Founded in 1950, the Library of Shanghai International Studies University (SHISU Library) has gone through several phases in the course of history, and has been continuously developing and expanding the width and depth of itsservices from its first day. SHISU Library today consists of two parts: one on Hongkou Campus (named Yifu Library after its main benefactor Mr. ShaoYifu, which completed its construction in 1999) and the other on Songjiang Campus (which completed its construction in 2003). The latter is considered one of the landmarks of Songjiang District. Today, SHISU Library covers an area of 22,000 square meters, with more than 2,000 seats and a wide range of services including campus document delivery and interlibrary loan.
SHISU Library is composed of five departments: two Access Services departments on two campuses, Information Technology department, Collection Development and Cataloging department and the Library Administration. It now has 40 staff.
Today, SHISU Library keeps a rich multilingual and multimedia collection to meet the university’s goals in teaching and scholarly research. By the end of 2018, the Library had over 1.1 million copies of monographs, around 2,000 sorts of journals, 74 databases, 9 of which are special collection databases. The Library is especially rich in English, Russian, German, French, Spanish and Arabic monograph collections.
Through multiple platforms including text messages, emails, WeChat and Weibo, SHISU Library provides its readers with a wide range of services including document photocopy, reading promotions, campus document delivery and interlibrary loan, study spaces, Wi-Fi, information literacy courses etc.
SHISU Library is an active member of both CALIS (China Academic Library and Information System) and CASHL (China Academic Humanities and Social Sciences Library), and has received numerous honors for its contributions to CALIS catalog.
Seven decades into its foundation, SHISU Library has always been adhering to its mission in enriching learning, teaching and research by providing first-class library services and collections that are responsive to a rapidly changing scholarly environment. Special thanks must go to our former Chief Librarians Mr. Zhang Zhenbang (章振邦), Mr. Duan Changhua (段昌华) and Mr. Hu Lizhong (胡礼忠) for their remarkable efforts and outstanding vision for the library. SHISU Library will surely continue its mission and progress into the future.
Contact us:
550 (W) Dalian Road. Telephone: 021-35373667, Zip code: 200083 (Hongkou Campus), or:
1550 Wenxiang Road. Telephone: 021-67701112 (Songjiang Campus)
