Common Cause, Common Goals, Common Results (On the Results of Study by the Chinese Sociologists of the Shandong Provincial Library in China)

The overview considers the results of sociological research of the organizational culture of the Shandong Provincial Library (Jinan), conducted by the Chinese experts in the framework of the target project of the National Social Science Foundation of China. The history and modern development of the institution, included in the top ten largest and oldest public libraries of the country, are described. Based on information from personal interviews with employees, there are characterized the attractiveness factors of the profession of librarian, the collective attitude towards the personnel policy of the library, to the fulfilment of job duties, working conditions and the management system. Much attention is paid to the external factors that affect the daily life of the Shandong librarians and form their perception of the organizational culture (social culture, traditional culture of the region, which is the birthplace of Confucianism, the mentality of the local population). There is made conclusion on the importance of such studies for the successful development of libraries.

Libraries of the People’s Republic of China, Shandong Provincial Library, Organizational Culture of Libraries, Library Sociology, Library Staff, Library Management, Regional Features of the Library Activities, Confucianism

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