Meanings
nounlibrarianship (countable and uncountable, plural librarianships)
plural librarianships
- countableuncountableThe act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
For several years, Booklegger has been serving readers interested in radical librarianship, alternative books sources, and feminism, and now it has published a guide called The Passionate Perils of Publishing.
1979 April 14, Peg Cruikshank, “Publish or Perish”, in Gay Community News, page 10
Origin
- Englishlibrarian
- Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
- Englishlibrarianship
Translations
Czech knihovnictví
- knihovnictvíthe act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
Hebrew ספרנות
- ספרנות (safranut)the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
Indonesian kepustakawanan
- kepustakawananthe act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
Irish leabharlannaíocht
- leabharlannaíochtthe act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
Polish bibliotekarstwo
- bibliotekarstwothe act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
Turkish kütüphanecilik
- kütüphanecilikthe act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
Welsh llyfrgellyddiaeth
- llyfrgellyddiaeththe act of operating of a library; service as a librarian
Cite this entry
APA
librarianship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/librarianship
MLA
“librarianship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/librarianship. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “librarianship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/librarianship.
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