Assessment of Think Tank Service Awareness in China’s Top Academic Libraries

Exploring the current situation and challenges faced by think tanks in academic libraries in China to help improve related fields, a specially created survey questionnaire is conducted through phone calls, in-person interviews, emails, and online survey platforms. The focus was on six aspects of think tank service, including how well they understand things, what factors affect them, how they provide services, the organization of their services, how they improve their abilities to serve the issues they face in providing services, and how they can grow even more. The findings showed that academic libraries have a positive attitude towards improving think tank services and turning them into think tank institutions. Internal factors have a stronger impact on this transformation. They offer different services and use methods that create fewer information products on their own. They usually provide think tank services by working together with different departments. Academic libraries must focus on evaluating the conditions for improving think tank services to ensure they can provide effective services.

Keywords: Think Tanks, Policy-Making Consultation, Academic Libraries, Think Tank Services.