汕头大学创建于1981年,是一所含有文、理、工、医和艺术学科的综合大学。汕大图书馆现有馆舍面积近2万平方米,中外文藏书70余万册(约20万种),期刊7000余种,全部开架借阅,投入流通的图书达50万册;年进书量逾六万册,订购现刊4000余种。为把汕大办成一所具有经济特区和侨乡特色,在 Founded in 1981, Shantou University is a comprehensive university with liberal arts, science, engineering, medical and arts disciplines. The existing library area of ​​Shantou University Library is nearly 20,000 square meters, with more than 700,000 Chinese and foreign collections of books (about 200,000 kinds) and more than 7,000 periodicals, all open-shelf lending books and 500,000 books in circulation. More than 60,000 volumes, ordering more than 4,000 kinds of current. For the Shantou University into a special economic zone and overseas Chinese characteristics, in