librarianship

American  

[lahy-brair-ee-uhn-ship] / laɪˈbrɛər i ənˌʃɪp /

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.

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librarianship British  

/ lɪˈbrɛərɪənʃɪp, laɪ- /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• sublibrarianship
  noun

Etymology

Origin of librarianship

First recorded in 1870–75; librarian + -ship

Example Sentences

A year later, she earned a degree from the University of Washington’s school of librarianship and went to work as a children’s librarian in Yakima, Wash.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2021

However, by the third grade, she was a reading pro and she went on to specialize in librarianship after attending the University of Washington, Seattle.

From Fox News • Mar. 26, 2021

One of the core values of librarianship, said Andrea Jamison, a lecturer in library science at Valparaiso University in Indiana, is upholding the principles of intellectual freedom — which include challenging censorship.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2019

Brogan: Your first training was in reference librarianship?

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2017

First he tried for a Charity Commissionership; then for the librarianship of the House of Commons.

From Matthew Arnold by Saintsbury, George