librarianship

[ lahy-brair-ee-uh n-ship ]
/ laɪˈbrɛər i ənˌʃɪp /
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noun

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

Origin of librarianship

First recorded in 1870–75; librarian + -ship

OTHER WORDS FROM librarianship

sub·li·brar·i·an·ship, noun

Words nearby librarianship

libido, libman-sacks endocarditis, libor , libra, librarian, librarianship, library, library binding, library card, library edition, library of congress

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British Dictionary definitions for librarianship

librarianship
/ (lɪˈbrɛərɪənʃɪp, laɪ-) /

noun

the professional administration of library resources and services Also: library science