The library of Dalian University of Technology was founded in 1949, then called Dalian Institute of Technology Library. It is located in the urban area129th Street, with an area of less than 1000 square meters and a collection of about 10000 volumes (mainly Japanese books, a few English books and more than ten Chinese and Japanese periodicals left over from Nanman Institute of Technology during the Japanese-puppet period). 1963, lingshui river Campus has 8370 square meters of independent buildings. 1988 officially changed its name to Dalian University of Technology Library. After years of efforts, Dalian University of Technology Library has developed into a multi-functional modern university library with domestic advanced level. With an area of 67,000 square meters, it is one of the largest university libraries in Northeast China. Including Bochuan Library, Lingxi Library and Software College Library. Bochuan Library on the main campus is named after Qu Bochuan, a famous educator and one of the founders of Bochuan School. Its design is simple and elegant, patchwork, unique, with a strong modern atmosphere and academic atmosphere, reflecting the cultural heritage of the knowledge hall. Lingxi Library is a newly-built library in 2009, located in the west campus of the school. It was named after Qian Lingxi, a famous mechanic and educator. It is a modern university library with high degree of information automation and advanced management. It is another landmark library building after Bochuan Library. The Library of Software College is located in the campus of Development Zone, which is a place to provide literature information resources for teachers and students of Software College.