This paper comprehensively reviews the current situation of data opening in foreign countries,summarizes the practice of data opening in foreign libraries from five aspects of self-owned data opening,scientific research data open-ing,participation in government data opening,linked open data,establishment of data librarian and data literacy educa-tion,and expounds the enlightenments of foreign libraries'data opening practice to our country from five aspects of active-ly carrying out library's data monitoring and governance,formulating corresponding guiding documents,clarifying the po-sitioning of libraries in data opening,promoting data opening with smart libraries,and expanding the responsibilities of data librarians.