Abstract: This paper uses Huiwen library integration system to collect borrow and return records at Xiamen
University from 2007 to 2017. The data was composed of readers, books, borrow and return information, and
the privacy information in particular was desensitized, resulting in a total of 11 137 751 records. The dataset
can be used to analyze the use of print resources in academic library, the changes of readers’ reading behaviors,
and the list of classic books. It can also be used to support decisions for library resources development,
lending rules adjustment and library space optimization, and to guide library reading promotion, personalized
recommendation and other services. It has scientific research value and practice value.

Key words: Print resource, Borrow and return records, Xiamen University, Huiwen