Sias Library was bulit in 1998, and the newly-constructed one was opened to the public in May, 2017. It was designed by Prof. Peter Weiss, an architect from Auburn University in Alabama. With a building area of 69,000 square meters and more than 5,600 reading seats, it integrates the functions of literature collection, consulting service, social education, and cultural exchange.

Optimizing Resources, Expanding Services

In recent years, Sias Library has been continuously optimizing its space resources and enriching its collection of literature and information. Sias Library now boasts 48 seminar rooms, over 10 lecture halls, and a comprehensive range of functional exhibition spaces, including coffee area, banquet hall, art gallery, and future education exhibition hall. Furthermore, Sias Library has incorporated thoughtful design elements such as strategic lighting, scenic settings, artwork, sliding partitions, glass walkways, and sleep capsules to enhance its aesthetic appeal and provide a caring, human-centric environment for Sias students and faculty.

Sias Library integrates “collection, search, borrowing, reading, and reference” services and operates in a fully open service mode. It remains open throughout the year, except during winter vacation, with a weekly opening time of 101.5 hours. The collection of literature and information resources is rich and well-structured, encompassing a comprehensive system that focuses on Economics, Management, and Engineering as its core disciplines, while also including Arts, Literature, Education, Medicine, and Law. Sias Library boasts nearly 3 million paper books, 1.62 million electronic books, and access to 28 databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wanfang Data. Leveraging the local cultural resources, Sias Library has established a special collection featuring Huangdi Culture, Book of Poetry Culture, local chronicles, and is dedicated to promoting the local traditional and unique culture.

Intelligent Leadership, Efficient Promotion

Sias Library actively incorporates modern facilities and service concepts. Currently, it offers full wireless network coverage, equipped with face recognition access control, self-service borrowing and returning machines, self-service seat reservation systems, self-service copying and printing equipment, and other advanced amenities. These services are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, throughout the year, providing network information services to all students and teachers. This marks a significant leap from traditional management to intelligent management for Sias Library.

Dedication to Sias, Endeavour for Society 

Sias Library embraces the Sias education model of “liberal arts education + whole-person education + integrated education,” striving to provide readers with diverse and multi-layered services. Beyond offering book and magazine lending, resource retrieval, and reference consulting, Sias Library also conducts information literacy education tailored to different user levels. Furthermore, it actively organizes reading promotion activities, delves into the depths of information services, and continuously enhances its service offerings. While effectively serving teachers and students, Sias Library is actively expanding its service scope, bringing reading into the community and the broader public, and fulfilling Sias’s responsibility in fostering a book-loving society.

Cultural Education, Excellence Pursuit

In recent years, Sias Library has consistently strived for excellence and has been featured on the cover of the authoritative periodical Journal of Academic Libraries. It has also garnered significant recognition by winning the “Outstanding Public Cultural Space Case Award” and the “Network Popularity Award” in the “2023 Competition for the Most Beautiful Public Cultural Space in the Yangtze River Delta and Select Provinces and Municipalities in China.” Additionally, Sias Library has been honored with the title of “Reading Promotion Advanced Institute” for multiple consecutive years.

Leadership

Deputy Curator - Rong Hongtao

Director of the General Office - Chang Bing

Other Offices and Departments in the Library

Mental Health Education & Consultation Center

Sias Archives Office