[LIS-Forum] What types of libraries are there? : General Information

[sri priya]

What types of libraries are there? 

Libraries can be categorized into four basic types:
1. public libraries,
http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/Public_Libraries/
2. school libraries,
http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/School_Libraries/

3. academic libraries,
http://www.yahoo.com/Reference/Libraries/University_Libraries/,

and 4. special libraries, which include:
Law libraries
http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Law/Legal_Research/Libraries/

Medical libraries
http://www.yahoo.com/Health/Reference/Libraries/ 
Art libraries http://www.yahoo.com/Arts/Libraries/ 
Science and engineering libraries
http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Libraries/ 
http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Engineering/Libraries/ 
Music libraries
http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Libraries/ 
Government libraries
http://www.yahoo.com/Government/Documents/Libraries/ 
or any of the many libraries which serve organizations
requiring, or providing, specialized information (see
Special Libraries Assoc., 
http://www.sla.org/.)

Regards,
S.Sripriya


      

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