Print Book Acquisition
By 15 May 2020, faculty-librarian cooperative book acquisition project for AY2019-20 has been closed. However, you may continue to submit book requests to the Library for print book collection development in AY2020-21.
In response to the new academic structure for the university, Pre-approval Plans and AY2020-21 book budget allocation need to be adjusted accordingly from June to August, 2020. Updated documents will be released in September issue of Library Newsletter.
The Library Pre-approval Plans (updated until May) for each department are provided as below, from where you could select desired titles.
The Order Feedback (May-June 2020) regarding the books ordered by the Library is updated as below. Updated contents are for ARC\CNS\ENG\ILEAD\IR\MS\UPD. As most express companies suspend their delivery services during COVID-19 period, the process of library book acquisition has been affected and arrivals of imported books might be delayed. For any urgent need, please contact your subject librarians.
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Chemistry |
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China Studies |
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Civil Engineering |
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Computer Science& Software Engineering |
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
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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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Health and Environmental Sciences |
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Urban Planning and Design |
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Language Center |
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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
AY20/21-S1 Reference Textbook Order Feedback
- The Library received 1,332 reference textbook requests through e-Bridge.
- 1,031 titles have existed in the Library collection, one copy of which will be shelved in Course Reserved Area (3F, the Library).
- 71 titles have been proceeded for ordering.
- 79 titles, which failed to be ordered due to temporarily out of stock, will be reordered by the Library.
As most express companies suspend their delivery services during COVID-19 period, the process of library reference textbook acquisition has been affected and arrivals of imported books might be delayed.
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
You can click here to review Book Status.
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.
Digital Resource Update
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Trial Period: 8/6/2020 – 20/8/2020
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Registration Link: https://www.howresearchers.com/learning-programs/
Library User Survey Report 2020
To assess library service quality, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) Library conducted the Library User Survey 2020 in May.
The Library received 1,054 valid responses and over half of the respondents (58%) provided written comments. The survey results show that 96.4% of the respondents are generally satisfied with Library services, which is higher than the overall satisfaction rate (94.8%) in last year. Since 2017, the rating of the Library’s overall performance has kept stable above 94.00%.
Library Academic Support for Summer Break
During summer break, the Library will keep offering academic support services.
XJTLUers are welcomed to book a research appointment with reference librarians for yourself or for a group of no more than 3 people. Currently, the service will be provided online via Zoom.
Schedule an appointment at http://libcal.lib.xjtlu.edu.cn or scan the LibCal QR Code.