For the history of libraries, see History of libraries.
Library history is a subdiscipline within library science and library and information science focusing on the history of libraries and their role in societies and cultures.[1] Some see the field as a subset of information history.[2] Library history is an academic discipline and should not be confused with its object of study (history of libraries): the discipline is much younger than the libraries it studies. Library history begins in ancient societies through contemporary issues facing libraries today.[3] Topics include recording mediums, cataloguing systems, scholars, scribes, library supporters and librarians.[4]
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^Murray, Stuart (2009). The Library an illustrated history. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60239-706-4.
^Hildenbrand, Suzanne, red. (1996). Reclaiming the American library past: Writing the women in Norwood, N.J.: Ablex.
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