Seminar Room
In order to support the academic discussion, learning communication and other activities for teachers and students of Peking University, and meet the needs of users for independent discussion space, the library has specially opened several rooms separated from the reading area, and also launched the seminar room space services. At present, four seminar rooms 202, 203, 204 and 205 on the second floor of the west building have been opened, equipped with LCD TV, glass whiteboard, tables and chairs, etc. Welcome to visit kjyy.lib.pku.edu.cn and make an appointment.
1、Appointment Rules
The seminar room is open to all teachers and students for group discussion and communication.
The seminar room is currently available from 8:00 to 17:00 on working days, and the updated opening hours will be notified.
Reservation Process: The main reservation person logs in to the reservation system, selects the room and the reservation time period, adds the deputy reservation people through the campus card number (three persons are required to make an appointment for a room), and then submits the reservation. If the room is successful reserved, the main reservation person will receive an email of successful appointment.
Users can make an appointment at any time during the opening hours within 7 days (including the day of the appointment) in advance (you can make an appointment for the seventh day at 0:00 on the current day), and each appointment lasts from half an hour to three hours. Before each appointment takes effect (that is, before using the seminar room), no other appointment can be made on the same day (for the main appointment person and deputy appointment people). After the appointment takes effect (that is, the seminar room starts to be used), the room or other rooms can be re reserved within 20 minutes before the end of the use time (if no other reader makes an appointment).
At the entrance of the seminar room, there are two sign in methods: face recognition and campus card (if campus card is used for sign in, swiping the card also requires swiping the face on the gate for photo collection). All the reservation persons need to sign in at the corresponding seminar room within 30 minutes after the appointment time starts. If the three reservation persons fail to sign in within 30 minutes, the main reservation person will be recorded as having breached the contract once (the system will suspend the reservation authority of the user for 30 days if there are three violations in total). If no one signs in after 30 minutes, the appointment will be cancelled automatically to avoid waste of resources.
If you cannot use the seminar room on time, you should log in to the appointment system at least 30 minutes in advance to cancel the appointment.
2、Convention on Civilized Use
The utilization of the seminar room must comply with the national laws and relevant rules and regulations of the school. Do not conduct activities unrelated to academic communication in the seminar room.
The seminar room is for 3-30 people. Please keep your voice as low as possible during discussion and communication so as not to affect outdoor readers.
Do not move indoor facilities and equipment or drag outdoor seats into the room; Please do not bring food or colored drinks; Cherish public property and avoid damage caused by improper use.
Please leave on time after use and confirm the following：①All equipment and furniture are in good condition. ②Turn off public electronic equipment. ③Put equipment and furniture in place. ④Take your own belongings and take the garbage away from the seminar room. ⑤Close the doors and windows.
Staff members have the right to stop the use of anyone who violates this Convention at any time.
3、Contact Information
contact：Mr. Zhou
contact number：010-62753504-815
office：Room 104, Library West
Seats for Research and Study
In order to provide readers with better learning environment and fulfill diversified demands, PKU library has opened room 218, 313 and 414 in west building to provide research and studies seat service. The seats are equipped with lock bookcase, desktop sockets, desktop lighting, wireless network and other facilities. During the library opening hours, readers can log in to kjyy.lib.pku.edu.cn from 9pm to 12pm to select seats (please use campus network while using mobile device).
Reservation of Seats for Reading Ancient Books
(I)The Rare Books Reading Room
The Rare Books Reading Room locates on the east side of the first floor of Rare Books Branch of Peking University Library, provides reading services of ancient documents, microfilm, CD electronic documents, and photocopy series of ancient books.
The reading room occupies 305 square meters of space and is ornamented by Chinese-style interior design with simple yet elegant furniture. There are forty-five seats for readers, and eight computers set for digital documents reading, two computers for library collection retrieval, and four microfilm reading machines.
The reading room displays all kinds of photocopied books, including local chronicles, photocopied publications of ancient books, reference books, etc. In addition, there are roughly 40,000 copies of large-set ancient document photocopies carefully preserved in the compact stacks on the B1 level. Readers can submit filled call slips to the librarian who will help retrieve the documents to the reading room for studying.
We sincerely welcome readers who are interested!
Catalogue Search:
Link Address：（For rare books and rubbings）
Link Address：(For ordinary books)
Tips: Please make a seat reservation before entering the room!
Link Address： http://yuyue.lib.pku.edu.cn/login_gj
(II) Chinese Rare Books Library
1. Service Time
The Rare Books Reading Room locates on the east side of the first floor of Rare Books Branch of Peking University Library.
Mon-Fri 8:00-11:30 13:00-17:00
Note: The stack rooms for ancient books will be closed ahead of time to ensure security, so the application should be submitted during the follow time:
Mon-Fri 8:00-11:00 13:00-16:30
(The service time changes during vacations and holidays. Please pay attention to the notice on the homepage.)
Service Time in Summer
Because of the wet weather in summer, services for rare books will be suspended from Jun.15 to Sep.15 every year. Thanks a lot for your understanding.
Note: The ancient documents refer to the books and rubbings which are preserved in the rare-book stacks (usually the call numbers of rare books begin with NC, SB, LSB, LX, MSB, MX or JSB ), as well as other books and maps published before 1795.
2. Notes for Seat Reservation
1)Please make an appointment before arriving at the library. The reserved seats will be reserved for one hour, and will be automatically cancelled if the reservation is exceeded.
2) Please cancel your appointment in time if you can't come to the library for any reason.
3) Please sign in at the information desk in Rare Books reading room with your campus card when you have successfully made an appointment.
Link Address：http://yuyue.lib.pku.edu.cn/
Mobile phone reservation: open WeChat, scan the QR code below, and make an appointment through the campus network account authentication.
3. Service for Faculty, Staff and Students on Campus
There are "mail appointment" and "on-site application" for thread bound ancient books; Some rubbings which have been digitized can be viewed on computer in the reading room, but rubbings without digital image need to be applied through email before you come to library.
a) Please send the completed application（Download ：Appointment application form） to the email (lib.pku.edu.cn" rel="nofollow">gujiyuelanlib.pku.edu.cn(link sends e-mail)) at least 2 working days ahead of schedule. After receiving the reply, you can come to the library according to the acknowledged time.
b) You can apply for no more than 3 titles of thread bound ancient books for each appointment, and you can continue to apply in the reading room.
4. Service for Visitors
1) First and foremost, Chinese Rare Books Library serves current faculty, students, staff, and researchers who hold valid Peking University IDs. However, the library also welcomes people with special research needs.
2) Since September 2018, there have been a Rare Books Reservation Service for visitors:
a) Please send the completed application（Download ：Appointment application form）to the email (lib.pku.edu.cn" rel="nofollow">gujiyuelanlib.pku.edu.cn) at least 10 working days ahead of schedule. After receiving the reply, you can come to the library according to the acknowledged time.
b) The reservation will be kept for another day when it is due. It is required to reapply if you don't come within the specified time.
3) Visitors need to present an official letter of introduction with the name and an official stamp on the letter. Usually the letter is valid for one month. A photo identification is also needed.
4) Usually, each visitor can ask for up to three titles of ancient documents including compact disc, films, rubbing and maps within one single day.
5. Notes for Reading in Rare Books Reading Room
1) A valid ID is required for anyone to enter the room.
2) All the bags and water cups or drinks should be deposited in the lockers.
3) Please inform the librarian if you need to take your own books into the room.
4) Please fill out the call slip which is required for each rare book and some ordinary books placed in closed shelf stacks.
5) In order to effectively protect the ancient books, documents in the following conditions will not be provided in their original edition:
a) The ancient edition of the Song and Yuan dynasties, Dunhuang manuscripts;
b) Books which have been selected into the list of National Precious Ancient Books;
c) Books which have Films or Compact disc copies;
d) Books which have been photocopied and published;
e) Books which are in severely damaged condition;
f) Books with many notes, or original letters.
g) Books which are in process of Digitizing Project.
6) Please take good care of the ancient books and keep your hands clean while reading. The reading stand on the desk is for you to use. Be careful while flip the pages. It is not allowed to scribble on the books. If you need to transcribe the books, please use the pencil. Pens, mark pens and ball-point pens are not allowed because of the ink.
7) Rare books can only be read in designated areas. During reading, it is not allowed to take rare books away from the seat, or exchange rare books with other readers; If you need to leave the reading room temporarily, you must return the rare books to the librarian first.
8) Thread-bound books, rubbings (including rubbings scanning images), films and CD documents are not allowed to be photographed, scanned or copied without permission. If there is a need for duplication for research purposes, you should apply to the librarian first, and then go through the relevant procedures.
9) The ordinary books (i.e. Photocopy Series of Ancient Books and various reference books) can be photographed after informing the librarian.
10) Please keep quiet in reading room, and make sure your mobile phones and beepers are switched off or switched to the silent mode.
Please contact us for any questions:
Tel.: 010-62754227
E-mail:gujiyuelanlib.pku.edu.cn
Media Service Hall Reservation
With the purpose of providing a space for teachers and students to make sounds in the quiet library and enrich the cultural life of students, the library has newly built a multi-functional room called " Media Service Hall " on the lower ground of South Side Hall, which will be opened to readers for free utilization. Readers are allowed to read aloud, sing, listen to music, practice PowerPoint, or conduct group discussions in the room. Moreover, the space offers professional projection and audio equipment, so that students are able to watch high-definition and 3D movies here, meeting the requirements for high-quality sound and visuals. Detailed rules and regulations for making an appointment for the space are currently being formulated.
