Closed-shelf reading, that is, readers fill in the literature request form provided by the reading room, fill in the literature request number, title (submission date/volume number of continuous publications) and other related information as required, or send an appointment request through the online public catalogue inquiry system, and the staff will extract the literature and give it to the readers for reading.

The difference between closed-shelf reading and open-shelf reading

1, different concepts.

Open-shelf reading: readers enter the document placement area to extract documents for reading;

Closed-shelf reading: that is, readers fill in the literature request form provided by the reading room, fill in the literature request number, title (submission date/volume number of continuous publications) and other related information as required, or send an appointment request through the online public catalogue inquiry system, and the staff will extract the literature and give it to the readers for reading.

2. Different ways to get books.

Open-shelf reading: readers choose books directly;

Closed-shelf reading: readers don't touch books directly, and staff take them away.

3. Different management methods.

Open-shelf reading: open management, direct access to the reading area;

Closed-shelf reading: the collection of books in the library adopts closed management and cannot be entered at will.

National Library of China-What are open-shelf reading and closed-shelf reading?

Baidu encyclopedia-closed stacks