Print Book Acquisition
The 2nd round of departmental book acquisition for AY2018-2019 has started. 90% book titles shall be collected by Mar 31, 2019.
For book purchasing schedule, please refer to Library Print Book Acquisition Schedule for AY2018-19.
The latest Library Pre-approval Plans for each department are provided as below, from where you could select desired titles.
The Order Feedback (December 2018) regarding the books ordered by the Library is attached as well.
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Architecture |
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Biological Sciences |
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Chemistry |
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China Studies |
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Civil Engineering |
No book request |
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Computer Science& Software Engineering |
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
No book request |
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Department of English |
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ILEAD |
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International Business School Suzhou |
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International Relations |
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Industrial Design |
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Mathematical Sciences |
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Public Health |
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Environmental Science |
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Urban Planning and Design |
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Language Center |
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XJTLU-JC School of Film and TV Arts |
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
AY18/19-S2 Recommended Textbook Order Feedback
The Library received 1,309 recommended textbook requests through e-Bridge. You can check the details for your own modules in the document below. Upon the arrival in the Library, one copy of the books will be shelved in Course Reserved Area (3F, the Library), to allow more students to have access to them.
If you have any queries on the order status, feel free to contact Lib-CDD@xjtlu.edu.cn.
For consultation on textbook request issues, feel free to contact Textbook@xjtlu.edu.cn.
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Download Recommended Textbook Order Feedback_AY18-19_S2 JAN.xlsx.1
Recommended Textbook Order Feedback_AY18-19_S2 JAN.xlsx.1 Details
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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.
Policy Announcements
Policy on the Preservation of FYPs, Dissertations and Theses
After nearly a semester’s effort, the "Policy on Preservation of FYPs, Dissertations and Theses" was reviewed by HoDs meeting on Nov 8th, and was approved by SMT meeting on 11th December 2018 . Kindly notice that the Policy comes into effect immediately and will be implemented on the current cohort of graduates in AY2018/19.
Copyright and Fair Use
The policy "Copyright and Fair Use" sets out the terms and conditions for using library’s resources, aiming to help staff and students of XJTLU carry out teaching, learning and research activities under the permission of copyright owners and protect them from violating the law. It is noteworthy that copyright infringement will cause penalties including the withdrawal of library privileges for certain period and more.
Printed Resources Development in AY18/19 S1
By December 18, we have finished purchasing 3229 titles (about 3256 volumes) of print western books, and 3073 titles (about 5653 volumes) of print Chinese books, spending a total of 1.92 million, taking 21% of the print books budget.
The periodicals and newspaper for 2019 have been finished ordering. 476 volumes of print periodicals and newspaper have been ordered, spending a total of 0.68 million, taking 97% of the total budget for periodicals and newspaper.
It is now the third year since the patron-driven collection purchasing model has been implemented. By December 18, there are 35 purchase requests from academic departments and centers that include about 1800 titles of recommendations. About 80% of academic departments and centers have involved in this practice.
Textbook Service Updates
Textbook Management System development and upgrade
The newly updated textbook management system (TMS) will focus on the function of textbook collection and distribution and textbook inventory management. With TMS and SITS database in the docking, and then the data is more comprehensive, accurate and timely. Certain exceptional cases can be well resolved by the system instead of manually. The new system is imperative to achieve standardized management of textbooks due to current financial audit requests. The newly updated TMS is now under testing and the multiple functions of the system will be online in 2018/19 S2.
Textbook Division starts the preparations for textbook distribution of 2018/19 S2
To ensure textbooks delivery and distribution run smoothly, Textbook Division will trace the textbook delivery status and update to departments if any special cases. In the meantime, Textbook Division will do textbook receiving venue preparations and start to receive the textbooks for 2018/19 S2. Desk copy collection service will be available one week before new semester begins.
Library Services for Winter Holiday
For your convenience to use library resources during the winter holiday, please click the link to get more information on Library daily operation.
- Library Notice of Loan Period Adjustment during the Winter Holiday
- Library Notice of Opening Hours Adjustment during the Winter Holiday
During winter holiday, the Library will keep offering academic support services. Schedule a one-to-one consultation at http://libcal.lib.xjtlu.edu.cn or scan the LibCal QR Code.