library science

noun

: the study or the principles and practices of library care and administration

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Growing up, Branch's mother worked as a library assistant and took library science college classes at night. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 Sarah is also a cycling instructor and full-time graduate student studying library science. Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024 Kahle bolstered his studies with courses in history, Buddhism, and library science, even as many of his MIT peers treated the humanities like gym class. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024 The course became the prototype for the first degree program in library science for African Americans, which opened in 1925 at Hampton Institute in Virginia. Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for library science 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of library science was circa 1904

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“Library science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/library%20science. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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