An interdisciplinary science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study topics related to libraries, the collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information.

A register of all bibliographic items found in a particular library or group of libraries, such as those belonging to a university system spread out over several geographic locations.

A library provided essentially as a public service rather than as a commercial venture.

A library housed in a large van that provides a library service to those unable to attend their nearest local library.

A device holding tape drives for storage purposes.

A digital library; a virtual library offering books in computerized form.

(computing theory) A form of insertion sort that leaves gaps between elements to accelerate subsequent insertions.

A library from which books are lent out.

A library that exclusively collects reference books (which may not be lent out to the general public).

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