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This monthly newsletter will inform you about the latest pre-approval plans, book order status, Library workshops, accessing Library resources & services online, a collection of reading notes, Library notice for temporary closure, notification for textbook posting service, etc. The librarians will be your strong support to gain success in learning and research.

Newsletter书单2.png     Print Book Acquisition

The third round of print book acquisition for AY2021-22 has started. 75% book titles shall be collected by 31 May, 2022.

For book purchasing schedule, please refer to Library Print Book Acquisition Schedule for AY2021-22.

Please click the list of Academies and Schools to see the Library Pre-approval plans and Order Feedbacks(February) as below.

From the Library Pre-approval Plans for each department, you could select desired titles.

The Order Feedback (February 2022) regarding the books ordered by the Library is updated. During the pandemic 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.

Academy of Film And Creative Technology

Academy of Future Education

XJTLU Wisdom Lake Academy of Pharmacy

XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang)

School of AI and Advanced Computing

School of Intelligent Manufacturing Ecosystem

School of Internet of Things

School of Robotics

School of Cultural Technology

School of Intelligent Finance and Business

 

Pre-approval Plan (AAC, IME, IOT, IRE)

 

 

Pre-approval Plan (ATE, IFS)

Order Feedback

School of Advanced Technology

Electrical & Electronic

Engineering

Pre-approval Plan

 Order Feedback

Computing

Communications and

Networking

Intelligent Science

Mechatronics & Robotics

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

School of Humanities & Social Sciences

China Studies

Pre-approval Plan 

Order Feedback 

International Studies

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

Applied Linguistics

Literature

Translation & Interpreting

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

Media & Communication

Pre-approval Plan

Order Feedback

International Business School Suzhou

School of Languages

School of Science

Applied Mathematics

Financial Mathematics

Statistics & Actuarial Sciences

Foundational Mathematics

Pure 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

Chinese Cultural Teaching Centre

 

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.

 

Newsletter书单2.png    Reference Textbook Order Feedback

- The Library received 1,121 reference textbook requests for AY21/22-S2 through e-Bridge.

- 858 titles have existed in the Library collection, one copy of which will be shelved in Course Reserved Area (3F, the Library). You can easily search the reference textbooks of your modules in the "Curriculum" of OPAC.

- 17 titles have existed in the Library digital collection, their electronic copies are searchable and accessible on OPAC.

- 52 titles have not been ordered due to incomplete or incorrect bibliographic information (title, author(s), ISBN, etc.)

- 10 titles are temporarily out of stock.

- 4 titles, which failed to be ordered due to not being officially published, 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.

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Toolkit Unlocker: Mendeley

You will learn how to use Mendeley Desktop, an easy-use reference manager, to organise your research. 

Target Audience: UG Y2-Y4
Time: 2 March, Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00pm(Language: Chinese); 9 March, Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00pm(Language: English)

Location: Online

 

Toolkit Unlocker: LaTeX-Typesetting

You will learn how to use LaTex, a free typesetting system, for the production of technical and scientific documentation.

Target Audience: UG Y2-Y4 & PG
Time:
16 March, Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00pm(Language: Chinese); 23 March, Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00pm(Language: English)

Location: Online

 

Searching Professional: Chinese Full-text Databases

You will learn how to use CNKI, Wanfang, Chaoxing, etc. to search for Chinese full-text resources. 

Target Audience: UG Y2-Y4 & PG
Time: 30 March, Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Language: Chinese)

Location: Online

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Accessing Library Resources & Services Online

With the new semester beginning with online education, Library prepares the guide Accessing Library Resources & Services Online to be your solid support of learning, teaching and research.

Click HERE for more details.

 

A Collection of works | Reading Notes

The library is collecting reading notes from you, looking forward to the time when you and I meet, the haze of the epidemic has been dissipated. The theme of the entries is in the category of "reading notes". The subjects are not limited, but the content must be positive. The entries can be photos of the annotations, hand-drawn notes, or book reviews.

During the event, the library will release the collected works on the library's WeChat platform from time to time, and the excellent works will be selected by online voting and librarians' votes.

Submission Email: lib-usd@xjtlu.edu.cn

Email Subject: "Reading Notes" name + student ID + mobile phone number + book title

Deadline: March 20, 2022

Click HERE for more details.

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Notification for Textbook Posting Service

To balance the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic and students' actual needs for printed textbooks, the University will provide mandatory printed textbook posting service. Find the instructions on Mandatory Printed Textbook Posting Service (SF Express, Freight Collect) HERE for more details.

 

Notice on Library Temporarily Closed 

According to The Latest Notice on the Pandemic Prevention and Control and Arrangements on Learning & Teaching, the Library will be temporarily closed. The library opening hours and on-site services will be promptly adjusted according to any change in schedule of the University. Please refer to the latest notice on Library Home Page.

The library's digital resources remain accessible via the Library homepage https://lib.xjtlu.edu.cn/. Through XJTLU VPN you can have access to all the online journals and databases that library provides.

Click HERE for more details.