Key Topic Selection Guide for 2026 of Library and Information Service

    The Library and Information Service (LIS) is a national-level, top-tier academic journal dedicated to the primary discipline of Information Resource Management. Guided by the principle of integrating theory with practice, LIS seeks to advance both theoretical and applied innovation in Information Resource Management and related fields, thereby supporting the discipline’s sustained and high-quality development. Building upon the 2025 Key Topic Selection Guide and curated recommendations from the editorial board, LIS has identified the following priority topics for 2026, serving as a reference for authors and researchers.

1. Building an autonomous knowledge system for the discipline of Information Resource Management

2. Mechanisms and practices through which New Quality Productive Forces empower the high-quality development of the library and information sector

3. AI-enabled paradigm shifts in Information Resource Management

4. Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan strategic agenda for the Information Resource Management field

5. Theory and practice of data elements from the perspective of Information Resource Management discipline

6. Analysis of the characteristics of public data elements and research on disclosure standards

7. Driving Factors and Effectiveness Enhancement of Public Data Open Platform Utilization.

8. Trusted data spaces and the circulation of data elements

9. High-quality data resource supply and the realization of data element value

10. LLM-driven research on smart library knowledge services

11. Information resource standards and norms for intelligent knowledge services

12. AIGC and the construction of the information-content ecosystem mechanisms

13. AI-enabled intelligent identification and evaluation of knowledge units

14. Research on Intelligence Institutional Systems and Capacity Building under the Holistic National Security Concept

15. Intelligence monitoring and identification of major breakthroughs in key core technology domains

16. Intelligent intelligence decision-making in service of national security

17. Multi-agent system construction for research decision-making and user services

18. Human–agent collaborative interaction technologies and information behavior

19. Theory and practice of human–AI collaborative knowledge services

20. Embodied intelligence applications in domains such as health informatics, cultural heritage, and emergency management

21. Intelligent computing for cultural heritage

22. AI-related information risks and governance

23. AI ethics and AI literacy education

24. Theoretical framework construction and assessment of “prompt literacy” in human–computer collaboration

25. Scholarly recognition mechanisms for preprint platforms in an open science environment

26. Construction of Scientific corpus infrastructure

27. From user information literacy education to nationwide digital literacy education

28. Technical methods for digital humanities research

29. Theories and methods of digital memory

30. Development of new forms of public cultural spaces

31. The national reading strategy and library reading promotion

32. Information Resource Management education under the integrated strategy of education, science, technology, and talent

33. Publishing management as a second-level discipline and its disciplinary development

34. Current status and future of the master’s degree in library and information studies

35. Capacity building for digital scholarly services

36. Intelligence support and think tank development for major national science-and-technology missions

37. Development of data intelligence platforms and their scenario-based applications

38. Development of institutional and governance mechanisms for data resource development and utilization

39. Practical innovation in the development of future learning centers