Types of Libraries

Study Notes

Public Libraries: Free and open to the general public, providing access to a wide range of materials and services.
Academic Libraries: Serve the students, faculty, and staff of a university or college, often with a focus on research and academic support.
School Libraries: Support the curriculum and educational goals of a school, providing resources and services for students and teachers.
Special Libraries: Focus on a specific subject or population, such as law libraries, medical libraries, or government libraries.
Digital Libraries: Provide access to digital collections and resources, often online and remotely accessible.

Circulation: Borrowing and lending of materials, including books, audiobooks, e-books, and other formats.
Reference: Assistance with research and information needs, including guidance on finding and using resources.
Programs and Events: Author readings, children's storytime, book clubs, and other activities that promote literacy and community engagement.
Interlibrary Loan: Borrowing materials from other libraries on behalf of patrons.
Technology Access: Providing computers, printers, scanners, and other technology for public use.

Print Materials: Books, journals, magazines, and other printed materials.
Digital Collections: E-books, articles, databases, and other digital resources.
Audio-Visual Materials: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, and other multimedia formats.
Special Collections: Rare books, manuscripts, and other unique or historical materials.

Dewey Decimal System: A classification system used to organize materials by subject and assign a numerical call number.
Library of Congress Classification: A system used to organize materials by subject and assign a numerical call number.
Cataloging: The process of creating bibliographic records for materials in a library's collection.
Collection Development: The process of selecting and acquiring materials for a library's collection.

Public libraries are free and open to the general public, offering a wide range of materials and services.
Academic libraries serve the students, faculty, and staff of a university or college, focusing on research and academic support.
School libraries support the curriculum and educational goals of a school, providing resources and services for students and teachers.
Special libraries focus on a specific subject or population, such as law libraries, medical libraries, or government libraries.
Digital libraries provide access to digital collections and resources, often online and remotely accessible.

Circulation services involve borrowing and lending of materials, including books, audiobooks, e-books, and other formats.
Reference services provide assistance with research and information needs, including guidance on finding and using resources.
Programs and events include author readings, children's storytime, book clubs, and other activities that promote literacy and community engagement.
Interlibrary loan services allow patrons to borrow materials from other libraries.
Technology access provides computers, printers, scanners, and other technology for public use.

Print materials include books, journals, magazines, and other printed materials.
Digital collections include e-books, articles, databases, and other digital resources.
Audio-visual materials include DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, and other multimedia formats.
Special collections include rare books, manuscripts, and other unique or historical materials.

The Dewey Decimal System is a classification system that organizes materials by subject and assigns a numerical call number.
The Library of Congress Classification system organizes materials by subject and assigns a numerical call number.
Cataloging is the process of creating bibliographic records for materials in a library's collection.
Collection development is the process of selecting and acquiring materials for a library's collection.