The conditions of automation, networking and digitalization of libraries have achieved leap-forward development. In 2000, the SIRSI automatic management system of the United States was introduced to unify the management software of professional libraries in five campuses, realize the sharing of resources in all campuses, and provide readers with full circulation and open services. The library has realized the network environment of 10 Gigabit core switch, Gigabit convergence layer switch and 100 Gigabit desktop. Based on the campus network, large-scale concurrent user access and 24-hour long-distance service 365 days a year are realized.
Jilin University Library is now the northeast center of China Higher Education Document Guarantee System (CADAL), the member library of China Academic Digital Joint Library Project, the northeast regional center of China Academic Humanities and Social Sciences Library, the stack room of liberal arts library introduced by the Ministry of Education, the foreign language teaching material center of chemistry subject of the Ministry of Education, the second batch of national key protection units of ancient books of the Ministry of Culture, the sci-tech novelty retrieval workstation of the Ministry of Education, and the library where the secretariat of Jilin University Library Working Committee is located. Northeast Asia research database automobile engineering information database
Manchuria Railway Database Asia Library
Ancient Books Phonology Library Ancient Books Department Ancient Books Library Land Resources Management and Law Enforcement Electronic Book Library (campus network users)
Northeast Geoscience Literature Database (supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China) Database (users of campus network)
Jilin University EI thesis database EI/SCI/SSCI foreign periodicals catalogue (campus network users)
Nanling campus SCI thesis database Nanling campus ISTP thesis database