| Zhejiang University Libraries | |
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 The building of theLibrary of General Knowledge (基础分馆) inZijingang Campus | |
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| 30°15′47″N120°07′17″E / 30.263035782898182°N 120.12128845695875°E /30.263035782898182; 120.12128845695875 | |
| Location | Hangzhou,Zhejiang,China |
| Established | 1897; 128 years ago (1897) |
| Branches | 8 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 6.9 million books (December 2008) |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | publicly circulate |
| Population served | members of the public |
| Other information | |
| Budget | n/a |
| Director | Mr. LU Dongming (鲁东明) |
| Employees | 219 |
| Website | Homepage Law Library homepage Million Project |
Zhejiang University Library is thelibraries system ofZhejiang University, and one of the largest and oldest university libraries in China.[1]
Zhejiang University libraries in total had a paper-based collection of about 6.18million volumes on 10 June 2005, and was ranked as the largest university collection inmainland China.[2] Till December 2008, the collection was largely increased and had a total collection of about 6.9 million volumes, makes it one of two largest university libraries in mainland China, along withPeking University Library inBeijing.
The system has several libraries located in differentcampuses of Zhejiang University. The system mainly has eight branch libraries:
TheChina-America Digital Academic Library (CADAL) orChina-US Million Book Digital Library Project (simplyMillion Project) was co-constructed by Chinese and American institutes and researchers. At present it's co-managed by Zhejiang University Libraries and theChinese Academy of Sciences Graduate School. The project was initiated by American and Chinesecomputer scientists, including Prof.Raj Reddy (CMU),Pan Yunhe (ZJU), etc.[5]
The first meeting of this project was held inCarnegie Mellon University in August 2001. The project was officially launched in December 2002. In November 2005, the internet gateway was set at Zhejiang University Libraries. At present more countries and universities participate in this project and it has about 1.5 million digital volumes.[6]
In December 2005, the partnership between Zhejiang University Libraries and theUniversity of Pittsburgh Library System was established.[7]
TheChina Education and Research Digital Library (CERDLib) is currently co-managed by Zhejiang University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Graduate School.[8]
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