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In library science and architecture, a stack or bookstack (often referred to as a library building's stacks) is a book storage area, as opposed to a reading area. More specifically, this term refers to a narrow-aisled, multilevel system of iron or steel shelving that evolved in the 19th century to meet increasing demands for storage space. [ 1 ]
A closed stack library contains books and other items that are not available for viewing or browsing by the general public. Many important libraries close their stacks of books to the public, limiting retrieval to professional library staff only (policies on who may use the collections varies). Most private, larger public, and university ...
Some libraries have additional galleries beyond the public ones, where "reference" materials are stored. These reference stacks may be open to selected members of the public while others may require patrons to submit a "stack request" – a request for an assistant to retrieve the material from the closed stacks: see List of closed stack libraries.
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Lyrasis is a non-profit member organization serving and supporting libraries, archives, museums, and cultural heritage organizations around the world. Lyrasis is based in the United States . It was created in April 2009 from the merger of SOLINET and PALINET, two US-based library networks. [ 1 ]
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As of 26 June 2016, the Kilton Library is the only library in the U.S. running a Tor exit node. [33] However, in August of that same year, Kilton Library's IT Manager, Chuck McAndrew, said they still hoped other libraries would run their own, adding, "We always planned on our library simply being the pilot for a larger nationwide program.
After graduating, she became a librarian in the Nursing School of Duke University. While there, she wrote a Guide to library resources in nursing (1980) by Katina P. Strauch and Dorothy J. Brundage. The guide was named one of the outstanding reference books of 1980 by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)'s Choice magazine. [8]