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A library collection is the accumulated materials held by a library—books, periodicals, digital resources, archives, and other items available for use.
The term encompasses both the physical holdings and their organization: The library's collection includes rare manuscripts from the 18th century.
Collections may be general or specialized by subject, format, or audience.
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- card catalogIndexed library reference collection
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- booksBound written works
- periodicalsRecurring printed publications
back issues · Dewey Decimal System · circulation · archives · book stacks · government documents · manuscripts · weeding · reading rooms · quiet study · metadata · thesauri · donations · overdue fines · reading list · subscriptions · special collections · microforms
- ChatsworthDerbyshire, deer park, parkland, Cascade, grand staircase
- JeffersonDeclaration of Independence, Monticello, University of Virginia, autobiography, inaugural address
library collectionprivate collection
Items owned, not exhibited
library collectionbook burning
Incinerating texts as censorship
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