Library

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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. — Jorge Luis Borges

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Introduction¹

Dictionary

library : a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (as books, manuscripts or films) are kept for use but not for sale — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a virtual space, or both. A library’s collection can include printed materials and other physical resources in many formats such as DVD, CD and cassette as well as access to information, music or other content held on bibliographic databases. A library, which may vary widely in size, may be organized for use and maintained by a public body such as a government; an institution such as a school or museum; a corporation; or a private individual. In addition to providing materials, libraries also provide the services of librarians who are trained and experts at finding, selecting, circulating and organizing information and at interpreting information needs, navigating and analyzing very large amounts of information with a variety of resources. — Wikipedia

Library (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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Inspiration ²

Top World Curiosities (YouTube Channel)

Library of Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
Library of Trinity College Dublin (Virtual Tour)
Library of Trinity College Dublin (Wikipedia)

Library of Congress (United States)
Library of Congress Tour in 360 (ShareAmerica, 360° YouTube Video)
Library of Congess Virtual Views (Online Tours)
Library of Congress (Wikipedia)

Admont Abbey Library (Styria, Austria)
Fairytale Abbey Library Takes Online Stardom in Its Stride (AFP, YouTube Video)
Admont Abbey Library (Wikipedia)

Strahov Library (Czech Republic)
World Record Indoor Photo 360º Panorama – Strahov Monastery Library (360Cities, YouTube Video)
Strahov Library (Wikipedia)

Stuttgart City Library (Germany)
The New Stuttgart City Library (Design, YouTube Video)
Stuttgart City Library (Wikipedia)

The Telegraph (YouTube Channel)
The Telegraph (Official Website)

Bodleian Old Library (University of Oxford, Oxford, UK)
Bodleian Library (Virtual Tour)
Bodleian Library (Wikipedia)

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Adventures

Explore related posts on Cosma …

Little, Big, Old & Spooky Libraries - I take a lot of walks in the towns along the coast north of Boston, and along the way I take pictures of things that catch my eye. Lately, those things have included Little Free Libraries. They are the sort of thing that, once you’ve noticed them, they seem to be everywhere. One of the … Continue reading Little, Big, Old & Spooky Libraries

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Exploration

The Great Libraries Antechamber

Here is a fun way to explore the libraries described above. Touch the 360° image to begin exploring, touch objects and doors to enter virtual 360° experiences and “i”s to learn about the experiences.

If you can’t see it, or it isn’t working, you can also see it directly on Kuula.

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Preservation

History

Resources for Library History (Library History Round Table, American Library Association)

Library (World History Encyclopedia)

Library

DDC: 020 Library Science (Library Thing)
Subject: Libraries (Library Thing)

Subject: Libraries (Open Library)

LCC: Z 662 Libraries (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: Libraries (UPenn Online Books)

LCC: Z 662 Libraries (Library of Congress)
Subject: Libraries (Library of Congress)

Subject: Libraries (WorldCat)

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Participation

Little Free Library (YouTube Channel)
Litle Free Library: Take a Book. Share a Book. (Official Website)

Litle Free Library: Take a Book. Share a Book. (Official Website)
Little Free Library Map (Official Website)
Little Free Library (YouTube Channel)
Litle Free Library (Wikipedia)

Education

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Community

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Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.

Knowledge Form

Preservation Stewardship
History Collection (Classification)
Museum Objects (CCO)
Archive Records (EAD)
Library Resources (DDC, LCC)

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Notes

1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.

2. This page was first compiled by M. E. Hopper while she was taking classes in Cataloging, Reference, Digital Libraries and Archives at Simmons College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS).