| Word of the
Week--"library" |
Definition--
a place where literary and artistic materials are kept for study, reference,
reading or for lending.
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Discussion--Libraries are rapidly
changing places in these days of the Internet. Going to a physical
brick and mortar building or having an extensive library of your own
are less necessary if you are connected to the Web. You can find
online searching available for many university and public libraries.
There is also a library to help you access information and
publications available on web, called the Internet Public Library at
www.ipl.org.
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Etymology--Library comes from
the Latin word liber meaning to peel, as in the inner bark of a
tree. This bark was used for writing early manuscripts on, and
became the root of our modern term library.
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| The term used in many other languages is
derived from the root for book
(biblio). |
Foreign
Translations
| German: | Bibliothek (f) |
| Dutch: | bibliotheek (de)
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| French: |
biblioth�que (f) |
| Italian
and Spanish: | biblioteca |
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