NTU Libraries

The strengths of the NTU Libraries include the wide range and depth of e-resources available, the high density of workstations in our libraries, the responsive and friendly library staff, and the popular instructional classes and outreach activities for staff and students. Users can look forward to many exciting developments as the Library expands resources, facilities and services over the next few years to better meet the learning, teaching and research needs of NTU staff and students.

Resources

NTU Libraries hold a range of library materials catering to various learning needs and preferences. The print collection, which currently stands at more than 662,000 books, is growing at about 35,000 volumes per year. Students and academic staff can borrow up to 10 and 40 books, respectively, at any one time. The Libraries’ rich electronic resources, comprising more than 132 subscribed databases and 36,000 e-journal titles can be viewed on any computer on campus.  Most e-resources can be accessed from anywhere - locally or overseas. The full text of student theses, examination papers and other publications from NTU is also available in the Digital Repository. –  DR-NTU - www.ntu.edu.sg/library/collections/Pages/DRNTU.aspx

To help users exploit and use these vast resources, the Libraries provide a range of information finding and research tools. The Library Catalogue, for instance, can be used to search for books and AV materials. Besides bibliographic information, the catalogue also displays images of book covers, contents pages, book summaries, reviews and other useful information.

Users can browse every issue of e-journals we have subscribed to, find articles in individual databases or search across databases using a single search engine. The Libraries also provide tools to help users store, organise, format and annotate their search results. Other tools are constantly being added.

Services

Our librarians assist users to access library resources and tools, and conduct classes on how to do literature reviews, find and use information effectively and understand the scholarly communication environment. All our librarians specialize in various subject disciplines and can help users resolve information seeking problems in their course areas. They also organise regular get-togethers with users to obtain feedback and establish good working relationships.

Facilities

7 well-equipped libraries on campus provide conducive spaces for learning and study with over 700 workstations and network printing facilities. 

Lee Wee Nam Library

This is the flagship library building which houses the Engineering and Science Library and Library headquarters. The 5th level incorporates quiet reading locations with window seats overlooking the campus and surrounding areas. There are over 700 workstations available to access electronic resources and use for study purposes. 

Business Library

This library has a comprehensive collection of books and journals in the main business disciplines of accounting, banking & finance, economics, management, human resources, marketing, strategy, business law and taxation. The Library has about 100 workstations. An audiovisual collection of CDs, DVDs and VCDs in all subject areas is also available here. The 4 floors of the Business Library offer spaces for collaborative work and quiet study.

Art, Design & Media Library

This distinctive library at the School of Art, Design and Media reflects the creative and artistic nature of its environment. It has a collection of books on the visual arts, architecture, drawing, painting, design, illustration and photography and a strong collection of AV materials.  Interesting areas in the library include a mini cinema, individual AV viewing carrels, flexible seating spaces and a large, writable wall of black glass.

Asian Communication Resource Centre

This library at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information maintains a comprehensive collection of materials specializing in the disciplines of communication and information science and related topics, such as advertising, broadcasting, communication studies, information studies, journalism, knowledge management, library science, media law and ethics. It also actively acquires materials pertaining to communication in Asia and houses conference proceedings and research reports produced by the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre.

Chinese Library

The Chinese Library has 70,000 volumes of Chinese books, mainly on Chinese literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, politics, economy and sociology and about 120 Chinese journals.  E-resources include about 100,000 e-book titles and 3 major Chinese databases, which cover both Chinese journals and newspapers.

Humanities and Social Sciences Library

This library provides a growing collection relating to psychology, sociology, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy and public administration. In the near future, it will also build a Singapore collection. The library has facilities for group learning and quiet study and offers an amenable setting for reflection and leisure reading.

Wang Gungwu Library

In 2003, Professor Wang Gungwu made a generous book donation to the Resource Centre at the Chinese Heritage Centre. Subsequently, the Resource Centre was renamed the Wang Gungwu Library in recognition of Prof Wang’s contribution to research on overseas chinese communities and for his generous donation. The Library came under the management of NTU Libraries in 2007. It focuses on collecting materials relating to overseas chinese.

For general enquiries and feedback, please email library@ntu.edu.sg.

For queries on specific resources, contact one of the subject librarians listed in www.ntu.edu.sg/library/about/Pages/ContactUs.aspx