In the digital age, readers' creation of resources has become a necessity. This article summarizes the research and practice of reader participation in the construction of literature information resources, and divides it into three different models, including reader indirect participation model, reader direct participation model and reader empowerment construction model. By analyzing the specific practice of reader participation under the three modes, It is believed that under the background of the new era, the library industry should re-understand and pay more attention to the role of readers in the construction of document information resources, actively explore multiple innovative paths under the mode of reader participation, and formally introduce readers into the main body of document information resource construction.