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 Fudan
University Library was formally established in 1922, previously
known as the Reading Room of Wu Wu (the year 1918). Today it
comprises the Liberal Arts Library, the Science Library and the
Medical Library, with its total floor space being 29,000 M2.
By the end of 2004, the Library's collection had had more than
4.4588 million copies and articles, including books, journals, bound
volumes of newspapers, and audio-visual products. Of all these
400,000 are thread-bound books of Chinese classics (including 7,000
rare copies), 100,000 are books published during the reign of the
Republic of China, and 1.392 million are foreign books. Besides,
there are 32,000 Chinese and foreign journals and periodicals. Every
year 100,000 new books will be added to enrich the stupendous
collection. Currently the Library subscribes for 7,000 printed
journals. It has been undergoing great changes in the resource
structure in the recent years. It pays serious attention to
acquiring diversified types of resources, so that academic
e-resources are increasing rapidly. Secondary documents cover all
the disciplines of the University. The Library has access to 24,000
full-text e-journals and over 150 CD and online databases. It has
eight open stacks, two general reading rooms and nineteen reading
rooms with specialized functions, and a sum total of 2,400 seats.
The Library opens for 112 hours weekly and serves more than 7,000
visiting readers every day. It also offers online services, which
are available 24 hours a day.
At Fudan University Library, there are the China Academic Humanities
and Social Sciences Library (CAHSL), the National Foreign Textbook
Center for East China (sponsored by the Ministry of Education), the
Documentation and Information Center for Liberal Arts, and the
Central Stacks for Foreign Books of Liberal Arts. Besides, the
Library has the Shanghai Electronic Documents Searching Center for
Graduates, the CD Searching Center Shared by the Universities in
Northeast Shanghai, and the General Search Station for Updated
Science and Technology Information Authorized by the MOE, the Search
Station for Updated Science and Technology Information Authorized by
the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee. The Library also
edits and publishes two journals, China Index and Information
Services of the Higher Education Institutions in Shanghai.
The Library's integrated computer management system has been
upgraded several times. In 2005, it was upgraded to the 7.3 version
of Horizon. In addition to the general services, the Library
provides services of international online information retrieval,
various types of e-resources searching, interlibrary loans, document
delivery service, online consultation, updated information search,
user training, tape duplication, multi-media viewing, document
duplication and binding, etc. The courses of literature and
information retrieval are designed for library users of different
levels.
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