How many books does Peking University Library have?

Peking University Library, formerly known as the Beijing Normal University Library, was built in 1902 and is the oldest national university library in my country. At present, the total number of documents in the collection has reached more than 4.5 million volumes, and there are more than 7,000 Chinese and foreign newspapers and periodicals. The library has a complete collection of documents on major Chinese and foreign subjects in a variety of languages, as well as precious special collections such as rare ancient books, old newspapers and periodicals, and epigraphy and stone rubbings. The current library building was completed in 1975, with a total construction area of ??25,500 square meters. In recent years, libraries have been rapidly moving towards modernization. Currently, Internet international online retrieval and CD-ROM retrieval can be used to provide readers with more efficient document information services. The library automation integrated system has been put into use throughout the library. The establishment of the "National Education Commission Peking University Liberal Arts Document Information Center" provides high-level modern information services to teachers and students of the school and the national university system. The "'211 Project' Higher Education Documentation Guarantee System Management Center" is under construction. After the new library was completed in 1998, it will have a total area of ??50,000 square meters, more than 4,000 reading seats, and a total collection capacity of more than 6 million volumes. It will become the largest university library in Asia in terms of scale.