General Service Desk

Book borrowing and returning, library card services, inquiries

 1st Floor, Lobby (Right Side)

Social SciencesBook Area

Chinese books on social sciences (Available for Borrowing)

 2nd Floor

 Natural Sciences Book Area

Chinese books on natural sciences (Available for Borrowing)

3rd Floor

Foreign Language Book Area

Foreign language books (Available for Borrowing)

1st Floor, South Building

Periodical Reading Area

Chinese and foreign periodicals reading (Not Available for Borrowing)

1st Floor, South Building

Special Collections Room

Ancient books, rare books, and special collections (Not Available for Borrowing)

1st Floor, North Building  

 Thesis & Dissertation Reading Room

 Submission of doctoral and master’s dissertations and acceptance of their electronic versions

1st Floor, Room 1002

General Service Desk

 Book borrowing and returning, library card services, reader inquiries

2nd Floor,  Lobby

Reference & Consultation Dept. 

Reader consultation, user training, thesis indexing and citation services

2nd Floor, General Service Desk  

Office

Comprehensive affairs management

Room 204

Information Technology Service Dept.

Technical system management and maintenance

Room 208

Copy & Print Room

Copying and printing services, lost-and-found

Room 203

Natural Sciences Book Stack  

Chinese books on mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geosciences, efficacy, and environment (loanable)

Room 302

Industrial Technology Book Stack  

Chinese books on automation, computer, and architectural design (Available for Borrowing)

Room 303

Multimedia Reading Room

 Document and information retrieval

Room 301

Law & Economics Book Stack

Chinese books on law and economics (Available for Borrowing)

Room 401

Social Sciences Book Stack

 Chinese books on Marxism–Leninism–Mao Zedong Thought - Deng Xiaoping Theory‌, philosophy, military affairs, journalism, physical education, and linguistics (loanable)

Room 402

Literature, Arts & History Book Stack

 Chinese books on literature, arts, and history (Available for Borrowing)

Room 403

Back Issues Reading Room

 Chinese and foreign back issues reading room (non-loanable)

Room 501

Natural Sciences Newspaper and Periodical Reading Room

 Chinese and foreign periodicals on natural sciences (non-loanable)

Room 502

Social Sciences Newspaper and Periodical Reading Room

 Chinese and foreign periodicals on social sciences (non-loanable)

Room 503

Newspaper Back Issues Room

Newspaper back issues reading room (non-loanable)

Room 603

Thesis & Dissertation Reading Room，Western Languages Book Stack

 Master’s and doctoral dissertations of SCUT (non-loanable),

western language books (partly loanable)

Room 620

Medical Sciences Book Stack  

Chinese books on medical sciences (loanable)

Room 621

General Service Desk

Book borrowing and returning, library card services, inquiries, dissertations submission

2nd Floor, South Area (Right Side)

Natural Sciences Book Area

Chinese books on natural sciences (loanable)

3rd Floor

Social Sciences Book Area

Chinese books on social sciences (loanable)

4th Floor

Traditional Culture Book Area

Books on Chinese Traditional Culture (loanable)

2nd Floor, Southeast Area

New Book Exhibition Area

Newly Acquired Books (loanable)

2nd Floor, Southwest Area

Marxist-Leninist Classic Book Area

Books on Party and Government Affairs (loanable)  

2nd Floor, Southwest Area

Reference Book Area

Reference Books (Loanable)

2nd Floor, East Area (Middle Part)

Emerging Engineering Books Area

Books on Emerging Engineering (Loanable)

2nd Floor, North Area

Foreign Language Book Area

Foreign language books (loanable)

4th Floor, Northwest Area

Periodical Reading Area

Chinese and foreign periodicals reading (for in-library reading only)

4th Floor, Northeast Area

Staircase Reading Room

Calligraphy and Painting Books (Loanable), Books Donated by Guangdong Museum (For in-library reading only)

3rd Floor, Southwest Area

Electronic Reading Room

Access to e-books and Research Materials

4th Floor, Northwest Area

International Special Collections Room

Original Foreign Language Academic Monographs (For in-library reading only)

4th Floor, Southeast Area

Music Workshop

Music appreciation

4th Floor, Southwest Area

Chinese Culture Hall (Ancient Book Hall)

For Visiting

1st Floor, Northeast Area