Jiujiang University is a comprehensive public university authorized by the Chinese Ministry of Education, enrolling students from 30 provinces of China with many different backgrounds. Its history can be traced back to 1901 when it existed as Danforth Hospital Nursing School .
Jiujiang University is located in Jiujiang City , Jiangxi Province of the People's Republic of China . Its advantageous location with profound history and culture provides Jiujiang University with a rich cultural and academic atmosphere.
The total area of Jiujiang University Library (JJUL) is 47,100 square meters, including the Main Library and two branches of Xundong and Lufeng. At present there are 9,316 seats at 18 reading rooms. The library collects 2,459,000 volumes of printed books and 1,677,000 volumes of e-books, purchasing 2,000 kinds of printed periodicals (both Chinese and foreign languages) each year, and owing 15 electronic databases. JJUL has formed Document Resource Secure System covering Science, Technology, Economics, Management, Literature and Languages, Law, Medicine, Education, Agronomy and other various fields.
Jiujiang University attaches great importance to the library's modernization construction with high-quality construction high-standard facilities. In recent years, JJUL has introduced IBM NAS225 disk array server and IBM Total Storage FAStT700 storage server with the total storage capability of 38TB. The core server system with IBM X366 can provide service for 462 readers' computers, 77 working computers and the network of the whole campus.
JJUL aims to be a high-quality university library with rich volumes, good service and advanced technology. “People oriented”, “Readers first, services best” has always been the purpose of the library staffs from the very beginning. So the library takes various measures to offer great service for the readers. All the volumes are harmonized unitively. The readers can borrow and return books within three libraries, searching the printed books and e-books together with the OPAC system. JJUL provides allround multifunctional service such as lending, reading, information reference, document delivery, selective dissemination of information ， reference & information ， readers training, document copy and so on. The circulating department opens 7 days a week, main reading rooms such as Periodicals Reading Room and Professional Books Reading Room open 12 hours a day, Study Hall opens 12 hours a day (16 hours a day in “Test Month”) , the electronic resources open 24 hours. JJUL provides powerful information guarantee for discipline construction, personnel training and science research.
We welcome all the teachers and students to our library with the gentle reading environment, dense culture atmosphere, rich literature and information resource and favorable service.
Sections
At present, the library consists of library office, interview and cataloging department, circulating department, reading department, automatic technology department, information reference department, Xundong branch and Lufeng branch.
