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vr.tr.library · thing-q7075
Let an agent handle libraries by type, location, collections, services, membership and access rules.
Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity Which library.
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.
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.
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.
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
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- green library, Carnegie library, chitalishte, Idea Store, community library, library of things, public library, proximity library of Galicia, public library of Japan, private library of Japan, state public library, public libraries in North America
What it is Filled
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.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle libraries by type, location, collections, services, membership and access rules.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Collections plus access
- Public, academic, national and special libraries
- Membership usually free for public libraries
- Libraries of things lend objects
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Disclose what a patron has borrowed or searched without their consent or a lawful order.
- Remove or hide materials because of their viewpoint without the library's decision.
- Damage or remove rare or archival materials.
- Copy protected works beyond what the law allows.
Only with a human decision
- Withdrawing materials from the collection.
- Banning a patron from the library.
May
- Catalogue, lend and recommend materials following the library's policies.
- Help patrons find information and use library services.
Moral aspects Filled
- Libraries protect free access to information and the privacy of readers.
- Censorship and surveillance of reading chill free thought.
Who is affected
- Library patrons
- Authors and publishers
- The public
Owners Filled
Steward
The library's governing body, often a public authority or institution.
Master systems
- Library catalogues and union catalogues
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q101542346 - registry parent class
- Q2221906 - registry parent class
- Q294163 - registry parent class
- Q58326331 - registry parent class
related
- book and document - collections
- public institution - organisation
- education - services
- software library - another sense
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.library
- Wikidata: Q7075 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7075)
- ISIL: International Standard Identifier for Libraries library codes
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Library buildings and signs
- Online catalogues
- Community forms such as chitalishte or Idea Stores
- Buildings with shelves, reading areas and computers; mobile and digital libraries also exist.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- join and borrow
- search catalogues
- use study spaces and computers
- request inter-library loans
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Outdated opening hours
- Closures
- Privacy of borrowing records
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Public library legislation
- IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto
- Copyright exceptions for libraries
Context of use required Filled
- Free access to knowledge, reading, learning and community space.
- public libraries
- academic libraries
- national libraries
- special libraries
- community libraries and libraries of things
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q7075: library - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Library - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should library types be separate entries?
- How should ISIL codes be linked?
- How should software libraries be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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