library system
Linked branch collection
A library system is a network of libraries operating under unified administration, typically serving a city, county, or region.
Member branches share resources, catalogs, and borrowing privileges: The county library system has twelve branches.
The term also refers to software that manages library operations—cataloging, circulation, and patron records.
- librariansCollection curators at lending institutions
- interlibrary loanBorrowing across institutional collections
- lending servicesTemporary provision of resources
- due dateWhen payment is required
- late feesPenalties for delayed payment
catalogers · card catalog · RFID tags · academic journals · barcode scanners · literacy programs · summer reading · rare books · periodicals · government documents · archivists · public access · research centers · shelving units · reading rooms · quiet study · Dewey Decimal · historical manuscripts
- classificationcategory, classification, group, cataloging, grouping
- classification systemstaxonomy, species, cladogram, dichotomous key, phylum
- reference systemsDewey Decimal, catalog, database, directory, registry
- Chicago governmentalderman, city clerk, city treasurer, precinct, city budget
- academic bodiesacademy, institute, college, university, society
- educational networksschool district, PBS, Khan Academy, Coursera, Ivy League
library systemprivate collection
Items owned, not exhibited
branch library · reading room · personal library · home library