Library and Laboratory
Harbin Engineering University Library's collection is emphasized on Science and Engineering and also covers broad subjects of humanities, social science and management. The Library was founded in 1953. In 1990 the library had shifted in the present building. It has 11174 square meters. At a time, 1200 readers can seat together for reading. HEU has about 3.1 million literature collections, including 1.6 million printed books, 0.66 million e-books, more than 2300 kinds of periodicals. It has 40 databases which includes 17 foreign full-text databases, 13 Chinese full-text databases and 0.42 million kinds of e-periodicals. Foreign databases include IEL, ACM, EBSCO, EI, Elsevier and so on. Chinese databases include CNKI, VIP information, Wanfang data and so on. E-book databases include Kingbook, Apabi eBook, Superstar eBook, etc.. In addition, library collected audio-visual materials and miniature materials. Harbin Engineering University Library adopted Integrated Library Automation System to realize automation of library business and official administration and networking of stored literature information retrieval.
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There are various special and basic laboratories, 126 in total, including 2 national key laboratories, 1 national electric electronic teaching base, 1 national electric electronic experimental teaching exemplar, 11 provincial or ministerial key laboratories, 85 research laboratories.
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