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Definition of Depository library
1. Noun. A depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study.
Specialized synonyms: Athenaeum, Atheneum, Circulating Library, Lending Library
Terms within: Carrel, Carrell, Cubicle, Stall, Reading Room, Stacks
Generic synonyms: Deposit, Depositary, Depository, Repository
Lexicographical Neighbors of Depository Library
Literary usage of Depository library
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Information Management: Electronic Dissemination of Government Publications edited by Linda D. Koontz (2001)
"This shift in costs to the end user or to libraries was also recognized by the
depository library Council. The Council noted that although this shift is an ..."
2. Papers and Proceedings of the ... General Meeting of the American Library by General Meeting, American Library Association (1907)
"We then write to the department for the report, Hnd most likely receive a polite
letter stating that as we are a depository library it cannot give us a ..."
3. Guide to the Study and Use of Reference Books by Alice Bertha ( Kroeger, Isadore Gilbert Mudge, American Library Association (1908)
"A "depository" library is one that is designated to receive, store, ... In every
large city or town there is usually at least one depository library. ..."
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