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 citys 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