library science

noun

An interdisciplinary science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study topics related to libraries, the collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information.

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Meanings

nounlibrary science (countable and uncountable, plural library sciences)

plural library sciences

  1. countableuncountableAn interdisciplinary science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study topics related to libraries, the collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 圖書館學 /图书馆学
  • 圖書館學 /图书馆学 (túshūguǎnxué)interdisciplinary science
Czech knihovnictví
  • knihovnictvíinterdisciplinary science
Estonian raamatukoguteadus
  • raamatukoguteadusinterdisciplinary science
Finnish kirjastotiede
  • kirjastotiedeinterdisciplinary science
French bibliothéconomie
  • bibliothéconomieinterdisciplinary science
Hungarian könyvtártudomány, könyvtártan
  • könyvtártudományinterdisciplinary science
  • könyvtártaninterdisciplinary science
  • könyvtár- és információtudományinterdisciplinary science
Italian biblioteconomia
  • biblioteconomiainterdisciplinary science
Japanese 図書館学
  • 図書館学 (toshokangaku)interdisciplinary science
Persian دانش کتابداری
  • دانش کتابداریinterdisciplinary science
Polish bibliotekoznawstwo
  • bibliotekoznawstwointerdisciplinary science
Portuguese biblioteconomia
  • biblioteconomiainterdisciplinary science
Russian библиотекове́дение
  • библиотекове́дение (bibliotekovédenije)interdisciplinary science
Spanish biblioteconomía
  • biblioteconomíainterdisciplinary science
Swedish biblioteksvetenskap
  • biblioteksvetenskapinterdisciplinary science
Tamil நூலகவியல்
  • நூலகவியல் (nūlakaviyal)interdisciplinary science
Turkish kitaplık bilimi
  • kitaplık bilimiinterdisciplinary science
Vietnamese khoa học thư viện
  • khoa học thư việninterdisciplinary science
Cite this entry
APA

library science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/library%20science

MLA

“library science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/library%20science. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “library science,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/library%20science.

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