Multimedia library

A multimedia library is a public institution functioning as a library, containing not only paper and electronic books, newspapers and magazines, but also multimedia materials like videos (movies, documentaries) and sound recordings (music, audio books).[1]

The multimedia library (médiathèque) of Roanne, France

A multimedia library is distinct from a hybrid library, which – sensu stricto – contains only books and e-books. Multimedia, by definition, includes also pre-digital non-book materials.

Notable examples

gollark: What's tachyon?
gollark: Metric centihobbits.
gollark: Decainches?
gollark: So, what, kilofeet?
gollark: I'm completely maybe entirely serious. Metric is much more consistent and easier to convert than the imperial system.

See also

References

  1. An example of holdings at the Multimedia Library Archived 2013-03-21 at the Wayback Machine of the Central European University, Budapest


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