The Shanghai Library ( Chinese 上海 图书馆 ) is the second largest library in China (after the National Library in Beijing ). It is located in Shanghai , in a 24-story building 106 meters high. It is believed that this is the tallest library building in the world [1] . The building itself resembles a tower in shape and looks like a giant lighthouse. The library is located on an area of 3.1 hectares, and the total area of buildings is 85 thousand m2.
| Shanghai library | |
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| A country | |
| Address |  China , Shanghai |
| Founded by | 1847 year |
| Fund | |
| The composition of the fund | books , magazines , newspapers , official publications, maps , etc. |
| Fund volume | 1.7 million units |
| Other information | |
| Budget | n / a |
| Director | Wu Jianzhong |
| Employees | n / a |
| Web site | library.sh.cn |
Content
- 1 Foundation History
- 2 Reorganization
- 3 Current status
- 4 Internet access
- 5 Links
- 6 External links
Foundation History
The first library was built in Shanghai in 1847 . The library received its first name from the Jesuit mission of Xu Jiahui. In 1925, the Chinese themselves opened the first library, the Shanghai East Library. In 1950 , the Board of the Shanghai Cultural Heritage Committee initiated a book collection campaign. A year later, it was possible to collect more than 200 thousand books. Many Chinese scholars have greatly contributed to the reconstruction of the Shanghai Library. The committee also began to purchase books abroad.
Reorganization
The first public municipal library was founded in Shanghai on June 22, 1952 . Library funds totaled more than 700 thousand books. In October 1956, the Shanghai Library was connected to the Shanghai Municipal Library of Science and Technology, the Shanghai Municipal Library of Historical Documents and the Shanghai Library of Periodicals. Thus, the Shanghai Library has become the second largest public library in China in terms of funds, services and professional expertise.
Current status
In October 1995, the Shanghai Library was connected to the Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technical Information. It became the first library in China to combine public resources and high technology (SciTech), allowing you to carry out scientific research in the information field.
The Shanghai Library is currently the largest public library in China and one of the ten largest libraries in the world. It opened on December 20, 1996 .
Internet access
On the ground floor of the library there is a room with Internet access costing 4 yuan per hour. It is open daily from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Links
- ↑ Shanghai Library at Emporis.com . Date of treatment January 15, 2009. Archived on April 16, 2012.