Shanghai Library was established in 1952 and Shanghai Institute of Science and Technology Information was established in 1958. 1995 10 Shanghai Library and Shanghai Institute of Science and Technology Information merged into a comprehensive research-oriented public library and industry information center, as well as Shanghai Branch of the National Cultural Information Resource Sharing Project, Shanghai Central Library Headquarters, Shanghai Ancient Books Protection Center, Shanghai Soft Science Research Base "Frontier Technology Development Research Center" and Shanghai Cultural and Creative Industry Information Center. Shanghai Library is a research-oriented public library, which was built in July 1952. The original site was located at No.325 Nanjing West Road, and then moved to Huaihai Middle Road 1555. 1996 65438+On February 20th, the new Shanghai Library officially opened to the public, becoming a large comprehensive research-oriented public library, ranking among the top ten libraries in China.