1 引言图书馆在为欧洲公民提供信息方面起着重要作用。但从历史上讲 ,图书馆一直是在国家的或更低一级的水平上发挥作用。欧盟将一种全欧合作的方式 ,包括运用计算机和通信技术 ,看作是欧洲图书馆资源共享和解决各图书馆面临的相同问题的途径。在此背景下制定的图书馆远距离传 1 Introduction Libraries play an important role in providing information to European citizens. Historically, however, libraries have always played a role at the national or lower level. The European Union’s approach of a Europe-wide partnership, including the use of computers and communication technologies, is seen as a way for European libraries to share resources and solve the same problems facing libraries. In this context, the development of long-distance library