This monthly newsletter will inform you about the latest book order status, print book acquisition plan for AY2017/18, library conference and events.

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Print Book Acquisition

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The 1st round of book acquisition for AY2017-2018 has been closed on Oct 31, 2017. Now, it comes to the 2nd round. 50% book titles shall be collected by Dec 15, 2017.

For book purchasing schedule, please refer to Library Purchasing Time Schedule for Print Western Books

The latest Library Pre-approval Plans for each department are provided as below, from where you could select desired titles.

The Order Feedback (June 2017 - Nov. 2017) regarding the books ordered by the Library is attached as well. 

 

Architecture

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Biological Sciences

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Chemistry

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

China Studies

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Civil Engineering

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

Computer Science& Software Engineering

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Department of English

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

International Business School Suzhou

Pre-approval Plan 

 Order Feedback

Industrial Design

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Mathematical Sciences

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Public Health

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Urban Planning and Design

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Environmental Science

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Language Center

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

School of Film and TV Arts

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

 

Meanwhile, you could fill in Purchase Request Form with the detailed information of your desired books out of the pre-approval plan.

More information on Library Book Acquisition, please refer to http://libguides.lib.xjtlu.edu.cn/bookacquisition

Wanted Book List

Based on the book recommendations from academic departments, the Library produces a ‘wanted book list’ for items which failed to be purchased. Faculty could find your own  ways to purchase the listed books for teaching and research needs. It shall follow the procedure in XJTLU Library Faculty Purchase Reimbursement Policy when purchasing a book from the wanted book list.

You can click here to review the Wanted Book List.

Contact Lib-CDD@xjtlu.edu.cn if any queries.

Library Training Schedule in December

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InfoClinic: Get Solution on Your Searching Queries

InfoClinic is a session given by professional librarians, aiming to solve any searching request raised by XJTLUers. Requests could be made on different topics, including finance & business information retrieving, article searching and citation management. You can bring your own research topics to talk with librarians by walk-in. 
 
          Friday, December 8, 2017
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: R930, Central Building

Web of Science: 2017’s Highly Cited Researchers

 

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Today marks the release of the 2017 Highly Cited Researchers list. Now in it’s 4th year, the Highly Cited Researchers list represents some of the world’s most influential scientific minds. These researchers, spanning 21 fields of the sciences and social sciences, rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in Web of Science.

Read the Report

Upgrading of Textbook Management System

With the improvement of Textbook Service Policy, Textbook Division decides to upgrade current Textbook Management System to provide better textbook service in next semester. The system will be upgraded by a new experienced vendor to maintain the current data processing and functional upgrading for textbook distribution and textbook requests submission.

The Industrial Design Student Work “Body-Worn Ball Transporter” Exhibition

XJTLU Museum is happy to announce that the Industrial Design Student Work “Body-Worn Ball Transporter” Exhibition will be launched in XJTLU Museum from 4 December 2017 to 5 January 2018. Works of 16 teams from Department of Industrial Design Year 2 students will be displayed in the XJTLU Museum for about one month.