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Liaocheng University Library

Brief Introduction

The library of Liaocheng University includes a main library and a branch library. The main one is located in the beautiful west campus, whose predecessor is the library of Liaocheng Branch College of Shandong Normal College, which was established in November, 1974. Until July, 1981 its name was changed into the library of Liaocheng Normal College. And in February, 2002, with the admission of Education Bureau, Liaocheng Normal College was promoted to Liaocheng University. Accordingly, its library became Liaocheng University Library.

The library has two sites. The west campus library covers 23,000 square meters, including stack rooms, reading-rooms, academic report hall, catalogue-searching hall, offices and so on. It is equipped with 23 stack rooms and reading-rooms with 4187 seats, and the academic report hall is equipped with integrated multimedia equipment. The branch library in east campus amounts to 1,127 square meters. Besides, a new library in the east campus covering 26,500 square meters will be put into use soon.

After more than 30 years’ accumulation and construction, the library of Liaocheng University has reached a high degree whether in collection resources or automated construction. The paper literature, the electronic literature, the database, and the on-line resources are gradually consummating. Its spacious and bright study place, the advanced management and network service method, and the strong study atmosphere, has become an academic information exchange center and ideal study place for the teachers and the students.

The library has six departments, one office, one center and one branch library, namely literature resources construction department, circulation department, reading department, consultation service department, technical service department, integrated management department, office, teaching material supply center and east campus library. The library has 75 official staff, among them 2 with Ph.D degree, 11 with M aster’s, and 18 with high-level titles, 28 with intermediate titles, and the staff of above the two-year account for 88%. Moreover, 9 contract workers and 11 temporary workers are hired. The majors of library staff cover different fields, and distribute reasonably. The entire staff group is developing to the professional directions of high degree, high quality, and high level.

Idea and Characteristic

The library of Liaocheng University all the time persists the idea of "humanism, reader first, service ", taking as the library’s central task cultivating dedicated, erudite, realistic and innovative students and serving the development of regional economy, and as the library’ s key point establishing