The curator of the library is a department directly under the university, which should be at the department level.

PekingUniversityLibrary is a research-oriented library with rich resources, modernization, comprehensiveness and openness, and it is one of the earliest modern new libraries in China.

Peking University Library, formerly known as Shi Jing University Library Building, was established in 1898. It has a large collection of ancient books and is approved by the State Council as the first batch of national key ancient books protection units.