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  2. Bookcase - Wikipedia

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    The oldest bookcases in England are those in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, which were placed in position in the last year or two of the sixteenth century; in that library are the earliest extant examples of shelved galleries over the flat wall-cases. Long ranges of book-shelves are somewhat severe in appearance, and many attempts ...

  3. The Library of Babel (website) - Wikipedia

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    The algorithm Basile created generates a 'book' by iterating every permutation of 29 characters: the 26 English letters, space, comma, and period. [8] Each book is marked by a coordinate, corresponding to its place on the hexagonal library (hexagon name, wall number, shelf number, and book name) so that every book can be found at the same place every time.

  4. Library stack - Wikipedia

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    In library science and architecture, a stack or bookstack (often referred to as a library building's stacks) is a book storage area, as opposed to a reading area. More specifically, this term refers to a narrow-aisled, multilevel system of iron or steel shelving that evolved in the 19th century to meet increasing demands for storage space. [1]

  5. Public bookcase - Wikipedia

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    Public bookcase in use, Bonn, Germany (2008) A public bookcase (also known as a free library or book swap or street library or sidewalk library) is a cabinet which may be freely and anonymously used for the exchange and storage of books without the administrative rigor associated with formal libraries.

  6. Viral photo of near-empty library shelves sends ... - AOL

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    You get to decide which books you and your family check out," the Pflugerville Public Library wrote on Facebook. Viral photo of near-empty library shelves sends powerful message: 'We removed every ...

  7. Bay (shelving) - Wikipedia

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    Example of a bay. A bay is a basic unit of library shelving.Bays are bookcases about 3 feet (0.9 m) wide, arranged together in rows.. In modern practice, books are shelved from the top shelf to the bottom shelf in each bay, [1] but in historic libraries where the shelves in a bay are not adjustable, it is common for the lower shelves to be spaced to accommodate taller books, with each book ...