Ⅲ.课文篇

A well-organized company knows the power and value of information. One of the main problems with information though, is how to collect, store and manage all of the information so that anyone needing it can access it easily.
管理有序的公司知道信息的力量和价值。但与之相关的的主要问题之一是怎样收集、保存和管理所有的信息，以便任何有需要的人能够方便地查阅。

Multinationals have understood this issue for many years and have well developed company libraries. Just like your university, school or city, a company library contains books, magazines, journals and periodicals as well as electronic documents, films, videos and audio materials.
跨国公司意识到这个问题已经很多年了，已建立了完善的公司图书馆。正像你的大学、学校或城市里的图书馆一样，公司图书馆里存有图书、杂志、报纸和期刊，以及电子文件，电影、录像和录音资料。

A company library does not have to be the same as a city or university library. You don't need a special quiet room or even a full-time librarian. What is needed is someone responsible for gathering and storing interesting publications and a central place to store them.
公司的图书馆没有必要跟城市或大学里的图书馆一样。你不需要有一间特别安静的房间，甚至不需要一个全职的图书管理员，只要有一个人专门负责收集和保存有趣的刊物，有一个集中的地方来收藏这些刊物就可以了。

If you work in a large company, appointing a full-time librarian might be a good idea. A librarian's job is to keep a current knowledge of all of the relevant and necessary publications that the company might need, manage the purchasing of materials and then oversee the storage of the publications. A good librarian will also be able to offer assistance to staff who need to use the company library to find research materials and information.
如果你在一家大公司工作，做一个全职的图书管理员可能是个不错的主意。图书管理员的工作是要随时了解到公司可能需要的所有相关和必要刊物的最新消息，负责购买资料以及监督刊物的收藏情况。好的图书管理员还应该能够为需要公司图书馆查找研究资料和信息的员工提供帮助。

Maintaining a company library is not cheap, but it does not have to be expensive, either. But consider the risk of not having a central well managed place where important publications can be stored - your competitors could well get the jump on you by having more up-to-date information that is accessible to staff.
维持一个公司图书馆花费不少但也没必要投资太多。试想如果没有一个管理有序的集中收藏重要刊物的地方会带来的风险-你的竞争对手可能会因为能给员工提供更多的最新资讯而远远地超过你。

Can you afford not to have a library?
你能承担得起没有图书馆（的风险）吗？