Internet search engines and libraries | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-07-06

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library


00:03:10 1 History
00:03:19 1.1 Early libraries
00:06:08 1.2 Classical period
00:17:26 1.3 Late Antiquity
00:24:27 1.4 Islamic lands
00:33:48 1.4.1 Islam
00:35:37 1.5 European Middle Ages
00:37:47 1.6 Renaissance
00:40:17 1.7 Enlightenment era libraries
00:42:56 1.7.1 Subscription libraries
00:46:21 1.7.2 Private subscription libraries
00:49:17 1.8 National libraries
00:52:38 1.9 Modern public library
00:58:35 1.9.1 Expansion
01:01:02 2 Types
01:01:55 2.1 Academic libraries
01:04:49 2.2 Children's libraries
01:06:11 2.3 National libraries
01:07:25 2.4 Public lending libraries
01:10:33 2.5 Reference libraries
01:11:29 2.6 Research libraries
01:13:15 2.7 Digital libraries
01:15:47 2.8 Special libraries
01:18:28 3 Organization
01:22:41 4 Buildings
01:24:02 5 Usage
01:27:14 5.1 Shift to digital libraries
01:30:28 5.2 The Internet
01:33:06 6 Associations
01:35:16 7 See also



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A library is a curated collection of sources of information and similar resources, selected by experts and made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.  It provides physical or digital access to material, and may be a physical location or a virtual space, or both.  A library's collection can include books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, prints, documents, microform, CDs, cassettes, videotapes, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, e-books, audiobooks, databases, and other formats. Libraries range widely in size up to millions of items. In Latin and Greek, the idea of a bookcase is represented by Bibliotheca and Bibliothēkē (Greek: βιβλιοθήκη): derivatives of these mean library in many modern languages, e.g. French bibliothèque.
The first libraries consisted of archives of the earliest form of writing—the clay tablets in cuneiform script discovered in Sumer, some dating back to 2600 BC. Private or personal libraries made up of written books appeared in classical Greece in the 5th century BC. In the 6th century, at the very close of the Classical period, the great libraries of the Mediterranean world remained those of Constantinople and Alexandria.
A library is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, a corporation, or a private individual. Public and institutional collections and services may be intended for use by people who choose not to—or cannot afford to—purchase an extensive collection themselves, who need material no individual can reasonably be expected to have, or who require professional assistance with their research. In addition to providing materials, libraries also provide the services of librarians who are experts at finding and organizing information and at interpreting information needs. Libraries often provide quiet areas for studying, and they also often offer common areas to facilitate group study and collaboration. Libraries often provide public facilities for access to their electronic resources and the Internet.
Modern libraries are increasingly being redefined as places to get unrestricted access to information in many formats and from many sources. They are extending services beyond the physical walls of a building, by providing material accessible by electronic means, and by providing the assistance of librarians in navigating and analyzing very large amounts of information with a variety of digital resources. Libraries are increasingly becoming community hubs where programs are delivered and people engage in lifelong learning. As community centers, libraries are also becoming increasingly important in helping communities mobilize and organize for their rights. The relationship between librarianship and human rights works to ensure that the rights of cultural minorities, immigrants, the homeless, the disabled, LGBTQ commu ...