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Library science (often termed library studies or library and information science) is an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information.

Most Read This Week Tagged "Library Science"

Let Me Tell You What I Mean
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Early Thirties
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The Last Sane Woman
The Wickedest
Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library
Don't Call Me Home: A Memoir
The Library: A Fragile History
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The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America's Top Secrets
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Library Science Books

Foundations of Library and Information Science
This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All
The Organization of Information (Library and Information Science Text Series)
Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century : An Introduction
Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction
Library: An Unquiet History
Reference and Information Services: An Introduction (Library & Information Science Text)
Library and Information Center Management
Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
Developing Library and Information Center Collections
The Library Book
From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children's Books
Librarian's Guide to Online Searching
I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks
Management Basics for Information Professionals
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Lists

Five Laws of Library Science by S.R. RanganathanThe Library and Its Users by John M. BuddThe Atlas of New Librarianship by R. David LankesThe Library as Place by John BuschmanHumanism and Libraries by André Cossette
Advancing the Field of Librarianship
40 books — 10 voters
Supporting Students with Significant Disabilities in School L... by Courtney WalkerThe Politics of Theory and the Practice of Critical Librarian... by Karen P. NicholsonEthical Questions in Name Authority Control by Jane SandbergPart of Our Lives by Wayne A. WiegandQuestioning Library Neutrality by Alison Lewis
MLIS / Librarianship / Library Science
31 books — 2 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Library Science”

“ What is the value of libraries? Through lifelong learning, libraries can and do change lives, a point that cannot be overstated. ”
― Michael Gorman, Our Enduring Values: Librarianship in the 21st Century
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“ Since at least the Sixth Century all librarians have received extensive combat training and are lethal with even the common toothpick. ”
― James Turner, Rex Libris, Volume I: I, Librarian
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Groups Tagged "Library Science"

A place for us to suggest and discuss books we feel are important to the Information Professions…more
5 members, last active 4 years ago
A book group for members of Simmons College GSLIS program to talk about their favorite books, sw…more
8 members, last active 10 years ago
Underground Knowledge — A discussion group This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
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UNO Library Science Book Club Building a connected community of readers from the next generation of 21st century library scien…more
24 members, last active 6 years ago