What are the characterictic type of library?

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What are the characterictic type of library?

• academic library" class='external' title="academiclibrary - These libraries are located on the campuses of colleges and universities and serve primarily the students and faculty of that and other academic institutions. Some academic libraries, especially those at public institutions, are accessible to members of the general public in whole or in part.
• public library" class='external' title="publiclibrary or public lending libraries - These libraries provide service to the general public and make at least some of their books available for borrowing, so that readers may use them at home over a period of days or weeks. Typically, libraries issue library" class='external' title="libraryto community members wishing to borrow books. Many public libraries also serve as community organizations that provide free services and events to the public, such as reading groups and toddler story time.
• research library" class='external' title="researchlibrary - These libraries are intended for supporting scholarly research, and therefore maintain permanent collections and attempt to provide access to all necessary material. Research libraries are most often academic library" class='external' title="academiclibrary or national library" class='external' title="nationallibrary, but many large special libraries have research libraries within their special field and a very few of the largest public libraries also serve as research libraries.
• school library" class='external' title="schoollibrary - Most public and private primary and secondary schools have libraries designed to support the school's curriculum.
• Special libraries - All other libraries fall into this category. Many private businesses and public organizations, including hospitals, museums, research laboratories, law firms, and many government departments and agencies, maintain their own libraries for the use of their employees in doing specialized research related to their work. Special libraries may or may not be accessible to some identified part of the general public. Branches of a large academic or research libraries dealing with particular subjects are also usually called "special libraries": they are generally associated with one or more academic departments. Special libraries are distinguished from special collections 1" class='external' title="specialcollections 1, which are branches or parts of a library intended for rare books, manuscripts, and similar material.
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