The Country of Laos, Lao society and the development of the Lao people

Research objectives of the Thesis: The Thesis objectives: Based on the research, study and clarification on the roles of information, documentation and library on the current developme

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PREFACE

1 Rationale of the Thesis:

Today, information has a profound impact of human activities Information is increasingly proving to be a special resource and one of the key resources in the development of each country, being the management tool for production and social management Information directly involves in the productive forces and is the pioneering significant factor for the success or failure of each organi-zation as well as individual

After all, every relationship, every human activity is based on some form of information change Information studies and promotion of positive effect of information have gradually been paid attention to in a deeper level

ex-Information, documentation and library is an important part in the cultural, educational, entific systems Their level of knowledge transfer reflects the more or less progress of a society or a nation in terms of educational, scientific and cultural aspects Moreover, it also reflects the level of human development

sci-The factual history of cultural development shows that the formation of library as a nent of cultural institutions of each community, society and nation is important and indispensable because personal information and documentation is usually not enough for in-depth studies, so the researchers and those in need of information have to gather more information and documentation in libraries and other information resources and databases The library is primarily a place to keep and disseminate such information and documentation Therefore, information and documentation in li-brary become a knowledge repository for individuals to self-study, enhance knowledge and improve professional skills most efficiently and sustainably

compo-In a broader term, information, documentation and library will provide knowledge for man development in ideal quality and library is also a place to gather information and documentation

hu-of various kinds for human community for information and knowledge exchange hu-of each nation and humanity, which grants "cultural capital" for the socio-economic development of each nation

In the context of modern scientific and technological development, information, tion and library activities have been increasingly popular, professional and greatly significant for the national development Their roles are increasingly valued, more correctly perceived and simultane-ously, nations have implemented exploitation and development programs to develop them in a profes-sional, modern manner to meet the increasing demands of the socio-economic development Laos is a country of low level of socio-economic development Its special history and geog-raphy have not created good conditions for the development of information, documentation and li-brary Over the last 400 years, documents have been kept in pagodas, their information was poor and their vitality was greatly influenced by the invasion as well as the colonial cultural policies of France and the United States

documenta-During the French colony, the French built libraries but due to low literacy levels, the use of library and information, documentation exploitation were limited Under the American colony, in turn, the library system has been developed to provincial level; however, as most documents were written in English, they were limitedly used due to language barrier

Currently, information, documentation and library have been developed along with the velopment of sciences and education in the country Nevertheless, like many countries in their devel-

de-2 and consulted by social sciences In that respect, the work of information and documentation as doc-ument provision for Lao social sciences research and development is meaningful and necessary Moreover, in the integration and development trend of all fields, the information, documen-tation and library of Laos are also exposed to major limitations and inefficiency, which need new supplementation and development by an ad hoc and scientific system of policies In order to do so, the first and foremost issue to be identified and solved is to specify the roles of information, documenta-tion and library, stating specific directions for their solutions and thus, making recommendations to the highest levels of leadership to set out policies for the development of information, documentation and library Therefore, with this Thesis, we want to study and learn about most fundamental issues on the roles of information, documentation and library, evaluate these activities in Laos, from which orientations and suggestions are stated to make such activities more professional, modern and effec-tively applicable

2 Research objectives of the Thesis:

The Thesis objectives:

Based on the research, study and clarification on the roles of information, documentation and library on the current development of social sciences in Laos, the Thesis tries to point out issues and causes from information and documentation perspectives in the relationship between information

- documentation - library and social sciences in Laos; thus, raises a number of orientations and tions to improve the quality and effectiveness of information, documentation and library in Laos in the near future in order to meet the development needs of social sciences in particular and Laos socie-

solu-ty in general

The tasks of the Thesis:

The Thesis has three basic tasks:

Firstly, stating the roles of information, documentation and library in the development of

so-cial sciences

Secondly, raising a number of issues regarding the status quo, the roles of information,

doc-umentation and library in the development of social sciences in Laos in the nearly past 40 years

Thirdly, providing orientations and solutions to promote the roles of information,

documen-tation and library in social sciences in order to meet the increasing requirements for the development

of social sciences in Laos today

3 Objects and scope of research

The Thesis focuses on the relationship of information, documentation and library and the development of social sciences in Laos in the nearly last 40 years In other words, it is the relationship between information and the development of Lao social sciences

Study objects: The roles of information - documents - library in social sciences

Scope of research: the above-mentioned objects were considered mainly in Laos: The

rela-tionship between information, documentation and library and Lao social sciences In terms of theory, the Thesis explores this relationship in the literature of philosophy, epistemology and library science

In terms of practicality, the Thesis limits its research to the current situation in Laos The content which refers to Vietnam is mainly for comparison to draw lessons and theoretical conclusions In terms of time, due to the fact, the Thesis mainly considers the relationship between information,

3 There are quite a lot of issues about the roles of information, documentation and library on the activities of social sciences in Laos In the framework of a philosophical Thesis on information, documentation and library, we only pay attention to big issues set out from philosophical perspective; especially issues for the current limited and backward development of Lao social sciences

4 Research methods:

+ Rationale and methodology:

- Marxism-Leninism, revolutionary way of Lao People's Revolutionary Party

- Strategy for socio-economic development of Laos, especially documents of Congress VII, VIII, IX of Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Logical deployment of Thesis: The Thesis analyzes the explanations of phenomena to derstand their status and nature; identify issues to be solved; find out the causes of the status quo and thereby state directions and solutions

particu-Apart from classic documents, theories and methodological perspectives of philosophy, we also use resources and other secondary research information on Lao society in recent years One important source for the study and construction of this Thesis is reports on the information and docu-mentation of the National Library of Laos; Lao Institute of Social Sciences, Central Library of the National University of Laos, etc.; the inheritance of previous research results related to library and information activities in Laos; the information resources of Lao information and documentation in Vietnam and in the world

In this Thesis, we also use reports by the World Bank, UNDP, IMF; the statistics of the Lao PDR; some studies on Lao economy and society such as "The Country of Laos, Lao society and the development of the Lao people " (2011) which was coordinately conducted by Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and Lao National Academy of Social Sciences; the secondary information from sur-veys on Lao economy and society

5 Contributions of the Thesis:

This is the first thesis conducted in the area of library and information in Laos and is also the first philosophical dissertation on the field The Thesis has:

- Comparatively systematically generalized the roles of information, documentation and brary in the development of social sciences from the philosophical perspective

li Identified the current situation of the social sciences development in Laos

- Identified the current situation of information, documentation and library of Laos; narily evaluated their operational history

prelimi Proposed solutions for the development of information, documentation and library in Laos

in the coming period

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6 Thesis composition:

The Thesis consists of four chapters: 1 Overview and 3 research chapters with 8 sub-parts

Chapter 1 Overview of Research Situation

For the purpose of research and thesis writing, we have gathered and studied documents on information, documentation and library, information - documentation activities in general as well as the roles of information, documentation and library on social activities and social sciences from doc-uments in Russian (including the former Soviet Union), English documents which are translated into Vietnamese, English documents, Vietnamese documents (written by Vietnamese) and Lao documents

1.1 Documents in Russian and English documents being translated into Vietnamese:

Since the middle of the twentieth century, there have been a lot of works on information From the perspective of philosophy, the studies on information and on the nature, character-istics and significance of the information have been put out quite deeply and especially ebullient in the world of philosophy, epistemology and the library science of the former Soviet Union and Bulgar-

ia Many works deeply clarify such issues as the philosophical nature of information, the relationship between information and scientific knowledge, information and controlling processes based on reflective theory

In addition, a number of articles of foreign authors written in English refer to information, information operations, and library Western scholars also pay much attention to information, docu-mentation and library as well as the roles and significance of information, documentation and library

in the development of society and science besides their interests in information and communication technology, information and information study In the above-mentioned studies, mainly those con-ducted and recommended by International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) shown deep concerns on information and library

1.2 Documents in Vietnamese:

Over nearly the last 20 years, along with the strong development of science and technology, the information, documentation and library science has received much research interest in Vietnam, especially in the field of information – library studies The philosophical aspect of information has been gradually approached by authors

In terms of information particularly, in addition to information studies, information is also accessed from the cybernetic, computer, information technology sciences mainly works by scholars who are lecturers of faculties of information – library, of information technology, cybernetics From their approach perspective, they view information in different perspectives and methods

Notably, university curriculum textbooks being published respectively in recent decades have provided useful information and knowledge for numerous students

Such textbooks consist of two types; the first type shows concerns to information from the perspective of information – library studies and the other is curriculum of information technology, cybernetics and informatics

Some other works of informatics include primarily textbooks of general informatics, such as General Informatics Curriculum (Nguyen Duc Man, ed., 2010), General Informatics Curriculum (Han

5 Regarding dissertation Thesis, there are two works which have mentioned quite a lot about information The first is the doctoral Thesis named "Information and the information reception and processing in the mind of Vietnamese" by Le Thi Duy Hoa, Ho Chi Minh National Political Acade-

my, 2002 In this work, the author has devoted the entire first chapter to analyze the information and the process of information receiving and processing of human thought The second is PhD Thesis named "Information technology and its social impacts on modern society - Social philosophical anal-ysis" by Nguyen Thi Huong Lan, Institute of Philosophy, 2008 Although the Thesis is about infor-mation technology, the author spends one part of it (about 20 pages) to discuss the information, knowledge and relationships between information and information technology The author has re-viewed information in the perspective of reflective theory and placed information in the movement of information society, pointing out the relationship between information and information technology Regarding scientific journal articles written on information, documentation and library, the number of articles referring to this topic is quite a lot However, most of the research papers are ap-proached in the narrow professional approach of information – library science; therefore, they mainly

go into each specific issue, technique and situation

In the philosophical approach to information, there are some articles:

"The concept of ‘information’ from the ontological and epistemological approach" by Le Thi Duy Hoa, Journal of Philosophy, No 1 (107), 1999; "The nature of information and knowledge economy"

by Phung Van Thiet, Journal of Philosophy, No 1 (1-2005), tr.57-61 These two articles have linked information with reflective theory

Also published in Journal of Philosophy, No 3 (166), tr.33-37, March 2005, the article formation society and its role in social management” by Nguyen Huu De has approached social in-formation and its role in social management The author refers to the concept of information, admit-ting that information is the reflection of physical realm and is objective; information is the inherent property of the physical world

“In-In general, approaches from the philosophical perspective primarily concern information in the broadest sense, definitely including activities of information, documentation and library Such approaches are still single studies rather than a recognized project on information and the role of information on the general development of social sciences

Approaching information from the perspective of information studies, the articles "Access to information from the methodological perspective of scientific classification", Journal of Information and Development, No 2/2011 and "Information study: is it an interdisciplinary science? ", Journal of Information and development, No 10 (32), 2009 by Tran Thi Quy show the nature and position of information studies in the system of sciences

In the article "Concept and connotation of information study through research and practical activities", Journal of Information and Development, No.1&2 (34) 2010, the author Vu Van Son suggests that, in most countries of the world, the term ‘scientific and technical information’ or simply

‘information science’, is used more often and put in the interdisciplinary science

Nghiem Xuan Huy (Vietnam National University) has two research papers named "The role

of information capacity for scientific research officers", Information and Library Network Vietnam, at http:// vietnamlib.net, accessed on 24/01/2010 and "The role of information literacy for scientific

6 information, the role of information for scientific researchers, showing the importance of information literacy, the capacity (which workers can well undertake) for the scientific research officers With the article "Scientific information and scientific research", Journal of Social Infor-mation, Hanoi, 1993, the author Le Nhu Diem has approached information from the narrow angle of scientific information and placed them in relation to scientific research

Also referring to social science information, the authors Dang Thi Thanh Ha and Tran Manh Tuan in "Solutions for product and service development social science information", Journal of In-formation and Development, No 5/2011, believe that, in research institutes of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, to perform their duties, social science information and library agencies constantly create and provide different types of information products to users Therefore, to improve the effi-ciency of information use, the principles, solutions for social science product development and infor-mation services need to be paid attention to

In the "System of national information in the industrialization and modernization process of the country", 2010, Journal of Information and Development, No 6 & 7 (37), the author Pham Van

Vu thinks that in order to implement industrialization and modernization, international integration, performing the tasks of socio-economic, science and technology development, there must be break-through changes for information systems, information dissemination need to be better organized

In the particular array of library science, library studies, a lot of articles have been constantly published in journals of information and documentation, information and development, libraries of Vietnam in recent years

In journals published in 2012, there have emerged a number of articles about libraries, the training of library information staff, many articles refer to the practical problems of the current library branch in Vietnam Notably is the article "Formative factors and development trends of libraries in the world and Vietnam", Vietnam Library Journal, No.3/2012, p.18-21 Also in this issue of Vietnam Library Journal, No.3/2012, Le Van Viet with the article "Development and strengthening the rela-tionship between public libraries and society" has stated that the library is a social institution, being created by society and serving society; thus, the society must be responsible for creating favorable conditions for the construction and development of the library

Also in the Vietnam Library Journal No 3/2012, the article named "Strengthening sional training for library and information staff in Vietnam" by Nguyen Thi Hanh, has mentioned the importance of professional training for library and information staff, the current status of professional training for library and information staff in Vietnam and proposed measures to strengthen profession-

profes-al training in library - information

In addition, there are a number of workshops which mention the core issues of the library, issues raised in the digital age, in the context of deeper integration in all fields of Vietnam; all is a very meaningful reference for Laos

1.3 Documents in Laotian:

For Laos, the philosophical analyses of information, documentation and library are totally a new issue According to the information that we collect during the course of the Thesis, there are no books and journals on this issue Even theses and graduate dissertation of domestic and foreign au-thors and PhD Students who show their interests in theoretical, macro level and orientation capable

7 Among the thesis of these graduate students, there is no thesis referring to information – documentation and the roles of information – documentation and library in the social and science development, especially from the philosophical aspects roles of information – documentation and library in the social and social science development of Laos

Information, documentation are only found in internal reports of the libraries, universities However, it is comparatively difficult to find such information and documentation in Laos due to poor archival conditions

At the level of specific practices, we see that the international reports by sponsoring zations for projects conducted in Laos, more or less, have mentioned the information and library activities in Laos We can see this on a number of websites, online data

organi-In documents of the Party and State of Laos, the practical perspective of information, mentation and library has not been systematically and directly mentioned Nevertheless, among a number of documents or statements made by senior leaders of Laos, we see some which refer to information, documentation and library in Laos

docu-Conclusion of Chapter 1

Chapter 2 The roles of information, documentation and library in the development of social sci-

ences 2.1 Some concepts of information, documentation and library and their activities

2.1.1 Information and documentation

2.1.1.1 Information

Generally, information is all recorded facts, events, ideas and judgments that are able to crease human understanding Information is formed in the process of communication in all fields of social life Everyone can get information directly from other people, through language, text, through the mass media, from the data banks or by observation or experience the around world

in-According to the understanding of philosophy, information is the reflection of the real world (natural and social) in many different forms, such as: words, symbols, images, etc or more generally

by means which are able to influence human senses

We believe that the concept of "information" primarily includes the following:

- The knowledge that human beings have created in history, which was recorded as symbols, characters, languages and styles, etc in texts, documents, being transferred from one to another generation

- The external form of language transfer is usually expressed in the form of human culture such as music, painting, sculpture, dance, etc

- The kinds of knowledge which are conveyed through intermediate carriers in the form of signals, electromagnetic waves, light waves and other forms of human communication

- The complex form of communication, transmission, signals, messages and meaning tween the various actors in human life and society Thus, the most meaningful forms of information that the Thesis studies and proposes are information issues, firstly the rich and complex knowledge of humans, which exist in documentation forms that are most significantly stored, transmitted and most

be-8 The above - mentioned is the concept of information to be used within the Thesis However, apart from this, it is necessary to state that, information, documentation and library have their own characteristics and in different areas, the concepts of "information" can not be homogenous In terms

of philosophy, "Information" means all the signals from the outside world that affects humans, being received, processed and exchanged by them for the existence and development of humans and human society Information is divided into various layers, forms and kinds

Social sciences show concerns to many types, forms of information with more emphasis to social information Documentation is referred the resources formed on the basis of collection, storage,

or processing information according to a certain theme and And the library is a place to keep, serve, provide, share and even create information and documentation

pre-Once being identified, information and documentation are associated with library; that is, they associate with the form and the place of information storage, while they "ignore" or set aside the other existent forms or expressions of information In other words, the information is placed in rela-tion to documentation and library In the actual information operation, information – documentation and library are coherently associated with each other In the dissemination of information, it is not coincident that people often refer to the term ‘information – documentation – library’, because the library refers to books, articles, documents which means documentation, and documentation means information which is the content stored in such documents

The information we mention in this Thesis is not a single, incoherent signal; it is located in a discrete system associated with documentation and library, library activities, and they are under the category of information and library science (also known as information and library studies)

It should be emphasized that also in this Thesis, we do not deal with the nature aspect of formation but its social aspect and nature to study information and social life and social sciences However, when needed, we also mention its natural attributes, valuesand universal significance so that it can be better visualized the problem and content being discussed

in-The general attributes of information:

Information as phenomenon, especially when it is considered as a social phenomenon, we can identify its attributes: exchange, quantity, quality, value and price

Classification of information

The common basic classification of information is as follows: according to the value and age scale; the content of information; users; levels of content processing; forms of information ex-pressions:

us-Mass Media: refers to information disseminated via the press, online networks

Scientific Information: scientific information is the kind of information which has high level

of accuracy, being verified through research tools by the scientific research methods Those who use scientific information can be leaders and manages, researchers, professors, students, engineers, or manufacturers and businessmen [60:43] The incorrect information used in sciences can be generally understood as not being scientific information (misinformation or incorrect information)

In this Thesis, the concept of information which we mention is not public information but scientific information; that is, scientific information for the general public which is on the mass media such as spoken, written and visual press, online media It means information of specialized, high quality, reliable disciplines, being able to research as well as the development of sciences Here, we

9 These forms of information are usually conveyed and stored in journals, thematic collec-tions, scientific publications (books, proceedings of scientific workshops and seminars .), and scien-tific reports with procedures conforming certain criteria recognized by the scientific community of a nation or of the world Thus, information refers to documentation; the two are interconnected and unseparated

Social science information: Social science information can be interpreted as social science

knowledge that information disseminates According to the American Heritage Science Dictionary [98], social science information is different disciplines studying human society and social relation-ships, including sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, political science and history

2.1.1.2 Documentation

According to the Encyclopedia of Vietnam, the term "documentation" refers to information carriers in different forms such as books, periodicals, recordings, video recordings, films, magnetic disks, optical disks, etc Depending on the characteristics, nature, content, material and usage, docu-ments are divided into several types: audio-visual documents, historical documents, confidential documents, archives, original documents [67], etc

In terms of connotation, the concept of documentation is equivalent to the concept of the document

Documentation information and scientific information have similarities and differences entific information is just information which has been evaluated scientifically, being the specialized information of sciences, and documentation information can be information in either broad sense or specialized narrow one

Sci-Documentation information refers to general information and mentions about its media, storage rather than merely noting the aspects of their scientific content Therefore, documentation information and scientific information should not be homogeneous even though in reality, these two concepts are sometimes used interchangeably

In conclusion, the term ‘documentation’ is often associated the term ‘information’ to form documentation information or information – documentation When speaking of the term, it is often understood as information and documentary forms performing storage and dissemination functions

2.1.1.3 Information, documentation and scientific research

It can be understood that information and documentation in the core are the scientific mation communication and for scientific activities although not all of the information and documenta-tion activities are scientific information or create scientific information However, overall, infor-mation and documentation activities are aimed at achieving valuable scientific information that have implications for the development of sciences

infor-In fact, the process of one scientific activity occupies the majority of information and mentation As can be seen, information and documentation is a form of organized scientific work being performed by information officers for the enhancement of the research and development effi-ciency, including the technical information collection and processing, synthesizing and analysis, storage and search in documents, as well as introducing this information for science and technology officers when necessary, under the convenient forms to meet the needs of their scientific information

docu-It is able to confirm information and documentation is form of scientific labor because the purpose of the information and documentation coincides with the second most important signs in the

10 practice and reality In addition, any study or research implementation also begins with theme identi-fication, overview of research history in the issues Normally, this is done by preparing information and it is not just at the outset of the study but also in its implementation process Thus, it can be said that preparing information is an associated part in the approach of scientific and implementation research

2.1.2 Library

2.1.2.1 The concept of Library:

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization defines "Library, which does not depend on its name, is any organized collection of books, periodicals or other docu-ments, including graphics, audio visual and staff who are responsible for to organize readings of users for information, scientific research, education or entertainment "[66:35] This concept has overarched all types of libraries in general The important content of the library is information – documentation and activities related to information-documentation Consequently, the fact shows that library means information – documentation and library activities are information – documentation activities

(tech-2.1.3 The relationship between information, documentation and library, and the tinction between information – documentation activities and library activities

dis-2.1.3.1 The relationship between information, documentation and library

Information, documentation and library are well interconnected Over the past two decades, the mixture of information and library, of information in library archives and library activities are stick together and it is hard to distinctively separate them Many researchers are from the information centers and libraries This phenomenon is predominant in developed countries such as the UK, the USA in which, librarians are the leading experts in the field of information, information studies, who are responsible for providing information on social sciences If you want to know about the book you're looking for, the librarian will give you deep instructions, not only finding and bringing them to you

Also for decades, in the developed countries, the number of newsletters, magazines, nals of social sciences is huge such as philosophy, culture, sociology, etc Many online networks such

jour-as http://csssi.yale.edu/ of Yale University, http://www.ifla.org of IFLA, http://ssi.sagepub.com of

11 With the trend of modernization and globalization, information "flows" everywhere and is stored with quite modern storage systems, in which they mention much about digital libraries It shows that library and information are gradually in close relationships Libraries are increasingly the convergent place for the majority of users, for the introduction of information publications, promotion

of cultural products Libraries gradually become a cultural space, a truly serious place of mation convergence and document provision

infor-Today, associations of information and documentation and information centers are closely interrelated in exchanging information, sharing resources and enhancing information resources It can

be said that information - documentation is the constitutive part of the library as well as its capital The library is the place that both accumulates information and reliably disseminate information Information, documentation and library are organically interrelated; and certainly, infor-mation – documentation activities and library activities are related with each other However, in terms

of specificity, there exist certain differences in information, documentation and library

2.1.3.2 The distinction among information, documentation activities and library activities

The work of information, documentation and library are closely interrelated and intertwined However, when going into detail, there are certain differences; but the goals of such activities are to best serve the demands for information, for information and scientific documentation exploitation of users

The interference, resonance and strict requirements in terms of professionalism make these two activities so stick together that it is difficult to discrete them Good understanding such character-istics helps information workers and librarians to better perform to meet the increasing demands of the profession as well as demands for information of the public

- Characteristics of information, documentation

Information and documentation possess the following basic features:

+ Information, documentation work is an organized activity that requires professionalism + Information, documentation work is a real form scientific labor

- Characteristics of library:

In essence, library work is information – documentation work but it differs from information – documentation work in terms of if information work is considered as the primary information activi-

ty, the latter will be the secondary one

2.2 The role of information, documentation and library in the development of society

The main purpose of the Thesis is to clarify the role of information – documentation and brary in the development of social sciences; however, social sciences, in turn, reflect the profound socio - economic activities such as manufacturing, education and training, health care

li-Social sciences play a deep role in planning development policies, taking part in policy counseling, and criticizing socio-economic development programs Therefore, to clarify the role of information, documentation and library in social sciences, the author has mentioned the significant role of information, documentation and library for social development in general; thereby, to see more clearly the meaning, the effect of the development of information, documentation and library in the development of social sciences; the role of social sciences can only be grown stronger, better partici-pated in developing the country once they are provided with full and multi-dimensional information and documentation, and library systems are strong and caliber enough

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2.2.1.1 The role of information, documentation in the fields of economy and production

The knowledge based economy has been developed throughout the world Laos is like etnam, the two countries have initially approached and developed the knowledge economy In such economy, high-quality information and knowledge will serve as the inputs and presenting the value in the commodity product outputs Information makes high quality products with the lower costs Currently, in many developed countries, the media industry is growing, projected to be a fashionable industry of the twenty-first century; by that time, information will form large service centers and each of its development steps will identify the economic vitality

Vi-Today, it is admitted that which country knows how to apply faster, better and more efficient achievements of the world scientific and technical achievements will gain greater results in the devel-opment of the national economy

2.2.1.2 The role of information, documentation in the development of science, education and training

Information exists and develops closely with the process of exchange between communities, generations, in which education, training and scientific research plays a vital role

In the scientific development, information is expressed in rules of scientific development, which is the inheritance This is an important factor contributing to the rapid scientific advancements Those who receive and process information in later time always inherit and develop information from their predecessors to discover new regulations, new discoveries within the scientific products

In some certain aspect, science is a form of information, such information is actualized to make every human activity more vivid, richer and truer

Science and education - training always go together If science gets information to promote the development of information, education is a social activity to transfer information among genera-tions, transferring knowledge of quintessence of the prior society to the social adjacent classes

To conduct educational activities, information (textbooks, materials ) must exist for ers to search and exploit to make their own information In education and training, the teacher plays the role of providing orientation and guidance

learn-Through the storage and preservation and dissemination of documents, library also nates cultural values to readers and the public The books and archives themselves are considered a form of written cultural heritage Their acquisition, storage and preservation mean the library is keep-ing cultural values to the community, to each future generation of each country and humanity There-fore, in some certain extent, library is considered as the memory of the nation and humanity

dissemi-2.2.1.3 Information, documentation are also a resource of national development

Even in the last years of the twentieth century, information has been seen as a "natural" source Nowadays, people have mentioned information resource, information force along with other natural, social and human resources And in the past, all developments were based on nature and the natural resources; nevertheless, in the late twentieth century, people have paid more attention to the exploitation of information resources and have realized that if information is exploited systematically, the outcomes will be more effective

re-However, unlike other physical resources, the information resource is considered endless as the human knowledge capital is always innovating The exploitation and utilization of such resource