Information Science

Library Science

Study of the principles and practices of library administration and services.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Study of the principles and practices of library administration and services.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Library Sciences
  • Science, Library
  • Sciences, Library
  • Librarianship

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

medical librarianship: do not coordinate with MEDICINE

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Tree Number

  1. L01w.583w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Library Science. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007998. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007998
  2. Library Science. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_science
  3. Library Science. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199655