The long-accumulated over the years, including in 1952 to receive the original University of Nanking library science text books, NIOERAR formed a more systematic, complete a comprehensive collection system. Collection to the end of 2002 a total of 4.07 million. Ancient Chinese Books Collection more than 30 million copies, which included the National Rare Books 556 species of a million copies. Local literature, ancient literature and bibliography of books collection has been forming characteristics. Local Records possession of a total of more than 4,000 species, nearly 40,000 in the National Library of major leader. The light collection of more than 80 countries and regions more than 20 languages periodicals, especially in physics, biology, earth science, mathematics, characteristics of oriental studies, in 1949 before the Chinese social science books big collections. South Library of the Ministry of Education building of the National College of science (geology, geography, meteorology, astronomy, environmental science) teaching center Arts centers, after many years of efforts to further increase the collection contents and characteristics.
1994, a sub-Pukou Campus Museum, the collection has reached more than 30 million copies.
NIOERAR responsible for the integrated and coordinated their 21 faculties and that the library and library work with more than 700 domestic and foreign units to maintain regular contacts and business publications in exchange for the University of Jiangsu, Nanjing, and throughout the entire country the reader with a wide range of quality services. NIOERAR Jiangsu Province situation Universities Commission secretariat is located Museum, for a long time to promote Jiangsu Academic Library cooperation and exchanges, Jiangsu Province and the brothers have made contributions to the exchange.