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  2. History of libraries - Wikipedia

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    The history of libraries began with the first efforts to organize collections of documents.Topics of interest include accessibility of the collection, acquisition of materials, arrangement and finding tools, the book trade, the influence of the physical properties of the different writing materials, language distribution, role in education, rates of literacy, budgets, staffing, libraries for ...

  3. Library history - Wikipedia

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    Library history is a subdiscipline within library science and library and information science focusing on the history of libraries and their role in societies and cultures. [1] Some see the field as a subset of information history . [ 2 ]

  4. List of libraries in the ancient world - Wikipedia

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    The library is to be open first hour until the sixth." [18] The library was ultimately consumed by the invading Germanic Heruli tribe in 267 AD. [18] The Library of Rhodes (Rhodes) (100 A.D.) The library on the island of Rhodes was a distinct component of the larger gymnasium structure. An enclosure that had been excavated revealed a section of ...

  5. List of largest libraries - Wikipedia

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    Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russia: Saint Petersburg: 26.5 million [29] Berlin State Library Germany: Berlin: 23.4 million [30] 1.4 million [30] Boston Public Library United States: Boston, Massachusetts at 25 locations 22.4 million [31] US$38.9 million [32] New York State Library

  6. Lists of libraries - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. ... This is a list of lists of libraries by location and type. ... Libraries damaged during World War II; Libraries in 19th-century Boston;

  7. List of destroyed libraries - Wikipedia

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    The library was ransacked by troops of Cardinal Cisneros in late 1499, the books were taken to the Plaza Bib-Rambla, where most of them were burned. [27] Bibliotheca Corviniana: Buda: Hungary: 1526 Ottoman Turks Library was destroyed by Ottomans in the Battle of Mohács. [28] Monastic libraries: England: England: 1530s Royal officials

  8. Library - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Organized collection of books or other information resources For other uses, see Library (disambiguation). Library patron retrieving a book from a shelf A library is a collection of books, and possibly other materials and media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of ...

  9. List of national and state libraries - Wikipedia

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    A "♦" indicates a national library of a province or state, or constituent country or dependent state [neutrality is disputed]. It is listed under the sovereign state which governs that entity. Sovereign states are listed even when they have no national library or when the existence and name of a national library could not yet be ascertained.