April is good, and the campus is full of books. April 23, 2024 is the 29th "World Book Day", and many universities in Guangdong have successively released the 2023 annual reading report, recording the reading "imprint" of teachers and students and library services in the past year. Which books are popular with university students, and what are the new upgrades to the library's "hospitality"?
"Ordinary World" has been on the hot list of many schools for two consecutive years, and Keigo Higashino continues to be very popular
What are the most borrowed books in Guangdong universities in 2023? The reporter found that "Ordinary World" has been "swiped" in the borrowing lists of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, South China Normal University, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou Medical University and other universities, among which it has been borrowed 202 times in China Normal University, ranking first on the list. In 2022, the book has occupied a place in the borrowing lists of many colleges and universities, and is very popular with college students.
"Ordinary World" is a novel written by Lu Yao that expresses the social life of contemporary urban and rural China in a panoramic way, portraying the images of all social strata at that time. Guanggong students said that the reason why they love this book is because Lu Yao portrays the extraordinary life experienced by ordinary people in simple and unpretentious language, and the indomitable human brilliance they show in the face of difficult life challenges brings spiritual shock to readers.
"Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", "Alive", "Mao Zedong's Selected Works", etc. have also appeared on the borrowing lists of universities such as Jida and Guangcai many times. "The Ordinary World", "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", "Rural China", "The Three-Body Problem" and "Mao Zedong's Selected Works" have been ranked in the top 10 of the Chinese Normal borrowing list for two consecutive years. "Misogyny", "You Should Be Like a Bird Flying to Your Mountain", "Me and the Temple of Earth" and many other books have appeared on the popular reservation lists of CUHK, Southern Medical University, and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies at the same time.
Nowadays, college students generally believe that classic works are more valuable to read and meaningful to learn. Fan Changzhe, a 21st grade student of Guanggong, said: "Mr. Zhu Guangqian said in "Talking about Beauty" that 'only books that have survived after the elimination of the times have permanence, and they are worth reading once, twice, or even countless times'. I think a good book after a lot of waves and sands is more fluid and clear to read. ”
Writer Yu Hua and Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino are very popular, and they are popular search terms for CUHK and Huagong Library in 2023;The top three most popular authors of ECNU in 2023 are Keigo Higashino, Lu Xun, and Yu Hua;Keigo Higashino, Yu Hua, Mo Yan and other 7 writers have entered the list of popular authors in Guangcai for 3 consecutive years, Keigo Higashino occupies the top spot for 3 consecutive years, and Keigo Higashino also tops the list of Huashi and Guangcai in 2022.
Library collections are an important source for students to acquire professional knowledge, and the borrowing lists of colleges and universities also reflect the characteristics of the school's disciplines. "Suggestions for Teachers" is at the top of the 2023 borrowing list of ECNU, with a total of 126 borrowings, and this book is also the most commonly borrowed book by graduate students of ECNU in 2022, "Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship" and "Principles of Finance" have entered the top 10 of the Guangcai borrowing list for 6 consecutive years, and "Textbook of Immunology" and "Tissue and Cell Culture Technology" are on the list of popular books of Guangzhou Medical University in 2023.
The number of visitors to multiple schools continued to increase compared with the previous two years
In 2023, many colleges and universities have added new collections to meet the academic needs and spiritual pursuits of more teachers and students. CUHK has newly acquired 294,000 paper books, with a total of 10.54 million volumes of paper literature in the library. There are 58,000 new books in the main campus and Panyu campus, with a total of 84,000 volumes, 350202 new books in the new collection of ECNU, with Chinese books accounting for 15.23%, and 25,655 kinds and 74,586 books in Guangzhou Medicine, of which 8,138 books and 21,395 volumes are in the medical and health categories.
Judging from the data compiled by the reporter, many Guangdong colleges and universities are liberal arts departments and have borrowed a large number of books. The top three departments in terms of the number of borrowers from CUHK are the Department of Chinese Chinese and Philology, the Department of Philosophy, and the School of Law (School of Intellectual Property and the School of Sino-British International Maritime Law), the School of Humanities and Law of South China Agricultural University tops the list with about 1,700 volumes, the School of Humanities and Liberal Arts, with 36,471 volumes, surpasses the second place with about 17,000 volumes, becoming the "No. 1 in the Fault Line", and the School of Guangcai Law, the School of Humanities and Communication, and the School of Economics have been among the top three in terms of total borrowing volume for three consecutive years.
In terms of the ranking of visitors, the top three in the ranking of the number of visitors to the University are the School of Economics, the School of Management, and the School of Liberal Arts, whose student Tian of the School of Chinese ranks first in the list of "bubble masters" with 2,364 admissions; the School of Law, the School of Economics, and the School of Finance of Guangcai have ranked in the top three for two consecutive years; the top three of Guangzhou University are the School of Management, the School of Economics and Statistics, and the School of Humanities, while the School of Law (School of Law) has the largest number of admissions per capita, and the top four in the number of individual admissions are all graduate students of the school.
Many colleges and universities such as China Normal University, Guangda, and Guangzhou Medical University all ushered in the peak of library enrollment in December, and the number of major libraries soared during the postgraduate examination season and the final month. In 2023, ECNU will open for 356 days, with more than 2.44 million visitors, and a total of 305893 readers will be received in December, and since 2022, the number of students admitted to ECNU has increased steadily during the examination week, and the total number of visitors last year has increased compared with the previous two years, reaching 2.88 million, of which 371169 in December, and 930,000 visitors to the library last year, showing an upward trend since 2019, with 139386 admissions in December.
Yan Huiying, a doctoral student at the College of Chinese Language and Culture of Jiji University, borrowed 518 books in 2023 and won the title of "Reading Star". Faced with relatively boring professional books and a large number of reading tasks, Yan Huiying said that she would read books before going to bed, leaving some time for quiet thinking and relaxation. I use fragmented time to read every day, and I will excerpt inspiring content, and sometimes make mind maps to enhance the overall perception of the content of the book.
The use of digital resources has increased significantly
The library is an important treasure house for teachers and students to obtain book resources and digital resources, and the libraries of many universities in Guangdong have provided teachers and students with more diverse digital resources and special reading services in recent years.
The use of digital resources in many universities in Guangdong has increased significantly compared with previous years. In 2023, Huagong will launch the electronic signature and online processing service of paper collection and citation business, without the need to visit the library, and complete the search and inclusion of 71,000 articles and 639,000 citations, an increase of about 51% and 57% respectively compared with 2022; the number of downloads of documents in the digital library of ECNU has also increased significantly, with the total number of downloads of papers from Chinese and foreign databases exceeding 10 million; the reading volume of Guanggong's electronic library has also exceeded 1 million visits, and the number of visits to electronic resources has exceeded 20 million. It can be seen that in electronic reading and academic research, teachers and students in colleges and universities make more and more full use of library resources.
In order to provide teachers and students with a more comfortable and convenient reading environment, many libraries have also upgraded their hardware facilities and adjusted their service hours.
In February 2023, the library of Huagong Guangzhou International Campus will be opened, and its shape is like a "doctor's hat", which means "the crown of knowledge". In April 2024, the museum will introduce a virtual reality (VR) experience area. The experience zone uses advanced 3D and VR technology to bring an immersive experience to teachers and students. At present, more than 100 scenes have been opened to the VR egg chair, which is open to readers for free.
In the past year, Huanong has updated 270 reading chairs in the public study space, and upgraded the loft of the Chinese and social science library on the second floor of the main library into a new reading space, "Xiude Pavilion", adding 42 reading seats. At the same time, an ideological and political space was also created in the lobby on the first floor of the main building, and a number of excellent traditional Chinese culture reading materials were exhibited, including 195 volumes of the Fuxing Library and 127 volumes of Chinese traditional culture point school books.
In April 2023, 18 free-of-charge single-person learning cabins were opened at Southern Medical University, which fully met the readers' needs for interactivity and privacy in the library space and reduced the noise interference in different functional areas. Since its opening, there have been 1,203 appointments, with a total duration of 34,588 hours, or 28.75 hours per person, which is deeply loved by readers. In addition, a new electronic reading area and leisure area have been created on the first floor of the main library, and new facilities such as reading kiosks, electronic waterfalls, self-service printing and photocopiers, and self-service borrowing and returning machines have been added.
The library has adjusted its service hours, originally only open until 12 noon every Friday, but after September 1, 2023, the main service desk, self-study space, smart space and other areas on the second floor of the library will be open until 22:30 every Friday. The extension of the opening hours makes it more convenient for teachers and students to study and discuss on their own.
Online and offline activities during the Reading Month enrich the lives of teachers and students
On the occasion of World Book Day, the libraries of many colleges and universities have also held various "Reading Month" and "Reading Month" activities to integrate reading into the daily life of teachers and students.
On April 20, the library of Wushan Campus performed the documentary "I Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City". The students also went to the State Key Laboratory of Huagong Pulp and Paper Engineering to visit the innovative achievements and feel the love of scientific researchers for the papermaking industry and the persistent pursuit of technological progress.
From March to May this year, Guangcai Library held a reading culture festival with the theme of "Reading Classics and Building Dreams". Through a series of activities such as theme sharing sessions, theme exhibitions, and reading competitions, teachers and students can expand their reading horizons and improve their cultural literacy.
Focusing on the theme of "A New Journey of Books, Joyful Reading to Build the Future", Guanggong launched a series of activities of the 16th Campus Book Festival and Reader Service Publicity Month. The majority of libraries have launched online borrowing and purchasing activities with the theme of "Taste the Classics and Continue the Prosperity of Books". Through a wealth of reading festival activities, colleges and universities have passed on and infiltrated the fragrance of books, and further accumulated into valuable wealth for teachers and students in the school.
Text丨Reporter Chen Liang Intern Luo Yuhan Liu Yaxuan丨Courtesy of the school