什么是知识经济?目前国内外并无统一的定义,但可以把它概括为区别于以工业为产业支柱,以自然资源为依托的传统经济的新的经济形态。它是以知识和技术信息为核心,以现代科学技术为先导,以创新为动力的建立在信息和知识的生产、存储、使用和消费之上的经济。随着新世纪的日益临近,这种新型的经济正在表现出越来越大的生命力。 毫无疑问,正在形成过程中的知识经济是一场无声革命,它将对我们国家现有的经济体制和政策、经济增长方式、生活方式、思维方式、包括教育模式、企业管理乃至领导决策等活动都产生重大的影响。同时也给图书馆事业带来新的机遇和挑战。 知识经济是信息经济发展的延续,知识和信息的需求将是系列化、多样化、复杂化。这一切都将成为图 What is a knowledge-based economy? There is no unified definition at home and abroad, but it can be summarized as a new economic form different from the traditional economy based on industry as the pillar of industry and natural resources. It is based on knowledge and technical information as the core, with modern science and technology as the guide and innovation-driven economy based on the production, storage, use and consumption of information and knowledge. With the approaching of the new century, this new economy is showing more and more vitality. There is no doubt that the knowledge-based economy in the process of being formed is a silent revolution that will affect the existing economic system and policies of our country, economic growth mode, life style, mode of thinking, including education mode, business management and even leadership decision-making Activities have a significant impact. It also brings new opportunities and challenges to the library industry. Knowledge economy is the continuation of the development of information economy, and the demand for knowledge and information will be serialized, diversified and complicated. All this will be a map