Library

:Alternative meanings: Library (computer science), Library (electronics), Library (biology)

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In its traditional sense, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. It can refer to an individual's private collection, but more often it is a large collection that is funded and maintained by a city or institution. This collection is often used by people who choose not to, or can not afford to, purchase an extensive collection themselves.

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However, with the collection or invention of media other than books for storing information, many libraries are now also repositories and access points for maps, prints or other artwork, microfilm, microfiche, audio tapes, CDs, LPs, video tapes and DVDs, and provide public facilities to access CD-ROM databases and the Internet.

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Thus, modern libraries are increasingly being redefined as places to get unrestricted access to information in many formats and from many sources. More recently, libraries are understood as extending beyond the physical walls of a building, providing assistance in navigating and analyzing tremendous amounts of knowledge with a variety of digital tools.

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Library (computer science): In computer science, a library is a collection of subprograms used to develop software. Libraries are distinguished from executables in that they are not independent programs; rather, they are "helper" code that provides services to some other independent program. Today the vast majority of the code...

Library (electronics): In electronic design, library often refers to a collection of cells, macros or functional units that perform common operations and are used to build more complex logic blocks. A standard cell library is a collection of low level logic functions such as AND, OR, INVERT, flip-flops, latches and buffer...

Library (biology): In molecular biology, a library is a collection of molecules in a stable form that represents some aspect of an organism. Two common types of libraries are complementary DNA (cDNA) libraries and genomic libraries. The nucleotide sequences of interest are preserved as inserts to a plasmid. A cDNA li...

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