Library
* All libraries have bookshelves, chairs, and tables.
* Libraries ARE political institutions
  - Explains how a library works in a computer system
  - activate human potential through knowledge, ideas and information
  - add value by providing cataloging, indexing, physical organization, and preservation
  - additionally support literacy and the right to read
  - advocate for freedom of information and the protection of individual privacy
* Libraries allow children to have their own library cards
  - future generations to leverage our collected knowledge for the benefit of society
* Libraries also give home owners a place to display meaningful collections
  - have a special place in community life and communication
  - organise cultural events such as concerts, author readings, and children's theatre
  - produce children's book lists to assist parents
  - provide materials of leisure and learning for all ages
  - serve as an important gateway to knowledge for children
  - uphold and champion intellectual freedom and right to free access to information
  - work with businesses to promote workplace literacy
* Libraries are a central feature of most communities
  - fundamental cornerstone of knowledge and information
  - gateway to the world, linking learning and life
  - key resource in the realisation of lifelong learning
  - never-ending sources of books and reference materials
  - part of our culture and civilization
* Libraries are a place for dreams
  - where a relationship of trust is to be maintained and held sacred
  - public trust
  - small but significant market for published works
  - third party payer in the scientific and scholarly communications system
  - traditional forum for the open exchange of information
  - treasure trove of information
  - vast listing of libraries of the world
  - very important source of education and knowledge for people of all ages
  - vital source of information in any society
  - wealth of information and have become easier to use with the invention of the web
* Libraries are about books and readers
  - the collection, organization, and preservation of knowledge
  - also a means whereby organization-wide standards of quality can be instituted
  - archives
  - as important to history as laboratories are to science
  - at the forefront of the information age
  - books and more than books
  - books, but in today's world, more than books
  - both users and providers of information
  - by nature huge, highly structured, highly specialized and formalized institutions
* Libraries are centers for lifelong learning
  - the investigation and exchange of information
  - collections of HTML objects
* Libraries are community centers, but also learning centers
  - gathering places
  - information centers
* Libraries are complex institutions, each one a bit different from the next
  - organizations of knowledge, which is stored in many different formats
  - concerned with long-term preservation and archiving issues raised by electronic media
  - creatures of information policy
* Libraries are crucial to democracy
  - life long learning and the productive use of information and knowledge
  - cultural and recreational sites
  - education, and education is very important to everyone particularly young people
  - educational institutions, which are different from schools and colleges
  - essential if people are to develop their skills
* Libraries are essential to education
  - make the world's recorded knowledge and information accessible
  - food and drink to the scholar
  - for people of all ages, from the tiniest child to the oldest shut in
  - great places for meeting with people, sharing stories and keeping in touch
  - heavily involved in acquiring and maintaining information technology
  - holdings
  - hubs for social and intellectual interactions in communities and organizations
  - icons of our cultural intellect, totems to the totality of knowledge
* Libraries are important for children to explore and learn
  - protectors of our past, but they also improve the present
  - reference and information centers for all educational institutions
  - in the business of providing information to the public
  - increasingly responsible for preserving as well as providing information
  - indispensable aids to education
* Libraries are information engines for a community and directly impact the vitality of communities
  - intensive workplaces
  - nodes
  - integral players in the information economy and the broader information society
* Libraries are key centers for lifelong learning and focal points of community life
  - facilitators and centres of life-long learning
  - to introducing and cultivating a child s love of reading
  - leaders in promoting and using information technology
* Libraries are located in colleges
  - downtowns
  - houses
  - librarians
  - major public service institutions in many parts of the world
* Libraries are more than centers of information and entertainment
  - just storehouses of information and the preservers of the past
  - mostly public
  - natural bedfellows to life-long learning
  - necessary to develop life-long reading habits in children
  - necessities
  - often the first place public citizens encounter new information technologies
* Libraries are one of the few public institutions that are worth their weight in gold
  - great bulwarks of democracy
  - longest established and most popular and valued public services
  - most popular local government services
  - place where everyone, rich or poor, has access to information, free of charge
  - part of houses
* Libraries are part of the cultural sector
  - society and reflect changes that take place in that society
  - partners with others to assure access to electronic information
  - people places
* Libraries are places of inclusion rather than exclusion
  - opportunity
  - that foster the love of reading and learning in children
* Libraries are places where a collection of records and reference materials are kept
  - the public and the proprietary meet
  - process-intensive organizations
  - public spaces
  - receptacles of history
  - repositories of human knowledge
* Libraries are responsible for providing information to all users, with or without disabilities
  - transporting all materials
  - sanctuaries of free expression
  - service organisations
  - sets of routines used by programs to process data
  - simply collections of object files
  - special places that have a tremendous impact on the lives of patrons
  - still places, places with objects
  - successful cradles and the sepulchres of the human mind
  - tax supported institutions generally providing no-fee public services
* Libraries are the collective archive of human achievement and the knowledge of the ages
  - concert halls of the finest voices gathered from alltimes and places
  - cornerstone of democracy
  - custodians of memory and the guardians of civilization
  - foundation of our nation's information network
  - gateways to knowledge
  - gathering place both of ideas and of people
  - hub of many schools
  - keepers of the written and, now, digitized word
  - key to a democratic society
  - keystone of life-long learning opportunities for all people in our society
  - last free educational institution in the world
  - leading advocates for equity in access to information
  - major source of government information for most people in Canada
  - memory of mankind, the storehouses of all that has been thought
* Libraries are the most democratic of all institutions helping citizens engage in self-governance
  - used cultural institution in Australia
  - number one access point for people without computers at home, school or work
  - only place where information is freely available for everyone in every community
  - physical locations in which services are delivered
  - purest expression of a democratic society
  - ultimate democratic institutions
  - therefore part of the social glue of communities
* Libraries are used for public good
  - research
  - studyings
  - vital local resources for literacy, learning, and community-building
  - where the knowledge of all disciplines is related within a meaningful framework
  - workplaces characterized by high levels of trust and professional pride
  - are, indeed, information centres
  - build the infrastructure for democracy and equality in society
* Libraries can also play a crucial role in bridging the societal problem of the digital divide
  - and do change life outcomes of children and teens
  - benefit and become stronger through resource sharing
  - contribute to the work of peace
* Libraries can help build sustainable communities
  - protect privacy by providing tools and knowledge to their users
  - photograph rare books
  - cause a desire to reads
* Libraries change lives by providing access to information
  - each and every day
  - classify materials to help bring things together that are about the same topic
* Libraries collect information
  - mostly published sources, such as books, maps, and microfilm
  - collect, organize, and provide access to information
  - connect individuals with the ideas, information, and images they seek
* Libraries connect people in our communities with people and issues around the world
  - with ideas, information and each other
* Libraries contain books and other printed materials whereas Archives contain records
  - continue to develop their role as leaders in the digital information society
  - contribute to the success of informal learning as well
  - create foundations for learning
  - create, organize, and archive resources to meet current and future needs
  - deal with a wider array of electronic information resources than ever before
  - do play a fundamental role in the development and maintenance of a good society
  - embrace standards and organizations that contribute to making standards happen
  - empower people by equalizing access to information
  - everywhere are one source of international newspapers, trade journals and magazines
  - exist at the boundary of the market and gift cultures
* Libraries exist to bring books and readers together
  - preserve and provide access to the collected knowledge of our past
  - serve the individual, community, and society as a whole
  - generally take up limited space and employ few people
* Libraries have a basic responsibility for the development and maintenance of intellectual freedom
  - history of providing entertainment and other facilities
  - legacy in their communities as the heart of learning
  - longstanding practice of cooperating with one another
  - primary role to play in the maintenance and nurture of intellectual freedom
* Libraries have an important role to play at pre-school and every other age
  - play in continuing education and problem-based learning
  - play in lifelong learning, and in the drive for literacy
  - play in promoting literacy and life-long learning
  - play in the search for information
  - books for adults and children, easy-reading books, and books in many languages
  - books, tapes, records, and other materials to make learning more interesting
  - copies
  - educational and informational resources
  - literature
* Libraries have many activities, groups and reading times for children of different age groups
  - bookcases holding books on many different topics
  - other functions beyond storing collections
  - policies and guidelines that govern who has access to materials
  - hold more than books
* Libraries include articles
* Libraries includes bases
  - ceilings
  - doorways
  - floors
  - room light
  - sections
  - influence people in different ways
  - is one of the institutions in the traditional value chain
  - keep the records on behalf of all humanity
  - lend books
* Libraries maintain records of items being shipped
  - that are being shipped
  - nourish the human spirit by stimulating intellectual curiosity and personal growth
  - offer information
* Libraries often arrange periodicals in a separate location from books and other types of materials
  - have books that reproduce appropriate vocabulary lists for school age children
  - lose children once they become young adults
  - provide cotton gloves for researchers using their archives
  - serve as day centers for the homeless
  - organize information
  - play a central role in support of teaching and learning across all subject areas
* Libraries play a crucial role in countries where books are scarce
* Libraries play a key role in children's education through public libraries and school libraries
  - the social, cultural and economic life of their communities
* Libraries play an important role in promoting and providing access to knowledge and information
  - the education and development of children
  - the educational, cultural and economic life of our state
  - key role in life cycle of information creation and distribution
  - preserve information
  - promote reading every day, often with few new books to share
  - protect our freedom to read, learn and connect
* Libraries provide a gateway to information worldwide
  - place for people without computers to get access to information
  - safe place for people of all ages and of all nationalities
  - information to the public using a multitude of technology systems
  - opportunities for people of all ages to read and learn
  - rely on networks to gain access to materials and services
  - remain justifiably concerned about future archiving of electronic documents
* Libraries represent a common point of access to information for all
  - social capital that makes people's lives better
  - serve an important role in scholarly work
* Libraries serve as a community's principal source of information
  - collections of history, culture and insight, offering access to information
  - important centers for collecting, storing, and organizing information
  - at least three roles in learning
  - the community and act as gatekeepers to vast quantities of information
* Libraries store and inform educational research
  - the energy that fuels the imagination
  - subscribe to databases that provide information which supports academic research
* Libraries support and maintain the organized cataloguing, description and retrieval of information
  - individuals seeking employment by providing equipment, materials, and assistance
  - tend to reflect the dominant mode of production and use of educational information
  - traditionally collect and preserve the scholarly and documentary record of publishing
  - use classification systems based on subject to organize materials
  - work to provide access to as many people as possible and are as good as it gets
  - worldwide are no longer just collections of books
* Many libraries also have machines that make paper copies of microfilm and microfiche
  - reading clubs for small children
  - provide computers with public access to the Internet
  - belong to a network that agrees to lend books to each other
  - carry the Encyclopedia of Associations
  - contain reference books that list sources of scholarship money
  - distribute educational materials on drugs and alcohol for children and parents
* Many libraries have book collections in the tens of thousands of volumes
  - books or other publications with ratings of insurers
  - computer databases listing articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals
  - computerized lists of books
* Many libraries have computers and software designed for various ages
  - with Internet access
  - extensive collections
  - online presences, and offer services to Internet users
  - rooms which local organisations can use for meetings
* Many libraries have special lending collections of tools, art prints, toys and other items
  - services for people with disabilities
  - web sites and provide training in how to use the Internet
* Many libraries maintain good genealogical archives and records
  - lists of electronic journals that are available to anyone
* Many libraries now have collections of large print books
  - publicly accessible computers for internet research purposes
  - offer classes and tutoring for parents, children and others
  - organize Web sites to assist their patrons in finding information
  - play a variety of roles for different age groups
  - produce journals
  - use bookplates as a form of fund-raising
* Most Libraries have a children's book or two showcasing various animals by name.
* Most libraries are public and let people take the books to use in their home
  - quiet, comfortable and well-lit places
  - arrange books on the shelves according to call numbers
  - carry some literature written in Braille
* Most libraries have a variety of periodicals on the shelf or in microfilm format
  - books with large print
  - computers with Internet access that are available for public use
  - computers, also
  - lend books and provide photocopies of periodical articles
  - let people borrow books for several weeks
  - now have computers with to access the Internet
  - provide space for researchers with computers
* Some Libraries have music in their collections.
* Some libraries also have access to vast sources of information on the Internet
  - toys, games and paper and crayons to keep toddlers occupied
  - apply lettering directly to the wall surfaces
* Some libraries are part of convents
  - manors
  - monasteries
  - palaces
  - begin serving infants even before they are born through service to expectant parents
  - charge postage for books or photocopying of journal articles
  - collect e-journals of professional societies
  - do have various forms of Internet filtering on their computers
* Some libraries have a collection of books for which there fee to borrow
  - activities for children, such as storytelling and crafts
  - chapel rooms that are usually locked
* Some libraries have collections of government documents
  - maps from all over the world
  - exclusive rights to certain materials such as old or rare books and documents
  - homework centers designed especially to assist children with assignments
  - major historic collections and all have collections of modern material
  - preservation collections of books in pristine condition
  - specific information about printing and photocopying
  - their separate study rooms and reading rooms
  - offer story times for parents and other caregivers with infants and toddlers
  - place their rarest items in a locked case or a special room
  - rely almost entirely on donations for their children's collections
* Some libraries restrict access to computer databases to their own users
  - children s access to Internet to filtered workstations only
  - see the increasing number of children as an opportunity to improve youth services
  - set up table displays from time to time
* Some libraries use cards to list items
  - fluorescent and even neon colors effectively
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+ Mass media
  * We can see and hear  news from around the world. Radio also brings music and news. Books supply older and more detailed material. The internet is also important. We can search for all the news and information. Libraries are also important. In libraries we can read books and listen to music.
+ University of Otago: New Zealand :: 1869 establishments
  * All libraries have wireless access.
  * A 'library' is a place where many books are kept. Most libraries are public and let people take the books to use in their home. Most libraries let people borrow books for several weeks. Some belong to institutions, for example, companies, churches, schools, and universities. Also a person's bookshelves at home can have many books and be a library. The people who work in libraries are librarians.