Research on the information technology service for the aged library users

Abstract

Among the users of public library, the elderly readers have become the vulnerable group in the information service of Public Library due to their physiological and psychological problems. Taking Tai'an public library as an example, this paper uses the method of questionnaire survey and actual interview to carry out the relevant research on information service, and holds that the information service of elderly users should be fully considered when purchasing digital resources. The library should consider the needs of the elderly readers, provide a comfortable environment for the elderly readers, change the concept of librarians, start with details to serve the elderly users, improve the cultivation of the information literacy of the elderly readers, and strengthen the investment in infrastructure for the elderly.