Visit Us during the normalized epidemic prevention and control period |
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Opening Area: |
South Area, the NLC Main Library (#33 Zhongguancun Nandajie, Haidian District) |
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The NLC Ancient Books Library (#7 Wenjin Street, Xi Cheng District) |
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Opening Hours: |
South Area (including the National Museum of Classic Books): Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00-17:00, Closed on Monday
(Notes: Novelty Search Centre/Science & Technology Reference Services, Social Sciences Reference Services are open from Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00-17:00) |
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North Area: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00-17:00 Closed on Monday |
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Children's Library: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00-17:00, Closed on Monday |
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Ancient Books Library: Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00-17:00, Closed on Sunday and Monday |
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Opening Services: |
Service Points as follows: |
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Areas |
Service Types |
Service Points |
Services |
Location |
Telephone |
The Main Library
South Area |
Exhibition Services |
The National Museum of Classic Books |
To provide the audience with various exhibitions to display the NLC’s excellent collections and Chinese classics, and promote Chinese culture. |
The second floor |
010-
88544757 |
Reader Cards |
Reader Registration |
To process NLC Reader Cards services
（Staff-assisted service hours: 9:00-16:30） |
E112, the first floor
（Self-services, Zizhu Hall, the second floor） |
010-
88545243 |
Reference Services |
General Information Desk |
To answer user inquiries and help users access the collections. |
Wenjin Hall & Zizhu Hall, the second floor |
4006006988、010-88545426 |
Novelty Search Centre/Science & Technology Reference Services |
To provide science & technology novelty search, documents citation verification, science & technology subject inquires, fact inquiry, alerts, commercial and economic information retrieval, patent analysis, literature review services, etc. (Open from Tuesday to Friday on opening hours) |
D204, the second floor |
010-
88545237 |
Social Sciences Reference Services |
To provide reference services for documents in social sciences, and to provide social sciences subject inquires, alerts, fact inquiry, literature review, commercial and economic information retrieval services, etc. (Open from Tuesday to Friday on opening hours) |
D205, the second floor |
010-
88545270 |
Reading Services |
Comprehensive Reading Room |
To provide closed-stack reading services of circulated copies of Chinese books and open-stack reading services of Chinese and foreign languages reference books (Reading and photocopy services of preserved copies are temporarily not available). |
D227, the second floor |
010-
88545125、
88545956 |
Foreign Publications Reading Room No.1 |
To provide open-stack reading services of newly published social science books in western languages (excluding literature, arts, laws, and Chinese studies), and closed-stack reading services of foreign language books collected in stacks. |
D201, the second floor |
010-
88545441 |
Foreign Publications Reading Room No.2 |
To provide open-stack reading services of newly published science and technology books in western languages, and periodicals in western languages published in the previous three years, closed-stack reading services of periodicals in western languages, Japanese, Russian, Korean, etc. published three years before, and closed-stack reading services of foreign newspapers published after 2000 (including the current year). |
E2-3, the second floor |
010-
88544213 |
Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macao Publications Reading Room |
To provide closed-stack reading services of Chinese books, periodicals and newspapers in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and overseas countries. Users aged 16 years or above must carry their own Reader Cards for closed-stack reading. For certain documents, readers must present recommendation letters (bureau level or above) with personal details, research documents, purpose and expiration date (recommendation letters must indicate the contact number of the issuing institutions, which are valid for one month at most).
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F203, the second floor |
010-
88545530 |
Rare Books & Special Collections Reading Room |
To provide closed-stack reading services of rare books, ancient books and microfilms and provide reading services of books in Chinese ethnic minorities' languages. |
G220, the second floor |
010-
88545344 |
Dunhuang & Turpan Literature Reading Room |
To provide open-stack reading services of microfilms of literature unearthed in Dunhuang and Turpan, photo-offset copies of illustrations, monographs and periodicals on Dunhuang & Turpan studies. |
G220, the second floor |
010-
88544089 |
Microform Reading Room |
To provide closed-stack reading services of documents, in the form of microfilm or microfiche, such as overseas doctoral dissertations, Chinese newspapers and periodicals, Minguo books and periodicals, Japanese government publications, declassified documents of the British government and US government, early missionaries' collections, publications about China published in western countries before 1850, dictionaries and biographies from all countries, and so on. |
D401, the fourth floor |
010-
88545663 |
Foreign Publications Reading Room 3（International Donated Books Reading Room, Japanese Publications Reading Room） |
To provide closed-stack reading services of newly published books in Japanese, Russian, eastern languages (excluding literature, arts, laws, and Chinese studies) published in the previous three years, and closed-stack reading services of periodicals in Japanese, Russian, Korean, etc. published in previous three years; to provide closed-stack reading services of donated books in recent years; to provide closed-stack reading services of donated books in recent years; to provide closed-stack reading services of Japanese publications published in recent years. |
D427, the fourth floor |
010-
88545504 |
Reading Room for Publications of International Organizations & Foreign Governments |
To provide open-stack reading services of publications of UN headquarters and special organizations, relevant UN agencies, European Union (European Community), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Asian Development Bank and so on after 2000; to provide open-stack reading services of US government publications and Canadian government publications after 2000; to provide closed-stack reading services of microform documents of Congressional Information Service, US government publications and so on. |
F403, the fourth floor |
010-
88545674 |
Yearbooks & New Chronicles Reading Room |
Yearbooks: to provide open-stack reading services of national comprehensive yearbooks, statistical yearbooks, professional yearbooks, yearbooks of colleges and universities, community yearbooks and enterprise yearbooks which are published after 1949, and part of yearbooks published in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
New Chronicles: to provide open-stack reading services of comprehensive chronicles, professional chronicles, and other various kinds of chronicles published after 1949, and provide closed-stack reading services of yearbooks, historical accounts of past events and local chronicles published informally after 1949 in China. |
E5-3, the fifth floor |
010-
88545980 |
Legal Reference Reading Room |
To provide open-stack reading services of Chinese academic law books published since 2015 (including the current year), Chinese law periodicals and gazettes published in the previous three years, law books in western languages, Japanese and Russian published in the previous three years, and periodicals in western languages, Japanese and Russian published in the previous three years. |
E6-3, the sixth floor |
010-
88544451 |
Research Centre for Overseas Chinese Studies |
To provide close-stack reading services of western books on Chinese studies since 2002, Russian and Japanese books on Chinese studies since 2011, books on Chinese studies in minority languages since 2015, periodicals on Chinese studies in western languages, Russian, Japanese and Korean since 2012, Chinese translations of Chinese studies, monographs, and reference books in Chinese and foreign languages. |
E6-3, the sixth floor |
010-
88544452 |
Loan Services |
Lending Desk for Foreign Books in Stacks |
To provide lending services of foreign books in the latest 20 years collected in stacks. |
North side of Zizhu Hall, the second floor |
010-
88544632 |
24-hour Self-service Book Return |
To provide book-return services. |
South side of east entrance, NLC South Area. |
010-
88545366 |
Photocopy Services |
Staff-assisted Photocopy Services |
To provide photocopy, scanning, printing, microfilm restoring, photographing, binding, CD copying, and so on. |
The second floor
North side of Zizhu Hall |
010-
88545405 |
Self-assisted Photocopy Services |
To provide self-assisted photocopy services. |
each reading room |
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Main Library
North Area |
Reader Cards |
Reader Registration |
To process the NLC Reader Cards services (For deposit refunds, please go to the NLC South Area).
（Staff-assisted service hours are 9:00-16:30） |
Hall of the second floor
（Self-assisted services） |
010-
88545243 |
Reference Services |
General Information Desk |
To answer user inquiries, and help users access the collections. |
Hall of the second floor |
4006006988、010-88545426 |
Reading and Loan Services |
Chinese Books (including Reference Books) |
To provide loan services of recently published Chinese books; open-stack reading services of photo-offset copies of the Complete Library of the Four Branches of Literature and related series, Chinese reference books, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical information, bibliography index, and so on; closed-stack reading services of part of attached disks of books; to provide digital resources retrieval services and book return service of the Capital Library Alliance. |
Out ring of the 2nd and 3rd floor (The central court, from the 1st basement to the 2nd floor). |
010-
88545366
88545690 |
Reading Services |
Information Commons |
To provide digital resources and Internet services, multimedia resources reading services, loan services of handheld reader, special services for the disabled, resources experience of the National Cultural Information Resources Sharing Project (NCIRSP), user information literacy training, etc. |
East side, 4th floor. |
010-
88545208
88545390 |
Audio-Visual Space |
To provide open-stack reading services of books and periodicals related to audio-visual arts, closed-stack reading services of physical audio-visual disks and vinyl records, and appreciation services of online audio-visual resources. |
North side, 4th floor. |
010-
88544703
88544705 |
Chinese Periodicals and Newspapers |
To provide open-stack and closed-stack reading services of Chinese periodicals published in the previous 2 years (including current year), closed-stack reading services of preservation copies; to provide open-stack reading services of part of Chinese Newspapers published in the previous 2 years (including current year), closed-stack reading services of preservation copies. |
South side, 4th floor. |
010-
88545952
88545975 |
Dissertations & Theses Reading Room |
To provide closed-stack reading services of doctoral dissertations, master's degree papers, postdoctoral dissertations, and some dissertations from overseas Chinese. |
West side, 4th floor. |
010-
88545401 |
Chinese Ethnic Minorities' Languages Collections Reading Room |
To provide open-stack services of books in Chinese ethnic minorities’ languages published in previous 20 years, periodicals in Chinese ethnic minorities’ languages published in previous two years, and provincial newspapers in Chinese ethnic minorities’ languages published in current year. |
Southeast side 4-23, 4th floor, NLC North Area. |
010-
88545287 |
Photocopy Services |
Staff-assisted Photocopy Services |
To provide photocopying, scanning, printing, microfilms restoration, photograph, binding, discs burning, etc. |
Southwest side, 4th floor. |
010-
88545013 |
Self-assisted Photocopy Services |
To provide self-assisted photocopy services for readers. |
Each reading room |
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Children's
Library |
Reading Services |
Parent-child Reading Area, Juveniles Reading Area, Information Commons, Digital Resources Experiencing Area, Themed Activity Area |
To provide open-stack and close-stack reading services of children’s documents, reading guidance services, and so on. |
Southeast side, the first and second floor |
010-
88545080
88544678 |
Ancient Books Library |
Reader Cards |
Reader Registration |
To process the NLC Reader Cards services.
（Staff-assisted service hours are 9:00-16:30） |
A206, the first floor, Wenjin Building, Ancient Books Library |
010-
88003101 |
Reading Services |
Reading Room for General Ancient Books |
General ancient books from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republican period, and reprinted ancient books after 1949. |
A301, Wenjin Building |
010-
88003100 |
Genealogies & Old Chronicles Reading Room |
To provide genealogies and chronicles microfilms published before 1949, genealogies, photo-offset copy of local chronicles, documents on genealogical study and chorography, etc. published after 1949. |
North side, 1st floor, Linqiong Building |
010-
88003102 |
Photocopy Services |
Staff-assisted Photocopy Services |
To provide staff-assisted photocopy services. |
Each reading room |
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| Layout of the NLC South Area |
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| Layout of the NLC North Area |
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| ※ Real-name reservation for admission |
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| 1. Admission Flow |
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| 2. Get reservation code: Wechat and telephone |
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Wechat reservation |
(Monday to Sunday 9:00-21:00) |
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Long press the QR code to enter the reservation platform |
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Telephone reservation |
(Monday to Sunday 9:00-16:00) |
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| Please call 40060069888/010-88545426 for real-name reservation. After the reservation, you can receive the reservation message and reservation code. |
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| 3.Cancel the reservation |
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Cancel a WeChat reservation |
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| Enter the NLC Service Account, click “Reader Services—Admission Reservation-My Reservation" to choose your needed reservation item, and then click “Cancelling Reservation” in reservation details page. |
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Cancel a telephone reservation |
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| You can cancel the reservation by calling 40060069888/010-88545426, and then transferring to human service. |
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Tips |
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| Please come to the Library according to your reservation time. If you can't get to the library, please cancel the reservation as soon as possible. Otherwise it may affect your future reservation. |
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| 4. Getting health code: four manners |
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Wechat QR code scanning or searching for "Beijing Health Kit" small program |
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Alipay QR code scanning or searching for "Beijing Health Kit" small program |
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Wechat QR code scanning or searching for "Travel Cards for Epidemic Prevention and Control" small program |
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Send short messages: |
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| ① China Unicom users send "CXMYD# last four digits of ID card" to 10010 via mobile phone. |
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| ② China Telecom users send "CXMYD# last four digits of ID card" to 10001 via mobile phone. |
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| ③ China Mobile users send "CXMYD# last four digits of ID card" to 10086 via mobile phone. |
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| ※ Book Return Service Flow |
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| ※ Frequently Asked Questions |
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| Q1. Can I enter the library without a mask? |
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| No. Please wear a mask all the way, otherwise you are not allowed to enter the library. |
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| Q2. Must I make a reservation for the entrance? |
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Yes. At present, a reservation system is implemented.
The NLC Children's Library receives children aged 15 and below. The guardian can make a reservation for the children. Children entering the Children's Library shall be accompanied by a guardian. Accompanying guardians (one guardian for one child) can enter the NLC Children's Library by presenting the reservation code of the Children's Library, the NLC Reader's Card or valid certificates.
Elderly readers aged 60 years or above can make a reservation on behalf of others and enter the library with valid reservation code of that day. For elderly readers who have difficulties in making a reservation can enter the library by registering with a valid ID card. |
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| Q3. Do I need to make a reservation only for returning books? |
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There is no reservation need for self-service book return. The location is 24-hour Self-service Book Return in the outside of the East Gate of the NLC South Area.
If you need to enter the library for book return, please make a reservation in advance.
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| Q4. When can I make a reservation? Which arrival time can I reserve? |
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Wechat reservation: Monday to Sunday 9:00-21:00; Telephone reservation: Monday to Sunday 9:00-16:00;
You can make a reservation for the next three days. |
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| Q5. If I can't come to the library during the reservation period, can I still reserve the right to use the reservation code? |
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| The reservation code is expired once it is overdue. If you can't get to the library, please cancel the reservation as soon as possible, otherwise it may affect your future reservation. |
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| Q6. Why can't I receive the verification code sent by the reservation system? |
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| You can check whether the SMS with signature of the NLC has been received in spam SMS, or confirm whether the SMS notification channel of the NLC has been included in the SMS blacklist. |
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| Q7. How can I find WeChat reservation information? |
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Method 1: after you make a reservation, the "National Library Service Account" will send you a "reminder of successful reservation" message, and you can check the message.
Method 2: you can enter the "National Library Service Account" and click "Reader Service-Admission Reservation-My Reservation" to view the reservation information.
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| Q8. How can I cancel reservation? |
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Cancelling Wechat reservation: you can enter the "National Library Service Account", click "Reader Service-Admission Reservation-My Reservation" to choose your needed reservation item, and then click “Cancelling Reservation” in reservation details page.
Cancelling telephone reservation: you can cancel the reservation by calling 40060069888/010-88545426, and then transferring to human service.
Tips: If you can't arrive at the library for some reason, please cancel the reservation as soon as possible, otherwise it may affect your future reservation (If you can't arrive at the library according to the reservation time, or you can't cancel the reservation in time, you will be recorded to break the reservation once. Readers who break the appointment for three times within 30 days will not be able to enjoy the reservation service within 30 days from the day when he breaks the reservation for the third time).
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| Q9. If I leave the library temporarily, do I need to make a new reservation? |
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| You can enter the library again during the valid reservation period. |
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| Q10. Can I refund the deposit? |
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Yes. You can refund deposit in Reader Registration.
Service Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00-16:30, closed on Monday.
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| Q11. Do overdue books have to pay overdue fees? |
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| From 24 January 2020 to 30 days after the full resumption of the library, the overdue fees will be exempted. |
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| Q12. Can I transfer the screen capture of the library reservation code to someone else to borrow and return the book? |
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| No. During the normalized epidemic prevention and control period, the real name reservation system is implemented in our library. The reservation information is only for personal use. |
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| Q13. Are deposit offices open? |
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| Yes. The deposit offices of the NLC South Area, North Area and Ancient Books Library are open. |
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| Q14. If there is any other service consultation, how can I obtain it? |
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| You can call 4006006988/010-88545426 or send E-mail to webmaster@nlc.cn. |
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