English Dictionary

reference library

名詞

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

日本語の意味

参考図書館：一般利用者への貸出が行われず、参考書や辞典などの参考資料を専門に収集する図書館

I had to visit the reference library because the rare atlases there are non-circulating and cannot be checked out.

希少な古地図は一般に貸し出されないため、それらを調べるには参考図書専門の図書館を訪れなければならなかった。

意味（1）

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

The amenities of the institute include a well-arranged open-access library of 18,000 volumes, and a small but valuable reference library of railway literature; the present writer is Librarian.

reference libraries （ plural ）