Talk:Library

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Incorrect lede definition

The lede section of the article states "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, often in a quiet environment conducive to study" However, Webster's Dictionary defines a library as "a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale; a collection of such materials." It would appear that the dictionary definition is more authoritative than the relatively weak citations given, especially considering the fact that the article contains no disambiguation qualifiers such as "Library (accademic)" etc. Psychstudent007 (talk) 22:26, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

I don't see what the problem is. There is a disambiguation link in the hatnote. Dictionary definitions may differ, and you haven't provided a good reason why we should consider the definition that you quoted to be especially authoritative. The definition that you quoted seems to me to be close in meaning to the current first sentence in the article, and you haven't explained why you prefer it. Biogeographist (talk) 22:39, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Merged sections "Digital libraries" and "Digital libraries"

Hi! I merged the two duplicate sections and removed information that is better suited to the digital library article itself. Aiue (talk) 14:46, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

"Libry" listed at Redirects for discussion

File:Information.svg The redirect Libry has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Template:Slink until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 07:17, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

The oldest libraries

The world’s oldest known library is the ancient library of Ebla which dates back to 2500 – 2250 BCE. It predates the library of Ashurbanipal. It is rather strange why that’s not mentioned in the history section.

Sources:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/25541212.pdf?acceptTC=true

“The discovery of the ancient library of Ebla is much more recent than. Assurbanipal's, though the library itself is much more ancient”

https://brill.com/downloadpdf/book/edcoll/9789004305069/B9789004305069_006.xml

Whatsupkarren (talk) 09:44, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Hey, I don't really understand what you're saying - could you put your request in a "Change x to y" format? Or has the article already been edited to your satisfaction?

JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 23:38, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

@Whatsupkarren

JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 23:38, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Let's try not to perpetuate stereotypes

I posted this in the Public library but it does apply for other library articles as well. I am concerned that folks are choosing the photos of Western libraries that represent the best libraries with the best high-tech, while choosing "quant" library photos from non-Western counties that are not their best libraries or most high-tech services but perpetuate the myth of backwardness. We can do better. Myotus (talk) 15:58, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

"Liberry" listed at Redirects for discussion

File:Information.svg The redirect Liberry has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Template:Slink until a consensus is reached. Jalen Barks (Woof) 12:33, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

What should be the relationship of this article with others?

Hello, Having just merged Library branch and Library system here, I was wondering what we should do with Library consortium and List of library consortia? I think the linking between the two articles is weak, so if nothing else, we should increase that. However, I think a better solution would be to, at the very least, merge the list into the library consortium article, and define better the inclusion criteria. Not sure. JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 23:15, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes I agree the linking is weak, definitely any improvement of that would be great, merging wouldn't improve it too much. I don't see much value in the list of library consortia (but don't think it should be gone! perhaps it would be useful to someone googling for a list I dunno). Both articles are very USA dominant though, perhaps needs an overhaul of clearer copywriting, I would be interested in researching the landscape in Europe. Rhagfyr (talk) 17:58, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Google Ngram: link

What if we moved consortia -> system, @Rhagfyr? I totally understand if not, but was just thinking about this earlier. JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 20:22, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

With the current content the library consortium article is quite long and Library/Types/Library System is only a short paragraph under types in the main Library article, in fact I think there also needs to be a Library Consortia paragraph there, perhaps neatly after System with a link out to the main article and the list of consortia. Consortia and systems share some similar aspects but are quite different entities as consortia can be stock/acquisitions based networks and not just strictly top down management Rhagfyr (talk) 14:00, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Merger discussion

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result of this discussion was to merge. Jimmyjrg (talk) 17:03, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

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Request received to merge articles: Multimedia library into Library; dated: February/2025. Proposer's Rationale: The article Multimedia library is out of date and lacking in information or references. As far as I have seen, the term Multimedia Library isn't widely used, and Library is more widely used for libraries that hold multimedia alongside books, etc.. Discuss here. Jimmyjrg (talk) 21:50, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

• Support per reasons above

RedactedHumanoid (talk) 03:00, 10 February 2025 (UTC)

• Merge per WP:MERGEREASON. Redundancy and lack of notability. Many libraries also handle multimedia materials. Itzcuauhtli11 (talk) 22:15, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Media Library

I have merged the Media library article to Library#Media_libraries. I mostly took information from the French article for Médiathèque. If anyone wants to expand this section it would be a great source to start.--Jimmyjrg (talk) 17:34, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 19:39, 21 February 2025 (UTC)