文章对二十世纪八十年代甘肃的图书馆事业发展进行了研究，重点对各类型图书馆基础业务的整顿与发展、全省文献资源布局、图书馆学教育、图书馆学研究等方面进行了梳理分析，认为这一时期的甘肃图书馆事业具有基础业务不断完善、读者服务活动多样、图书馆学教育欣欣向荣、图书馆学研究成果初显、学术交流和协作协调气氛活跃等主要特征。

This article studies the progresses of library profession in Gansu in the 1980s. It focuses on analysis and evaluation of the rectification and development of basic profession of various types of libraries, the distribution of document resources in Gansu, library science education, and library science research. The author believes that the library professional work of Gansu during this period features the following: basic business improvements, diversification of service activities to readers, prosperous education of library science, preliminary successes of library science research, harmonious atmosphere for active academic exchange, coordination and cooperation.