library
Let an agent handle libraries by type, location, collections, services, membership and access rules.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle libraries by type, location, collections, services, membership and access rules.
An institution and place that collects, organises and provides access to books, media and information, and increasingly to services such as internet access, learning spaces and libraries of things.
What it is for: Free access to knowledge, reading, learning and community space.
It can be join and borrow; search catalogues; use study spaces and computers; request inter-library loans.
Distinguishing features
Collections plus access
Public, academic, national and special libraries
Membership usually free for public libraries
Libraries of things lend objects
What it looks like
Buildings with shelves, reading areas and computers; mobile and digital libraries also exist.
How it is recognised
Library buildings and signs
Online catalogues
Community forms such as chitalishte or Idea Stores
Related models
holds - collections
is a kind of - organisation
provides - services
is confused with - another sense
In practice
Families and kinds
public libraries
academic libraries
national libraries
special libraries
community libraries and libraries of things
Identifiers
ISIL International Standard Identifier for Libraries library codes
Standards and regulation
Public library legislation
IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto
Copyright exceptions for libraries
Failure modes and hazards
Outdated opening hours
Closures
Privacy of borrowing records
Also called
+231
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.library-2
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Which library.
Identity and access.
Location
Where.
Location
Location and hours.
- Where is the library, and when is it open? provenance
- Which type is it? definition
Membership
Joining.
Membership
Membership rules.
- Who can join, and how? action
- Is it free? definition
Collections What it holds.
Collections are the core.
Holdings
Books and media.
Holdings
Holdings.
- What does it hold, and how is it searched? definition
- Is an item available? action
Digital
E-books and databases.
Digital
Digital resources.
- Which digital resources are offered? definition
- How are they accessed? action
Services Beyond books.
Libraries offer many services.
Spaces
Study and events.
Spaces
Spaces and events.
- Which spaces and events are available? definition
- Do they need booking? action
Accessibility
For all.
Accessibility
Accessibility.
- Is the library accessible? measurement
- Are accessible formats available? definition
Privacy Reader records.
Reading records are private.
Records
Borrowing data.
Records
Record privacy.
- How are borrowing records protected? boundary
- Who can see them? boundary
Policies
Rules.
Policies
Library policies.
- What are the loan and conduct policies? provenance
- How are fines handled? definition
What the second pass must settle
- Should library types be separate entries?
- How should ISIL codes be linked?
- How should software libraries be split off?