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| More recently, libraries are understood as extending beyond the physical walls of a building, by including material accessible by electronic means, and by providing the assistance of librarians in navigating and analyzing tremendous amounts of [[knowledge]] with a variety of digital tools. | | More recently, libraries are understood as extending beyond the physical walls of a building, by including material accessible by electronic means, and by providing the assistance of librarians in navigating and analyzing tremendous amounts of [[knowledge]] with a variety of digital tools. |
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− | The term "library" has itself acquired a secondary meaning: "a collection of useful material for common use," and in this sense is used in fields such as [[computer science]], [[mathematics]] and [[statistics]], [[electronics]] and [[biology]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library] | + | The term "library" has itself acquired a secondary meaning: "a collection of useful material for common use," and in this sense is used in fields such as [[computer science]], [[mathematics]] and [[statistics]], [[electronics]] and [[biology]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library] |
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| ==Directories of libraries== | | ==Directories of libraries== |
− | * [http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/hqops/library/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet22.cfm American Library Association's list of largest US libraries] | + | * [https://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/hqops/library/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet22.cfm American Library Association's list of largest US libraries] |
− | * [http://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats/ lib-web-cats: A directory of over 39,000 worldwide libraries spanning 139 countries maintained by Marshall Breeding] | + | * [https://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats/ lib-web-cats: A directory of over 39,000 worldwide libraries spanning 139 countries maintained by Marshall Breeding] |
− | * [http://www.liblinks.org LibLinks - Directory of library resource links organized by US states] | + | * [https://www.liblinks.org LibLinks - Directory of library resource links organized by US states] |
− | * [http://www.techbio.info/resources/libweb LibWeb - Directory of library servers via WWW] | + | * [https://www.techbio.info/resources/libweb LibWeb - Directory of library servers via WWW] |
− | * [http://www.sylviamilne.co.uk/libcats.htm Libraries of the World and their Catalogues compiled by a retired librarian] | + | * [https://www.sylviamilne.co.uk/libcats.htm Libraries of the World and their Catalogues compiled by a retired librarian] |
− | * [http://libraries.theeuropeanlibrary.org/libraries_en.xml National libraries of Europe] | + | * [https://libraries.theeuropeanlibrary.org/libraries_en.xml National libraries of Europe] |
− | * [http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_bib UNESCO Libraries Portal - Over 14000 links worldwide] | + | * [https://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_bib UNESCO Libraries Portal - Over 14000 links worldwide] |
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| ==Other resources== | | ==Other resources== |
− | * [http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/chb/ Centre for the History of the Book] | + | * [https://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/chb/ Centre for the History of the Book] |
| * [[:wikisource:|Wikisource]], ''The Free Library'' | | * [[:wikisource:|Wikisource]], ''The Free Library'' |
− | * [http://www.ibiblio.org/librariesfaq/ Libraries: Frequently Asked Questions] | + | * [https://www.ibiblio.org/librariesfaq/ Libraries: Frequently Asked Questions] |
− | * [http://www.ifla.org/ International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions] | + | * [https://www.ifla.org/ International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions] |
− | * [http://www.jenkinslaw.org/researchlinks/index.php?rl=207 Professional Library Associations from Jenkins Law Library] | + | * [https://www.jenkinslaw.org/researchlinks/index.php?rl=207 Professional Library Associations from Jenkins Law Library] |
− | * [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15327 A Library Primer], by John Cotton Dana, 1903, setting out the basics of organizing and running a library | + | * [https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15327 A Library Primer], by John Cotton Dana, 1903, setting out the basics of organizing and running a library |
| * [https://humanexperience.stanford.edu/feature-libraries ''Memory’s Library'' explores the origins of the modern library] | | * [https://humanexperience.stanford.edu/feature-libraries ''Memory’s Library'' explores the origins of the modern library] |
− | * [http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78 A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries] | + | * [https://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78 A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |