Thelibraryhasrichdocumentaryresources.AsoftheendofAugust2024,theLibraryownsmorethan4,651,100printedbooksandsubscribesto2,241kindsofnewspapersandperiodicalsfortheyearof2024;specialresourcessuchastheShenzhenUniversityLibraryandreprintedantiquitieshavetakenshape,andin2019,theSpecialCollectionofOneCountry,TwoSystemsLegalLiteraturewassetup.Thereare236kindsofelectronicresourcedatabases,containingmorethan3,970,700e-booksand138,500full-texte-journals;thestoragecapacityofmirroredandself-constructeddigitalresourcesreaches189.54TB.Equippedwithrichresourcesandstateoftheartfacilities,SZULibraryisnowanopenandintegratedservicesystemthatfacilitatesteachingandresearchinitiativesinallareas,promotestalentcultivating,internationalcommunicationandtheconstructionofcampusculture.
SZULibrarypursuestheserviceideaof"Theserviceissupreme",opens16hoursaday,355daysthroughouttheyear.Readingpromotionactivitiesheldintheformofdiversificationtopropagateculture,gatherconsensus,fosteringvirtue.SZULibrarywasawardedthe“AdvancedUnitforNationalReading”bytheLibrarySocietyofChinain2011and2013,andwasawardedthe“NationalReadingDemonstrationBase”bytheLibrarySocietyofChinainOctober2020.
SZUlibrarystrivestoexploreservicetransformationandupgrading.Subjectanalysisservicesareextendedfromlibrarytodepartmentsandresearchteams.Sofar,SZUlibraryhasprovidedcitationsearchservice,Sci-Technoveltyretrievalservice,selectivedisseminationofinformationservice,dataservicesaboutacademicevaluations,subjectanalyses,humanresourcesmanagementandothermanagementdecisions.InJune2018,theIntellectualPropertyInformationServiceCenterofShenzhenUniversitywasbuilttoprovidepatentinformationsearch,noveltysearch,intellectualpropertytraining,andpatentanalysis.InJuly2020,thecenterwasselectedasthe“NationalIntellectualPropertyInformationServiceCenterforCollegesandUniversities(2020-2025)”bytheChinaNationalIntellectualPropertyAdministrationandtheMinistryofEducation.
Meanwhile,SZULibraryhasawideinfluenceinautomation,informationization,digitalizationconstructionoflibrary.In1985,SZULibrarytooktheleadindevelopinganintegratedlibrarysystem(SULCMIS)inChina.Duetothissystem,SZULibrarywasawardedtheNationalExcellentTeachingAchievementAward(1989),theSecondPrizeforExcellentTeachingAchievementinGuangdongProvinceUniversities(1991),andtheSecondPrizeforScienceandTechnologyProgressinShenzhen(1992).Since2010,SZUlibraryhasundertakenthedevelopmentofElectronicResourceManagementSystem,DRAA,nextgenerationoflibraryserviceplatform.InDecember2015,SZUlibrarybecametheShenzhenTechnologyCenteroftheChinaAcademicLibraryandInformationSystem(CALIS).Since2020,SZUlibraryhascontinuedtomakeeffortsinsmartlibraryconstructionsuchasimplementingelectronictags,inventoryrobots,andbookreadingbehaviormonitoringsystems.InOctober2022,anintelligent3DstackroomwasputintouseatLihuCentrallibraryontheLihuCampus.
Facingtheworld,SZUlibrarywillstriveforculturalleadershiptorealizeinnovativeandqualitativedevelopment,andbuildthehigh-levelSpecialEconomicZoneUniversityLibraryforthepeople.