Welcome to new semester! This monthly newsletter will inform you about the latest book order status, reference textbook order feedback, digital resources update, etc. The librarians will be your strong support to gain success in learning and research.

Welcome to New Semester!

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Print Book Acquisition

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The first round of departmental book acquisition for AY2020-21 has started. 30% book titles shall be collected by 31 October, 2020.

For book purchasing schedule, please refer to Library Print Book Acquisition Schedule for AY2020-21.

The Library Pre-approval Plans 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. During the regular epidemic prevention and control period, the arrival time of imported books might be affected due to delays in international parcel delivery. For any urgent need, please contact your subject librarians.

 

School of Advanced Technology

 

 

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Computer Science & Software Engineering

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Design School

 

 

Architecture & Design

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

Civil Engineering

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

Urban Planning & Design

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

School of Humanities & Social Sciences

 

 

English

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Media & Communication

 

 

China Studies

Pre-approval Plan 

 Order Feedback

International Studies

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

International Business School Suzhou

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

ILEAD

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

School of Languages

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

School of Science

 

 

Mathematics

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Biological Sciences

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

Chemistry

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

Health & Environmental Science

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

Physics

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

School of Film & Television 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 https://libguides.lib.xjtlu.edu.cn/bookacquisition.

Digital Resource Update

This database provides the news from Greater China region with over 3 billion archived news items and 3.5 million new items daily on average that cover traditional printed media, online news, and social media since 1998. The WiseSearch platform provides a one stop gateway for researching, discovering, and analysing current issues and regional relationship, as well as business and financial analysis with the built-in analytics, comparative tools, and translation tools.

Trial Period: 8/6/2020 – 20/8/2020

Library Training Schedule in September

Effective Information Searching and Management for Final Year Project (School of HSS & SoFTA)

This is a library workshop for FYP Students from School of Humanities and Social Science & SoFTA. Several topics will be covered for supporting their FYP assignments.

Time: 9 September, Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00pm

Location: Registration is required

 

Effective Information Searching and Management for Final Year Project (Design School) (Webinar)

This is a library workshop for FYP students from Design School. Several topics will be covered for supporting their FYP assignments.

Time: 16 September, Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00pm

Location: Registration is required

 

Effective Information Searching and Management for Final Year Project (School of Science) (Webinar)

This is a library workshop for FYP students from School of Science. Several topics will be covered for supporting their FYP assignments.

Time: 16 September, Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30pm

Location: Registration is required

 

Effective Information Searching and Management for Final Year Project (School of Advanced Technology) (Webinar)

This is a library workshop for FYP students from School of Advanced Technology. Several topics will be covered for supporting their FYP assignments.

Time: 23 September, Wednesday 1:45 - 2:45pm

Location: Registration is required

AY20/21-S1 Reference Textbook Order Feedback

- The Library received 1,332 reference textbook requests through e-Bridge.

- 1,123 titles have existed in the Library collection, one copy of which will be shelved in Course Reserved Area (3F, the Library).

- 13 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.

During the regular epidemic prevention and control period, the arrival time of imported books might be affected due to delays in international parcel delivery.

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 query.