librarianship

[ lahy-brair-ee-uhn-ship ]

noun

1. a profession concerned with acquiring and organizing collections of books and related materials in libraries and servicing readers and others with these resources.
2. the position or duties of a librarian.

Other Words From

• subli·brari·an·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of librarianship¹

First recorded in 1870–75; librarian + -ship

Example Sentences

The practical emphasis in these four bibliographies betrays the training of their authors in librarianship.

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Ludibria ventis followed, and the success of these two volumes gained for Autran the librarianship of his native town.

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There are one or two other features of librarianship which merit passing mention.

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There is another thing that we ought to do, and that is to give attention to the more scholarly side of librarianship.

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A course preparing for the professional work of librarianship cannot be complete without the study of library administration.

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