library science

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

• n. The principles, practice, or study of library administration.

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• n. 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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• n. the study of the principles and practices of library administration