Exploring New Library-Based Cultural Cultivation Mechanisms to Strengthen the Synergy Between Science and Technology Education and Liberal Arts Education
The research aims to explore new mechanisms for cultural cultivation in academic libraries and actively support the implementation of the strategy of"Enhancing the Synergy between Science and Technology Education and Liberal Arts Education"proposed by the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.Focused on library cultural cultivation,this paper adopted methods of literature review and empirical research to explore the important role of academic libraries in strengthening the synergy between science and technology education and liberal arts education and analyze the position of libraries in inheriting academic spirit,promoting traditional Chinese culture and enhancing college students'scientific and cultural literacy in the context of cultural cultivation.It proposed that library cultural cultivation was resulted from the interaction of three core requirements:knowledge,environment,and learning.By optimizing knowledge services,improving learning atmosphere and stimulating learning motivation,the purpose of inspiring,nurturing,educating and shaping people with culture can be achieved.The paper believed that as a space for students'entire learning cycle,libraries should construct a new mechanism through direct,indirect and supportive multi-functional cultural cultivation methods,including:(1)Whole-process cultural promotion and inspiring instruction.Libraries need to promote the academic spirit,competency,exemplary roles and practices of scientists,educators,great scholars and predecessors,inspiring students throughout the entire learning cycle.(2)Full-academic-year cultural nurturing focused on students'needs,creating a two-way information exchange with cross-campus cultural instruction,digital memory cultural instruction and reading promotion cultural instruction.(3)Full-coverage cultural cultivation includes offering curriculum with excellent traditional Chinese culture to all,leveraging digital technology to facilitate the functions of cultural cultivation and the use of ancient books in teaching,research and campus cultural development.(4)Full-space-and-time cultural cultivation.Libraries need to adapt to the social changes and the development trends of higher education,cultivating students with century-old academic spirit,long-lasting culture as well as academic literacy,information literacy and cultural competence.This paper proposes to provide high-level cultural instructions services for the cultivation of high-quality talents who possess both scientific spirit and cultural literacy,as well as foster a sense of national and global responsibility.
Academic LibraryScience and Technology EducationLiberal Arts EducationFour Com-prehensive Cultural Cultivation