Shanghai Library

Shanghai Library
Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technological Information
上海图书馆
（上海科学技术情报研究所）
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LocationShanghai, China
Established1952
Branches1
Collection
Size58 million
Access and use
Population servedPublic
Other information
Parent organizationShanghai Municipal Committee
Websitelibrary.sh.cn Edit this at Wikidata
Shanghai Library
Traditional Chinese上海圖書館
Simplified Chinese上海图书馆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShànghǎi Túshūguǎn
Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technological Information
Traditional Chinese上海科學技術情報研究所
Simplified Chinese上海科学技术情报研究所
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShànghǎi Kēxué Jìshù Qíngbào Yánjiūsuǒ

Shanghai Library (with a second name as the Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technological Information) is a municipal public library in Shanghai, China. It is owned by the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] The library is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its main building is in Xuhui, with a branch hall in Pudong.[2] As of 2024, it has a collection of 58 million volumes.[3]

At 24 stories and 348 feet (106 m) tall, the library's main building is the second tallest library in the world after the National Library of Indonesia in Jakarta.[4]

History

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Shanghai Library was originally established in 1952.[5][6]

In 1958, Shanghai Library merged with Shanghai Science and Technology Library (formerly Mingfu Library), Shanghai Newspaper Library (formerly Hongying Library), and Shanghai Historical Documents Library (formerly United Library), which were all of considerable size at the time, to become the second largest public library in the country after the National Library of China.[7][3]

In November 1958, the Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information was established. In October 1995, Shanghai Library merged with the Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information to become a research-oriented public library and a comprehensive information research center.[5][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "上海图书馆（上海科学技术情报研究所）公开招聘工作人员公告 Shanghai Library (Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information) Open Recruitment Announcement". 上海市人力资源和社会保障局 Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  2. ^ "上海图书馆_图书馆_上海市文化和旅游局". whlyj.sh.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  3. ^ a b c "关于上图 – 上海图书馆". Shanghai Library. Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  4. ^ "Shanghai Library at Emporis.com". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b "上海图书馆 – 数据库导航". Tsinghua University Library. Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  6. ^ "图书馆介绍 – 上海图书馆（上海科学技术情报研究所）". www.nationalreading.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  7. ^ "梧桐树下，探寻上海图书馆的前世源流". The Paper. Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
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