LIBRARIE

A BRIEF
HISTORY

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 WHAT IS A
LIBRARY?
a building, room, or organization that
has a collection esp. of books, music,
and information that can be accessed by
computer for people to read, use, or
borrow.
TYPES OF
LIBRARY
1. Academic Library;
2. Special Library;
3. Public Library; and
4. School Library.
Academic Library

serve
colleges and
universities.
Academic Library
serves more specifically
the students, research
scholars, teachers and
staff of the academic
institution
History of Academic
Library
Has started from the
three major periods which
are the colonial period,
the nineteenth and early
twentieth century and the
period of the world war.
History of Academic
Library
The nineteenth and twentieth
century being the period of
transition from just conservation
and preservation of books to
providing accessibility for students
in higher institutions.
History of Academic
Library
Further establishment of
institutions, publication of
books, and increased demand
for periodicals from 1880 to
1885 emphasized the need
for academic libraries.
Special Library
are in specialized
environments, such as
hospitals, corporations,
museums, the military,
private business, and
the government.
History of special Library
The concept of “special
libraries” as a distinctive
category of libraries emerged
in the United Kingdom and
the United States in the
nineteenth century.
History of special Library

The burgeon of various

special library association
ensued the founding of
American Library Association
(ALA) in 1876.
History of special Library
The Medical Library
Association was found in
1898, followed by the
American Association of
Law Libraries (AALL) in
1906.
History of special Library

The Special Libraries

Association (SLA) was
found in 1909 with 20
librarians.
Public Library

serve cities
and towns of
all types.
Public Library (also called circulating library)

is a library which is accessible

by the public and is generally
funded from public sources
(such as tax money) and may be
operated by the civil servants.
Public Library (also called circulating library)

The public library is an

excellent model of
government at its best.
History of public Library
In Cesena, Italy, the first community-
run public library, the Melatestiana
Library, was established in 1447,
provided both secular and religious
texts in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew,
and was fully open to all members
of the public.
History of public Library
Records show that in 1464, provision
was made for a library to be erected in
the house of the Kalendars, and
reference is made to a deed of that
date by which it was "appointed that
all who wish to enter for the sake of
instruction shall have 'free access and
recess' at certain times".
school Library
A school library is a library
within a school where
students, staff, and often,
parents of a public or private
school have access to a
variety of resources.
school Library

The goal of the school library media

center is to ensure that all members
of the school community have
equitable access "to books and
reading, to information, and to
information technology."
History of school Library

The ancient library in

Alexandra, founded in the
fourth century B.C.E., was a
treasure trove of written
manuscripts.
History of school Library
Medieval libraries comprised
collections of hand-copied,
illuminated manuscripts that were
typically created and maintained by
monks and used by privileged
classes; manuscripts were often as
valuable as farms or houses.
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WORLD’S
OLDEST
LIBRARIES
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Al-Qarawiyyin Library
Year Created: 859 CE
Location: Fez, Morocco
Still in Operation: Yes
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Saint Catherine’s Monastery Library
Year Created: between 548 – 565 CE
Location: Sinai, Egypt
Still in Operation: Yes
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Imperial Library of Constantinople
Year Created: c.337 – 361 CE
Location: Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Turkey)
Still in Operation: No – it was destroyed in 1204 CE
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Theological Library of Caesarea
Maritima
Year Created: late 3rd century CE
Location: Caesarea, Israel
Still in Operation: No
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Library of Pergamum
Year Created: c.197 BCE
Location: Pergamum, Turkey
(modern-day Bergama)
Still in Operation: No
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Library of Alexandria
Year Created: 3rd century BCE
Location: Alexandria, Egypt
Still in Operation: No – it was
destroyed
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Royal Library of Ashurbanipal
Year Created: c.668 BCE
Location: ancient Nineveh, the capital of Assyria (near modern-day Mosul, Iraq)
Still in Operation: No – in ruins, but over 30,000 clay tablets and fragments have survived
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Ugarit Library
Year Created: c.1400 – 1200 BCE
Location: Northern Syria
Still in Operation: No – in ruins, but thousands of clay tablets and fragments have survived
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Ebla Library
Year Created: c.2500 – 2250
BCE
Location: near Mardikh, Syria
Still in Operation: No – in ruins,
but about 2,000 complete clay
tablets and 4,700 tablet
fragments have survived
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