Abstract: Electronic periodicals and paper periodicals are two main modern periodical collections existed in different forms in public library, whose advantages and disadvantages are complementary. How to promote the coexisted utilization and coordinated development of electronic periodicals and paper periodicals has become the concerned issue of public library. Based on the comparison of their advantages and disadvantages and the coexisted complementary relationship theory, combined with the coexisted utilization status of electronic periodicals and paper periodicals in Guizhou Library, this paper indicated the necessity of the coexisted utilization and coordinated development of these two resource, and proposed the reasonable configuring by drawing on each other's strength and innovating new modes to improve the coexisted utilization rate of electronic periodicals and paper periodicals and promote their coexisted utilization and coordinated development.

Key words: Electronic periodical