Shanghai Library--Reading Guidelines

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· iPac (Internet Public Access Catalog)

Floor	First floor
No. Of Seats	38 computers
Collections	The iPac leads to a mega-database of bibliographic records held by Shanghai Library, the Shanghai Central Library System members and the service points where the "One-card-through" services are avaiable, which contains 1.9 million Chinese/English-language book and periodical titles and special holdings, and 7 million duplicate titles.
Open Hours	8:30--16:30 Monday - Sunday 9:00--15:30 The national holidays

· Self-service Area

Floor	First floor
No. Of Seats	14 computers
Library Card Requirement	Reference reading function, Reference borrowing function
Open Hours	9:00--16:30 Tuesday-Sunday 13:30--16:30 Monday 9:00--15:30 The national holidays

· Chinese Monographs & Periodicals Circulation Room(4105)

Floor	First floor
Collections	Monographs (published in last 5 years), and periodicals (within 1 year)
Services	Open-shelf & circulation
Library Card Requirement	General Borrowing Function
Open Hours	13:30--20:30 Monday afternoon 8:30--20:30 Tuesday-Sunday 9:00--16:00 The national holidays

· Chinese Multimedia Newspapers Reading Room(4108)

Floor	First floor
No. Of Seats	132
Collections	Daily newspapers, evening newspapers, economic and sport newspapers and television news from all over China. Yellowpage of Shanghai.
Services	1. iPAC catalog search 2. National Abstract of Serials & Chinese News Abstract search
Library Card Requirement	general reading function,or senior ID (for elder than 70).
Open Hours	8:30--20:30 Monday -Sunday 9:00--16:00 National Holiday

· General Reading Room（3102）

Floor	First floor
No. Of Seats	112，including 32 new soft seats
Collections	Modern Chinese newspapers, periodicals, monographs (including items published in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Region), patents, standards, and reports.
Services	Requesting collections from main book depository, book reservation, and interlibrary loan. Select Chinese monographs (published since 1974) and foreign monographs (published in last 5 years) are available for circulation.
Library Card Requirement	Reference reading function, Reference borrowing function,or senior ID
Open Hours	9:00--17:00 Monday-Sunday 9:00--16:00 National Holiday

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· Modern Document Reading Room(1110)

Floor	First floor
No. Of Seats	56
Collections	Contemporary Chinese and foreign newspapers, monographs & periodicals
Services	Collections in book depository are to be requested at the Circulation Desk. Select photocopied monographs are open-shelf.
Library Card Requirement	Reference reading function, Reference borrowing function,or senior ID
Open Hours	8:30--17:00 Monday -Saturday 9:00--16:00 The national holidays

· Shanghai Local Collection Reading Room(1102)

Floor	First floor
No. Of Seats	18
Collections	Monographs, local gazetteers and yearbooks on politics, economy, history and culture in districts, counties and townships of Shanghai area.
Services	Open-shelf
Library Card Requirement	general reading function,or senior ID
Open Hours	8:30--17:00 Monday -Saturday 9:00--16:00 The national holidays

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