library science

noun

: the study or the principles and practices of library care and administration

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Baker returned to school in the depths of the Great Depression to earn a library science degree and began to hunt for a job in 1934, an effort hampered, Regina Sierra Carter writes in her dissertation on Baker, by her race, gender, marital status, and the economy. April White, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2025 The report singles out farm and home management educators—as well as postsecondary economics, business, and library science teachers—as roles with relatively high AI applicability. Preston Fore, Fortune, 31 July 2025 Hayden holds a PhD in library sciences and was nominated to the post in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 May 2025 Sarah is also a cycling instructor and full-time graduate student studying library science. Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for library science

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of library science was circa 1904

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“Library science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/library%20science. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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