Shen Zurong (Chinese: 沈祖榮; pinyin: Shě Zǔróng; 1884–1977),[1] also known as Samuel T. Y. Seng, is considered the "Father of Library Science in China".
[3] As a result, American librarianship principles, technology and education spread throughout China.
[4] Shen Zurong was sent by the American librarian and missionary Mary Elizabeth Wood to study library science in 1914.
One of his many contributions was the implementation of the Dewey Decimal System, providing a modern classification scheme for Chinese books.
[5] Between 1917 and 1925, a group of newly trained Chinese librarians and Mary Elizabeth Wood launched a nationwide librarianship movement, which criticized the feudal library tradition in China, promoted American librarianship, introduced American library science and technology into China and raised the social standing of librarians.