Abstract: To promote the growth of tourism in poor areas through the application of informat ion technology is of strategic significance to the economic development of these areas.Therefore, being the informat ion centre of poor areas,libraries should bring into ful l play thei r information resources, information technology and information personnels and do a good job in retrieving information, information do wn loading, information proces sing, local documentary information
sifting, and in the training of local tourist information personnels so as to make contributions to the development of tourist economy in these areas.

Key words: poor areas, libraries, tourist economy, information service