The Nanjing University Library, owned by

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated and sponsored by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. The univers ...

, is a library in

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, with a long history. According to its official website, the library is home to about 400 thousand ancient thread-bound Chinese books, and its total collection as of 2014 had reached 5.77 million. The library is very popular with students, with some controversy emerging due to long queues for study spaces and competition for seats. This issue was addressed in 2016, however, with the introduction of an online seat-booking system.

Transportation

The library in Gulou campus is accessible within walking distance north west of Zhujianglu Station of

Nanjing Metro The Nanjing Metro is a rapid transit system serving the List of administrative divisions of Nanjing, urban and suburban districts of Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China. Proposals for a metro system ...

, and in Xianlin campus is near Nanda Xianlin Station.

References

External links

Official site

Official site
(in English) Libraries in Nanjing Nanjing University Academic libraries in China {{Nanjing-stub