library science

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Noun

library science (plural library sciences)

1. An interdisciplinary science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study topics related to libraries, the collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information.

Related terms

• information science
• archival science
• library and information science

Translations

interdisciplinary science

• Czech: knihovnictví (cs) n
• French: bibliothéconomie (fr) f

• Portuguese: biblioteconomia (pt) f
• Turkish: kitaplık bilimi (tr)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of library and information science