Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, a public university directly under the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, was founded in May 2015. The library was established at the same time. The main library is located in Nanyuan, Pudong campus. There are also Beiyuan Branch Library in Pudong Campus, New Nanyuan Branch Library in Pudong Campus, and Meilong Road Branch Library. The total construction area is more than 20,000 square meters, and there are 2,123 reading seats.
The library has abundant book resources, including various Chinese and foreign language printed documents and digital resources. The collection of resources covers the disciplines of humanities, natural science and applied technology, especially in the literature of core disciplines such as nursing, pharmacy, rehabilitation, medical equipment, etc., providing sufficient resources for teaching and scientific research. As of August 2022, there are 1.0799 million books, 55 kinds of newspapers, 397 kinds of journals (380 in Chinese and 17 in foreign languages), 45 Chinese and foreign language databases, 1.5973 million e-books, and 38,000 e-journals.
The library provides free electronic reading services, and readers can easily inquire about library resources, campus network resources and Internet resources. In order to optimize management and provide better services, the library officially launched the Smart Library Project in 2022. The New Nanyuan Paperless Library opened at the end of December 2019, and the library has taken another big step forward in exploring innovations in reader services.
Adhering to the tenet of "Inheriting Civilization and Wisdom Education", the library of Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences actively develops, expands and integrates resources from all parties in accordance with the school-running characteristics of "combining medical care, medical engineering and medical insurance", to establish a distinctive library for assuring the teaching and scientific research, and help to realize the goal of creating an applied, characteristic, and international medical university.
Location & Contact
Main Library: Building 3, Nanyuan, Pudong Campus, SUMHS
Beiyuan Branch: Building 1, Beiyuan, Pudong Campus, SUMHS
Meilong Road Branch: Building 13, No. 21, Meilong Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
New Nanyuan Campus branch: Building 5, New Nanyuan, Pudong Campus, SUMHS
Tel: +86- 21-65882982
Email: library@sumhs.edu.cn
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