librarianship

[ lahy-brair-ee-uhn-ship ]
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noun
  1. a profession concerned with acquiring and organizing collections of books and related materials in libraries and servicing readers and others with these resources.

  2. the position or duties of a librarian.

Origin of librarianship

1
First recorded in 1870–75; librarian + -ship

Other words from librarianship

  • sub·li·brar·i·an·ship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for librarianship

librarianship

/ (lɪˈbrɛərɪənʃɪp, laɪ-) /


noun
  1. the professional administration of library resources and services: Also: library science

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