Tsinghua University Library ?????????

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Tsinghua University Library?????????
Shao Min Assistant Director Tsinghua University
Library 2009/11/19
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Outline

• Overview of Tsinghua University and Library
• Resource Development
• Services and Outreach

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Quick Introduction of Tsinghua University

• Tsinghua University, founded in 1911, is one of
  the best comprehensive university in China
  (Mainland) at present.

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Quick Introduction of Tsinghua University

• Tsinghua University has 14 schools, 54
  departments, involving discipline of science,
  engineering, humanity social science, law, art
  and medicine, etc.

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Quick Introduction of Tsinghua University

• Faulty ? Student

Full Professors 1172
Associate Professors 1125
CAS Academician 34
CAE Academician 30
Faculty Staff (Total) 7062
Undergraduates 14285
Graduates - Masters 7448
Graduates - Ph.D Candidates 6994
International Students 2400
Students (Total) 31127
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Overview of University Library

• Founded in 1912
• Patrons 47,619
• Library visits 1,453,804 (2008)
• User seats 1,600
• Circulation checkouts renewals 37,202 (2008)

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The old building 1919, enlarged in 1931 7700 m2
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The new building 1991 21,000 m2
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Branch Libraries
University Library
Humanities Social Science Library
Medicine Library
Architecture Library
Art Library
Economics Management Library
Law Library
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New Building
Humanities Social Science Library New building
(2011)
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New Building
University Library New building ( after 2011)
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Outline

• Overview of Tsinghua University and Library
• Resource Development
• Services and Outreach

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Resource Development

• 3.6 million print volumes
• 432 databases
• 1.95 million e-books
• 46,000 e-journals (11,600 OA/Free journals )
• 1.03 million dissertations
• 300,000 rare books, ancient inscriptions,
  paintings, oracle bones, bronzes, calligraphy etc.

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Resource Development

• Art collections (15,000 paintings, Ming-style
  furniture, embroidery, ceramics, etc. Art
  Library )

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Resource Development OA

• Open Access Free Journals (11,605 titles)
• including DOAJ, BioMed Central Open Access
  Free, J-STAGE Free, CiNii Free, etc. by
  discipline.
• http//www.cceu.org.cn88/demo/findfreeej.htm
• (developed and maintained by ExLibris)

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Resource Development IR

• Institutional Repository
• Outstanding Academic Papers by Students
• (OAPS) , 632 undergraduates thesis and
• course papers in Tsinghua OAPS (2005-2009)
• a collaborative project
• a platform to show undergraduates teaching
• achievements of TH (Deans Office
  supported) 
• promote the collaboration between library
• and faculty

http//oaps.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn (Tsinghua
OAPS) http//union.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn (Union
Web)
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Resource Development IR
http//oaps.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn
http//union.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Resource Development Digitization

• Digitization (103,600 volumes, 2 million pages)
• CADAL Digital Library (China-US Million Book
  project)
•  4,000 ancient books and 1,000 dissertations
  are digitized in Tsinghua.
• http//www.cadal.zju.edu.cn/IndexEng.action

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Resource Development Digitization
China Science and Technology History
Digital Library project, including Architecture,
Mathematics, Machinery, Hydraulic history,
digitized papers, monographs, pictures,
manuscripts, blueprints, etc. http//eng.lib.tsin
ghua.edu.cn/E-Resource/Document/56/56.html
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Outline

• Overview of Tsinghua University and Library
• Resource Development
• Services and Outreach
• (Focus on Reference Service)

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Services and Outreach Reference

• Reference (FAQ, webform, e-mail, chat, phone, in
  person)
• University Librarians Day at reference desk once
  a week for user connection (Tuesday PM)

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Services and Outreach Subject Librarian
Your book fair looks like an efficient way to get
recommendations for your library collection.
Professor of Information Science and
Technology School

• Subject Service Team (115)
• Reference
• Library Instructions
• Communication with Faulty and Students
• Subject-based Research Consultation
  (subject webpage, blog, novelty-search, etc.)
• Selector (book fair in the department)

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Services and Outreach User Education

• Library Credit Courses, Document Retrieval and
  Utilization, Information Resources Management,
  etc. In 2008, there are 2744 students involved in
  7 courses.
• Library Instructions / Workshops

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Services and Outreach User Education

• Web-based Workshops and Courseware

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Services and Outreach User Education

• Course-related or Subject-based Instructions (by
  subject librarian)
• Orientation for new users

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Services and Outreach User Education

• Library Guides (printed, e-book, web)
• Promotion
• Instruction assessment system

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Services and Outreach Information Services

• Novelty Search Service (fee-based) providing
  novelty search report for faculty and graduates
  to help their fund/award/patent application, etc.
  
• Information Retrieval Service (fee-based)
  providing the paper retrieval report for faculty
  to track the academic impact after the paper
  published.
• Consultation Report and Contrastive Analysis
  between Tsinghua University with competitors
  providing for University committee and related
  units (based on searching SCI/SSCI/AHCI, ESI,
  Ei funds supported )

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Services and Outreach UPP Plan

• UPP (University Partnership Program, IEEE
  sponsored), holding student events
• training the UPP students to be library
  tour guide.
• its the first
• cooperation of
• Library
• Students
• Database Vendor
• (Win-Win-Win)

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Outreach Library Month, 2006

• Special Exhibition
• Library Consultant Meeting
• Invited Lectures
• Tsinghua weekly Special Issue

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Outreach Library Month, 2006

• Screening Library in Movies
• E-Books promotion
• Library video (show on Tsinghua-TV)

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Outreach Library Month, 2008

• User Survey
• Lectures
• User Experience of Shelving

• Call forMy favorite book story
• Call forTsinghua University Library through the
  lens
• VoteMost popular library service

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Services and Outreach User Survey

• Since 2004, five user surveys were conducted
  campus-wide. The survey covers
• Library Users Satisfaction
• Electronic Resources Development and
  Utilization
• Printed Collections and Utilization
• Behavior of Library Users
• Library Users Access Service Quality
• through these surveys, the library received a
  large number data to be analyzed and a lot of
  valuable information, promoted communication with
  our users.

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Services and Outreach Access Services

• Based on the Tsinghua Academic Information
  Resource Portal (MetaLibSFX), e-journals
  navigation system developed

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Services and Outreach Access Services

• New version of English website based on CMS and
  provides one-stop searching, off-campus access,
  and other new features.

http//eng.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Services and Outreach Access Services
Coming in 2010 !
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Thank You ????!
Shao Min shaomin_at_lib.tsinghua.edu.cn ? ?
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