Abstract: Development of smart libraries brings about new challenges to university librarians. As the subjects advancing smart service, smart librarians play a crucial role. Thus, we should effectively analyze and plan the development paths and restructuring strategies of smart librarians of local university libraries by building a hierarchical structure of their comprehensive abilities and qualities. While vigorously introducing, training and employing external talents, we should update and reorganize posts and institutional settings, divide different types of intellectual responsibilities, and improve the supervision and assessment mechanism and innovation incentive mechanism.

Key words: smart librarian, smart library, smart service, local university