美国图书交换中心是一家非营利性的非政府组织,已经形成了一套与服务对象图书馆共建共享的良性资源建设模式。该中心通过有偿配送和无偿赠送两种模式向世界各地的图书情报机构提供出版物交换、赠送服务,具有独立性、商业性和公益性等特点,对我国图书馆出版物交换业务亦具有启示作用,即积极吸引社会力量参与经营管理,以出版物国际交换为手段推进文化的对外传播,通过文献捐赠计划推动欠发达地区知识扶贫工作。
The United States Book Exchange (USBE) , as a nonprofit and non-governmental organization, has formed a benign mode for resource construction, which is co-operation and sharing with objective libraries. Through both paid and free service models, USBE provides publication exchange and donation service for libraries and information service agencies around the woad. Its independent, commercial and welfare characters also have inspirations to library's publication exchange of our country. Our libraries should attract community forces to involve in the operation and management of publication exchange programs, enhance the international communication of culture through the exchange of publications, and promote knowledge poverty-relief work in underdeveloped areas through the donation program.