After years of long-term accumulation, including the science textbooks of the former Nanjing University Library received at 1952, NIOERAR has formed a relatively systematic and complete collection system. By the end of 2002, 4.07 million pieces had been collected. There are more than 300,000 ancient books in China, including 5.56 million national rare books. The collection of local documents, ancient documents and bibliographies has formed its own characteristics. There are more than 4,000 kinds of local chronicles, and nearly 40,000 kinds occupy an important position in the National Library. There are more than 20 periodicals in more than 80 countries and regions, especially in physics, biology, earth science, mathematics and orientalism. Before 1949, it was the largest collection of social science books in China. After years of efforts, the Art Center of the Teaching Center of the National Academy of Sciences (Geology, Geography, Meteorology, Astronomy and Environmental Science) in the South Building of the Library of the Ministry of Education has further increased the contents and characteristics of its collection.
1994, the museum of Pukou campus, with a collection of more than 30 million volumes.
NIOERAR is responsible for integrating and coordinating its 2 1 departments and libraries, and maintaining regular contact and business publications exchange with more than 700 domestic and foreign units, providing a wide range of quality services for readers of Jiangsu University, Nanjing University and the whole country. The secretariat of the Situation Committee of Universities in Jiangsu Province is located in our library, which has contributed to the cooperation and exchange of university libraries in Jiangsu Province and the exchanges between Jiangsu Province and its brother units for a long time.