Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The office of librarian.
  • noun The work of a librarian; the management of a library.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The office of a librarian.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun the act of operating of a library; service as a librarian

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the position of librarian

Etymologies

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librarian +‎ -ship

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Examples

  • The Kaleidoscopic Concern - This annotated bibliography on racial and ethnic diversity in librarianship by Kaetrena D. Davis-Kendrick includes new areas of study such as gender issues and white privilege with regard to racial minority and ethnic librarians.

    The Kaleidoscopic Concern from ACRL 2009

  • The fellowship is awarded every two years to a student pursuing graduate studies in librarianship, the information sciences, or a closely related field, who demonstrates intellectual and personal qualities consistent with those of Paul Evan Peters

    CNI announces 2008 Paul Evan Peters Fellowship 2008

  • Uncontrolled Vocabulary - a live discussion of news, trends and topics in librarianship by Greg Schwartz.

    July 2007 2007

  • The future home of Uncontrolled Vocabulary - a live discussion of news, trends and topics in librarianship by Greg Schwartz

    June 2007 2007

  • Uncontrolled Vocabulary - a live discussion of news, trends and topics in librarianship by Greg Schwartz.

    September 2007 2007

  • I feel that the culture of librarianship is distinctly different from other information professions such as computer scientists and IT folks.

    What is a Librarian? Defining a profession 2006

  • I have clear notions of what librarianship is about:

    What is a Librarian? Defining a profession 2006

  • There are a lot of people in librarianship who are smarter than I am.

    On the Pleasure of Finding a Home 2006

  • I suspect that academic law librarianship is going to evolve in one of two directions.

    JD/MLS Student Conference? 2006

  • The user is the magic element that transforms librarianship from a gatekeeping trade to a services profession.

    FRL: The User Is Not Broken: A meme masquerading as a manifesto 2006

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