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library

Facility charged with the care of a collection of literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials, such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films

EntityQ7075

Also known as library organization · libraries

Subclass of: cultural institution
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2025-03-18
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, information service provider

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A library is a collection of books, and possibly other materials and media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical or digital materials, and may be a physical location, a virtual space, or both. A library's collection normally includes printed materials which can be borrowed, and usually also includes a reference section of publications which may only be utilized inside the premises. Resources such as commercial releases of films, television programmes, other video recordings, radio, music and audio recordings may be available in many formats. These include DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, cassettes, or other applicable formats such as microform. They may also provide access to information, music or other content held on bibliographic databases. In addition, some libraries offer creation stations for makers which offer access to a 3D printing station with a 3D scanner.

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Feast day: October 24 valid in place: Spain, Germany
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1.eblida.org/activities/kic/library-days-in-europe.html
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OpenStreetMap tag: amenity=library
Different from: library building
paper museum
library network
library room
library collection
software library
archives
Model item: Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana applies to use with property: instance of
Library of Alexandria applies to use with property: instance of
public library applies to use with property: subclass of
digital library applies to use with property: subclass of
Members / parts: library special collection
Category for eponymous categories: Category:Wikipedia categories named after libraries
Has characteristic: type of library
Position held by head of the organization: library director
Uses: library building
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1.Stated in Art & Architecture ThesaurusRetrieved 2020-10-07
2.Stated in Art & Architecture ThesaurusRetrieved 2020-10-07
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Has list: list of libraries
Studied by: library science
library assessment
Contains: library collection
library materials
Union of: list of values as qualifiers list item: physical library, digital library
Opposite of: Antilibrary statement supported by: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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