librarianship

[ lahy-brair-ee-uhn-ship ]

/ laɪˈbrɛər i ənˌʃɪp /

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noun

a profession concerned with acquiring and organizing collections of books and related materials in libraries and servicing readers and others with these resources.

the position or duties of a librarian.

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Origin of librarianship

First recorded in 1870–75; librarian + -ship

OTHER WORDS FROM librarianship

sub·li·brar·i·an·ship, noun

Words nearby librarianship

libidinous, libido, LIBOR , libra, librarian, librarianship, library, library binding, library card, library edition, Library of Congress

How to use librarianship in a sentence

The practical emphasis in these four bibliographies betrays the training of their authors in librarianship.
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies|Archer Taylor
Ludibria ventis followed, and the success of these two volumes gained for Autran the librarianship of his native town.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
There are one or two other features of librarianship which merit passing mention.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various
There is another thing that we ought to do, and that is to give attention to the more scholarly side of librarianship.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various

A course preparing for the professional work of librarianship cannot be complete without the study of library administration.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various

British Dictionary definitions for librarianship

librarianship

/ (lɪˈbrɛərɪənʃɪp, laɪ-) /

noun

the professional administration of library resources and servicesAlso: library science

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British Dictionary definitions for librarianship