At present, the Library of Dalian University of Technology consists of one main library and three branches in five buildings, with a total construction area of 83,000 m2. The main library is located in two buildings on the main campus, namely, Bochuan Library and Lingxi Library, and the three branches are the Library of the Development Zone Campus, the Library of the Panjin Campus, and the Marxism Archive. The library is home to rich and unique collections and first-class facilities and functions. By the end of 2021, the libraries offered a total collection of over 3.74 million volumes and subscriptions to 268 databases on 96 academic research platforms, including 1.75 million Chinese and foreign language e-books and 51,000 e-journals. The library provides multilingual, multimedia research resources first and foremost for science and technology disciplines and humanities, social sciences, and economics and management as well.  

The library administrative team consists of more than 90 professional librarians and 30 assistant librarians, including 6 research librarians and 21 associate research librarians. Since 1982, the library has been commissioned by the Ministry of Education to provide induction training for university library professionals. So far, 40 courses have been given and the training program has seen more than 3,000 graduates. The University Library offers seminars opening to undergraduates and postgraduates on literature search and information literacy. The Library is a member of the China Academic Library & Information System (CALIS), and the Digital Resource Acquisition Alliance (DRAA). The Library offers inter-library loan and document delivery services with the National Library and other important documentary and information institutions in China and maintains book and journal exchange and reciprocal gift relationships with many international institutions.