Ion source as the very beginning of an ion accelerator complex still retains its global activity in both newmachine development and technology advancement. At IMP, because of the increasing needs from the users ofnew beams and also new complex development, the ion source group is responsible for both routine operationand also new ion source, new technology research and development. For HIRFL, we provide reliable ion beamsfor experimenters with the on-line ECR ions sources. Several new ion beams have been delivered for the firsttime this year. For the proposed SSC-Linac project, a high charge state ECR ion source named LECR4 basedon evaporative cooling technology magnet design has been successfully developed.