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Academic Libraries
library
library a collection of books or other written or printed materials, as well as the facility in
which they are housed and the institution that is responsible for their maintenance. Modern
libraries may contain a wide range of materials, including manuscripts and pamphlets,
posters, photographs, motion pictures, and videotapes, sound recordings, and computer
databases in various forms.
The Modern Library
Modern libraries, in addition to providing patrons with access to books and other materials,
often publish lists of accessions and may maintain a readers' advisory service. Interlibrary
loan services, lecture series, public book reviews, and the maintenance of special juvenile
collections are other important recent developments. Three systems of book classification are
widely used to facilitate access to library collections: the Dewey decimal system of Melvil
Dewey, the system of Charles Ammi Cutter, and the Library of Congress system (see catalog).
Since the 1930s public library systems have had several technological tools at their disposal,
including microphotographic techniques for copying, computer data banks enabling the
storage of far more information and the search of indexes and catalogs far more quickly than
ever before, and computer networks that provide instant access to materials in libraries
throughout the world and to the Internet and its increasingly rich resources.
Major university libraries in the United States must work to meet an enormous demand for
research materials and spend nearly $5 million a year...