Tianjin University Library, formerly known as Beiyang University Library, was established at the same time as the school in the 21st year of Guangxu reign (1895), ranking first among all university libraries in China. The library has successively built a video reading room, an electronic reading room, an electronic retrieval room, an electronic training room and a video conference hall, independently developed an integrated management system for the library reading room, and introduced the UNICORN integrated management system of American SIRSI company, thus fully realizing the computer management of library business.

In the construction of electronic resources, CD-ROMs and online databases such as CA and Ei have been introduced successively, and self-built databases such as doctoral and master's dissertations and abstracts of dissertations and environmental sciences of Tianjin University have been organized. In order to help teachers and students make better use of the resources of the library, both graduate students and undergraduate students have set up retrieval courses of scientific and technological documents (information), and all kinds of lectures on the utilization of literature resources are held regularly and irregularly throughout the school.

Tianjin University Library consists of South Library, North Library and Building Branch Library. The total construction area is 2569 1 m2, of which the North Pavilion covers an area of 14423 m2, the South Pavilion (also known as Science Pavilion or Shaw Building) covers an area of 10968 m2, and the building branch covers an area of 3,000 m2, which is located in the teaching building of the School of Architecture. The total collection of books and periodicals in Tianjin University Library is more than 6.5438+0.68 million, forming a collection system with complete disciplines and solid foundation. Among them, there are more than 370,000 books, with 6.5438+0.4 million books, of which Chinese books account for 65% of the total collection, and natural science books account for 75% of the total collection, among which mathematical science, chemistry and engineering technology books are relatively rich; Social science books include books on Marxist-Leninist philosophy, technical economy, industrial management, language and literature and art, accounting for about 25% of the collection.