Scribd
Upload
178 views11 pages

Types of Libraries

This document discusses different types of libraries. It describes private libraries, which are owned by individuals and often reflect their interests. Public libraries are open to all and funded publicly to serve educational and cultural needs. Academic libraries include school libraries for primary education, college libraries that support undergraduate programs, and university libraries which are integral to research and postgraduate work. The conclusion reiterates that the type of library depends on the audience and information needs it aims to fulfill.

Uploaded by

Gashbin .muhamad
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
178 views11 pages

Types of Libraries

This document discusses different types of libraries. It describes private libraries, which are owned by individuals and often reflect their interests. Public libraries are open to all and funded publicly to serve educational and cultural needs. Academic libraries include school libraries for primary education, college libraries that support undergraduate programs, and university libraries which are integral to research and postgraduate work. The conclusion reiterates that the type of library depends on the audience and information needs it aims to fulfill.

Uploaded by

Gashbin .muhamad
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 11

Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research


Sulaimani University - College of Engineering
Architecture Department

Different Types of Libraries

Prepared by : Supervisors :
Dania Diar Mr.Aram Abdulwahid

Gashbin Abdulrahman Mr.Shazad Jalal

Helin Mahmood

Aso Arian

Shahram Jamal

Wshyar Bakhtiar
Introduction :

Library is the store-house of knowledge for posterior use. Human knowledge


can be recorded and preserved in different media. Some years back,
documents written or printed in paper were considered as the best medium.
But with the development of science and technology today electronic
multimedia have been widely used for preservation of knowledge in the
libraries of any kind whether it may be public, academic, national or special
library. Since the beginning of civilization human beings have been putting
emphasis on storing of information in different ways. However it must be
admitted that libraries in ancient times were not like those of the present days.
Libraries are dynamic and grow along with human civilization. The urge of
social, economic, intellectual and cultural improvement necessitates the
development of different kinds of libraries.
Table of Contents
Introduction:...........................................................................................................................2
Types of Libraries : ........................……….............................................................................3
Private Library: ......................................................................................................................4
Public Library:......................................................................................................…...............5
Academic Library:............................................................................................................…...6
A.School Library:…………………………………………………………………………………..7
B.College Library:………………………………………………………………………………….8
C.University Library:……………………………………………………………………………….9
Conclusion:………………………………………………………………………………………….10
Resources:…………………………………………………………………………………………..11
Types of Libraries :
Here are three types of libraries:

Private Library:

A private library is a library under the care of private ownership, in contrast to that of a public
institution, and is usually only established for the use of a limited number of people, or even
a single person.
Private libraries often reflect the interests of the owner and the depth of collection in specific
area of interests can go far deeper than the level of collection public libraries can attain.
Almost all early libraries were private or semi-private libraries; the idea of a public library did
not emerge until the middle of nineteenth century. The earliest libraries belonged to kings,
temples, and other individuals and institutions, and were usually restricted to nobility,
aristocracy, scholars, or priests.
Private libraries also served as archives that held documents of royal families, genealogical
charts, private medical records, military histories, and other personal records of the king or
ruler. Private libraries for citizens became possible after the invention of the printing press,
which allowed individuals to develop personal collections
Public Library:

Public Library is defined as a library which is accessible to the public and generally funded
from public source and may be operated by civil servant. Public library, as its name
suggests, it is for the people, by the people and of the people. It exists from civilization of
mankind and act as the important custodian of human culture, knowledge and social
customs Public libraries are constantly serving community functions and are performing
various important roles in educational, economic, political, social and cultural development of
the country.
Educational role of a library can hardly be over-emphasized, both as complementary in
formal education and as the provider of informal education, which are essential for the
development of people. Public library service is necessary for the presentation of universal
literacy. Public library provides the following method to spread education.

• To help the lifelong education on and all to furnish up to date facts and information to one
and all.

• To distribute in an unbiased and balanced way all shades of recorded views and thoughts
to one and as a help in the discharge of their political functions in respect of Local, National
and International affairs.

• To contribute the productivity by informing top management about the latest trends in
diverse enterprises by pleasing back the minds of researchers, scientists and technicians.

• To preserve the literacy remains of humanity for posterity, as vehicle of culture and as a
source material for research to work for all the continued social well being as the agency in
charge of all socialised recorded thoughts.

• To assist people to contribute to the growth of knowledge that such use of knowledge as
will promote personal and social well-being.

• To develop their creative and spiritual capabilities to make them more capable in their daily
occupations to discharge political and social obligations and to become better members of
home and community.

• To keep pace with progress in all fields of knowledge and education.


Academic Library:

Academic library is the library which is attached to academic institutions like schools,
colleges and universities. An academic library serves more specifically the students,
research scholars, teachers and staff of the academic institution. Main objective of an
academic library is to give maximum learning materials to its clientele so that they may be
fully educated in their respective level. Academic libraries are categorized into school
libraries, college libraries and university libraries
A.School Library:

A school library is a learning laboratory, providing a variety of instructional media, essential


for optimum support of the education programme. The purpose of the school library is to
attain the objectives of the educational programme. It concerns with the development of
effective methods of thinking, inculcation of social attitudes, acquisition of important
information and promoting growth and development among the children. The function of the
school library is to help the students in the process of their self-discovery, to adopt high
ideals in life, improve scholastic efficiency through self-study and to develop the capacity for
critical thinking.
B.College Library:

College performs an important function in educational processes . A college without a library


is like a tree with no roots. The status of every college is measured through the position of
the library that it maintains. Hence every college library should become a teaching
instrument in itself. A college library is expected to support the objectives of the college.
Thus, the basic function of a college library is to assist its parent body to carry out its
programmes.
C.University Library:

A library is more important in a University, because a library can do without a University


where as a university cannot function without a library. A university library is an integral part
of the institution. It is primarily maintained for the benefit of students, officers, faculty
members and for those who are engaged in research work. It plays a very important role in
the national life of the community by acquiring material for educational use for the benefit of
students and teaching departments.

Tokyo University of Science Library


Conclusion:

These are generally the types of libraries that people come across on an everyday basis.
The idea behind each type of library is specific, but at the end of the day, the idea is to
acquire, store, and categorize information according to the convenience of the people who
visit them. So the types of libraries are classed not according to the physical structural
differences between them or the number of books they contain but the type of people they
cater to and the type of information they are supposed to provide to the people who visit.
Resources :

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Public_library

https://www.lisedunetwork.com/types-libraries-academic-public-national-special-librar
y/

https://www.lisedunetwork.com/public-library-2/

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Private_library

You might also like