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The library of Xiangtan University

XTU library is a member of the China Academic Library & Information System (CALIS). It has won the honorable titles of "National Advanced Library", "Hunan Culturally Civilized Unit", "National Model Home for Staff " and "National Award as Model Women Group Presented on May Day".Its main venue and branches cover a total floor area of 30,804 sqm, including 21,663 sqm for the main venue. The library houses more than 3,200,000 printed items, 2,854 current periodicals, over 60,000 Chinese and foreign e-journals, 1,228,000 e-books, and over 3,980,000 master and doctoral theses. The gross capacity of local storage devices for digital resources reached 120TB.

The library has integrated the process of collecting, borrowing, and reading. It offers an open-shelf reading service. Meanwhile, a wider range of library services have been provided, involving books and periodicals reading and borrowing, literature reproducing, document delivering, sci-tech novelty retrieving, discipline searching, consulting, and training on the use of library resources. A course titled “Retrieval and Use of Digital Resources” is open to both postgraduates and undergraduates.

Book-borrowing service

Tel: 0086-731-58292139

Latest Details of Book Borrowing

Reader Type	Number of Book Borrowing	Initial Borrowing for (days)	Renewal for (days)
Faculty and Staff	40	60	30
Postgraduates	40	60	30
Graduates and Junior College Students	20	30	15
Part-time Adult Students	4	30	15

Electronic resources service

Tel: 0086-731-58293354

Electronic reading service

Tel: 0086-731-58292136

Directory of XTU Library Resources and Services

Service Items	Roo ms	Resources and Services	Address
Book Borrowing	Reception Desk	Book return, consultation, and fine for overdue books	The lobby of the 2nd Floor
	Social Sciences Reading Room, NO.1	Chinese books, categories C, D	Room 204 (S)
	Social Sciences Reading Room, NO.2	Chinese books, categories F	Room 301 (S)
	Social Sciences Reading Room, NO.3	Chinese books, categories H, and K	Room 302 (S)
	Social Sciences Reading Room, NO.4	Chinese books, categories I, J	Room 502 (S)
	Social Sciences Reading Room, NO.5	Chinese books , categories A,B,E,G,Z	Room 702 (S)
	Natural Sciences Reading Room, NO.1	Chinese books, categories N, O, P, Q, R, S, and T (including TB, TD, TE, TF, TG, TH, TJ, TK, TL）	Room 401 (S)
	Natural Sciences Reading Room, NO.2	Chinese books, categories T（including TM, TN, TP, TQ, TS, TU, TV）U, V, X and Z	Room 402 (S)
	Foreign Language and Periodicals Reading Room of Foreign Languages	Foreign books from A to Z、Foreign Periodicals	Room 701 (S)
	Comprehensive Reading Room, NO.2	Chinese books, categories F, G, and H	Room 303 (N)
	Compact Stack Room	Books with lower utilization	Room 111 (S) Room 110 (S) Room 101 (N)
	Fourth teach school district branch	A - Z categories of Chinese books, periodicals	Fourth teaching area
Books and Periodicals Reading	Social Sciences Periodicals Reading Room	Chinese periodicals of social sciences; outdated periodicals after the year 2000; printing service	Room 601 (S)
	Periodicals Reading Room of Natural Sciences & Literature and Art	Chinese periodicals of natural sciences; outdated periodicals after the year 2000; popular periodicals like literature and art; printing service	Room 602 (S)
	Newspaper Reading Room	Chinese Newspaper from A to Z	Room 401 (N)
	Ancient Books Reading Room	ancient books	Room 501 (S)
	Comprehensive Reading Room, NO.1	Chinese books, categories A, B, C, D, and E	Room 305 (N)
	Comprehensive Reading Room, NO.3	Chinese books, categories I, J, K, and Z	Room 301 (N)
	Comprehensive Reading Room, NO.4	Chinese books, categories P, Q, R, T (TH-TV), U, V, and X	Room 205 (N)
	Comprehensive Reading Room, NO.5 Textbook Samples Hall Reference Books Reading Room	Chinese books, categories O, S, and T (TB—TG) TB-TG textbooks Reference books, yearbooks, and manuals	Room 204 (N)
Electronic Network	E-reading Room	free electronic literature reading and network services	Room 201 (S)
	Computer Control Room	campus card disposal and leaving procedures	Room 201 (S)
Information Service	Digital Resources Department	digital resources organization, teaching, and training	Room 402 and Room 403 (N)
	Information Service Department	science and technology novelty retrieval, reference, consultation, and document delivery	Room 404 (N)
Collection and Editing of Books and Periodicals	Collection and Editing Department	interviewing, processing, cataloging and collecting paper books	Room 111 (S)
Liaison	Office Tel: 0086-731-58292135	feedback and suggestions’ collecting, handling, and reporting; management of the academic hall	Room 105 (S)