Academic libraries
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Academic libraries
- Works on academic libraries in special fields, such as law school libraries, are entered under headings for special libraries, e.g. [Law libraries; Business libraries;] etc.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076584
- info:lc/authorities/sh85076584
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85076584#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- College libraries
- Libraries, University and college
- University libraries
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Related Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Libraries, University and college
Sources
- found: Work cat.: Branch libraries in ARL institutions, 1983.
- found: ALA glossary, 1983 (Academic library--a library forming an integral part of a college, university, or other academic institution for postsecondary education, organized and administered to meet the information needs of students, faculty, and affiliated staff of the institution; College library--1. alibrary established, supported, and administered by a college to meet the information needs of its students, faculty, and staff and to support its instructional and research programs. 2. in a univeristy library system, a library with a collection related to the work of a particular college, administered separately by the college or as a unit of the university library; University library--a library, or system of libraires, established, supported, and administered by a university to meet the information needs of its students and faculty and support its instructional, research, and service programs)
- found: LC database, Mar. 13, 1992 (academic libraries; college libraries; university libraries)
- found: LC pattern: Research libraries
LC Classification
- Z675.U5
General Notes
- Works on academic libraries in special fields, such as law school libraries, are entered under headings for special libraries, e.g. [Law libraries; Business libraries;] etc.
Change Notes
- 2005-01-24: new
- 2005-03-09: revised
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