When the library of Hexi University resumed its construction on 1978, only Mr. Li Dingwen from Northwest Normal University presented our school with more than 3,000 thread-bound books and a few outdated books, and took several dilapidated bungalows as buildings, with only two or three staff members. After 23 years' efforts, when it was upgraded to higher education in 200 1 year, the library covered an area of more than 6,000 square meters, with a collection of 4 1000 volumes and 40 staff members, which fully realized the computer automatic management of various business work.
In order to fundamentally improve the level and strength of running a school, the school attaches great importance to the construction of the library. In 2004, the Shaw Library was built with an investment of more than 40 million yuan, which made the number of reading seats reach more than 2,000, and the construction area and reading seats increased by five times compared with the upgrade, providing readers with a warm learning environment.
Hexi University Library, with a collection of 800,000 volumes, will take the lead in implementing one-stop service. The implementation of one-door service has changed the previous practice that most books are borrowed from closed shelves, and readers are not allowed to bring their own books into the library. A comprehensive open-shelf service of books has been implemented, and a service model integrating collection, borrowing, browsing and autonomous learning has been realized. This can not only meet the diversified and personalized reading needs of readers, but also show respect and trust for readers, create a warm and harmonious reading environment for readers, and thus improve the management level and service level of Hexi University Library.
Hexi College Library, as an intelligent building, has intelligent facilities such as automatic fire fighting, four elevators transmission, 1200 Gigabit network information point, voice broadcast, large screen display, telephone and television. In 2007, it invested 1.7 million yuan to build a digital library hardware platform consisting of 9T storage, 6 servers, 30 KVA UPS and high-end switch systems. In addition, we also purchased digital resource libraries such as China HowNet digital periodical full-text database, superstar books, superstar videos, reading shows, Bailianyun, New Oriental learning, etc., and added domestic document delivery systems such as CASHL and CALIS, which further improved the library's document information support capability and the library's modern service level. There are 67 business managers in the library of Hexi University, including 12 deputy senior and above titles and 12 intermediate titles. Team building, business management and service level have been comprehensively improved. Library services have developed from single lending services in the past to information retrieval, electronic document delivery, special research, user training, academic reports, conference reception, film and television exhibitions and cultural life services. By strengthening the construction of environmental facilities, it has created a safe, spacious, bright, warm, harmonious and comfortable reading environment for readers.
The increase of building area and the richness of literature information resources have created good conditions for the library of Hexi University to serve the local area. In the future, it will be open to local readers to borrow books and provide scientific and cultural information consulting services, which will play a unique role in building the school into a cultural information center serving Hexi and promoting local economic and cultural construction.