Research on Chinese Electronic Book Retrieval in University Libraries

In the big data environment, the proportion of electronic book (e-book) collections in universities' libraries is getting higher and higher, and the number of readers of e-books in universities is rising. However, in the new situation, the retrieval of e-books, especially Chinese e-books, is challenged by salient problems. This paper finds the problems in the retrieval of Chinese e-books from collections, page setting, retrieval portal and others of Chinese e-books in several universities' libraries, actively seeks certain solutions to these problems, and proposes improvement measures. As such, Chinese e-books that is needed by readers can be quickly and accurately retrieved, the usage rate of Chinese e-books can be improved, and reader's satisfaction level can be maximized.