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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.


librarianship British  
/ lɪˈbrɛərɪənʃɪp, laɪ- /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of librarianship

First recorded in 1870–75; librarian + -ship

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Cleary graduated from the University of Washington’s School of Librarianship and worked as a children’s librarian in Yakima.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2021

She graduated from the School of Librarianship at the University of Washington, worked as a librarian in Yakima, and has received the highest alumni honor at UW.

From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2021

“In some places, entire school libraries are in the situation where they have to do fundraising to receive books,” said Audrey Church, director of the School Librarianship graduate program at Longwood University.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2020

Librarianship really felt like a calling to me, honestly.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2017

This second volume in the series of Classics of American Librarianship is devoted to library work with children.

From Library Work with Children by Hazeltine, Alice Isabel

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