The first class of Chaoyang University of Technology started in August 1994, and the library opened on October 11 of the same year. The third floor of the university's Teaching Building temporarily served as the library's quarters. It was divided into a periodical and reference room, stacks, and a reading room. Afterward, the collection of the library increased so rapidly that in order to satisfy the needs of users, it became necessary to add western book stacks and more separate rooms in November 1996. After a year of planning, the construction of the new library building began on June 28, 1997, and was completed in March 1999.[1] In 1999 September, the library was closed after partial destruction resulting from the 1999 Jiji earthquake. It was later reopened in October 1999.[2] "Poding Memorial Library is to commemorate parents of the founder of Chaoyang, Dr. Yang Tien-sheng".[3]
Holdings
TYPE
VOLUMES / TYPES
Total Collection
485,150 volumes
Eastern Language Collection
342,561 volumes
Western Language Collection
91,816 volumes
Non-Book Collection
50,773 volumes
Periodical Collection
979 titles
Newspaper Collection
21 titles
Databases
219 types
E-books
540,458 types
E-journals
29,411 types
Update: 13/10/2011
Service
Reading Services
Loan Services
Information Retrieval Services
Multi-media Services
Outreach Activities
Copy Utilities
Book Search Services
Book Recommendation services
Rush Catalog Request
Reference Services
Inter-Library Cooperation
Reserved Books
Subject Advisor service
Floor plan
First Floor
Reading Room, Conference Room, Compact Shelves Area
Second Floor
The Exhibition Hall of the University History, Circulation, Newspapers, Online Search, Reference Collections, Reserved Books, Further Studies & Careers Information, Faculty & Student Publications/Dissertations, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Access MRT Infrastructure Project, Book Return, Copy Room
Third Floor
Poding Memorial Hall, Periodicals, Back Issue Newspapers, Copy Room
Fourth Floor
The Exhibition Hall of the University History, Western Languages Collections, Eastern Languages Collections, Design Collections
Fifth Floor
Multimedia, Music & Leisure Area, IR Classroom, Group Audio-Visual Room
Sixth Floor
Eastern Languages Collections, Group Study Room, Copy Room