状况进行比... There have been brilliant education in both Chinese and English library science and information science, but in recent years there has been a situation of “recession” and “crisis” due to the changes in the social and economic environment and the demand for qualified personnel. Poverty is changing, experts from both countries recognize that to adapt to the society, we must carry out education reform. This article compares the social environment, training objectives, institutional settings, curricula and other educational reform in China and Britain’s library and information education.