INTRODUCTORY —— THE BIBLIOPHILES AND THEIR LIBRARY ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF SHANGHAI The cangshulou and the bibliophiles Characteristics of the cangshulou
CHAPTER ONE —— THE EARLY FOREIGN LIBRARIES The social situation during the city's formation Cultural activity and the role of the missionaries The establishment of foreign libraries The Public Library, S. M.C. (1849-1912) Other foreign libraries Acquisition of Sinological materials Reading needs of the foreign community Book organization Library management
CHAFFER TWO —— THE RISE OF MODERN CHINESE LIBRARIANSHIP Social background Moves towards modern libraries The origin of Chinese libraries in Shanghai Libraries and publishing Libraries for preserving the national heritage Libraries and education Libraries and society Yuzhai tushuguan Foreign libraries General trends of the library development in this period
CHAPTER THREE —— LIBRARY PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL LIFE Social background National situation in librarianship Popular library movement in Shanghai Private libraries opening to public Special libraries Christian libraries Other foreign libraries University and college libraries School Libraries Shanghai Library Association and its activity
CHAPTER FOUR —— THE PRIME OF CITY LIBRARIANSHIP Social background The library situation The birth of municipal libraries in Shanghai New restrictions on private libraries Popular libraries Educational libraries Society and institute libraries Official libraries Public Library, SMC
CHAPTER FIVE —— LIBRARIES DURING THE WAR Japanese attacks on Shanghai Destruction of books and libraries The library scene in the Lonely Island The newly-founded libraries The library situation in occupied Shanghai
CHAPTER SIX —— LIBRARIES IN THE POST-WAR PERIOD: 1946-1949 Social situation Libraries in crisis Restoration of the Shanghai Municipal Library The Zhonghua Sparetime Library The Oriental Economics Library The final post-war phase CONCLUSION LIST OF SOURCES GLOSSARY POSTSCRIPT
