Top 45 Most Beautiful Quotations About Libraries, Librarians, Cataloging, Classification, Catalogers, and Library and Information Science. Famous quotes describing why libraries and cataloging important and librarians and catalogers indispensable. Includes inspirational and motivational quotes from famous personalities for personality development, personal development, self-improvement, and achieving greater success in personal and professional life. Below some of these quotes, is included a section "My Take" which is my perspective, opinion, or idea(s) about that quote when its implications are seen with reference to the development of Library and Information Science, Librarianship Studies & Information Technology.
Contents
- Introduction
- Quotes About Libraries : Best quotes about libraries and their importance
- Quotes About Librarians :Best quotes about librarians, catalogers, and library and information professionals on what they do and why they are indispensable for society
- Library and Information Science Quotes :Best quotes about Cataloging, Classification and other important topics in Library and Information Science
- Personality Development Quotes :Best inspirational and motivational quotes for personality development, personal development, and self-improvement of librarians and information professionals
INTRODUCTION
A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing. It provides physical or digital access to material and may be a physical building or room, or a virtual space, or both. A library's collection can include books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, prints, documents, microform, CDs, cassettes, videotapes, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, e-books, audiobooks, databases, and other formats. Libraries range in size from a few shelves of books to several million items. Sidney Sheldon perfectly describes: “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life.”
Laura Bush in her famous quote said: “I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.” Visit your library, get your library card, and you’ll be able to borrow a print or electronic book, use free internet, or attend a course that will improve your digital skills.
The libraries of the world are under threat. Jon Bing makes a point “To ask why we need libraries at all, when there is so much information available elsewhere, is about as sensible as asking if roadmaps are necessary now that there are so very many roads.” Eleanor Crumblehulme says “Cutting libraries during a recession is like cutting hospitals during a plague.”
Libraries are essential in a process of giving citizens access to knowledge. In digital times they are needed more than ever before. In times of the internet, everyone can visit a library without leaving home. It’s just a matter of opening a library website, and you can not only borrow an ebook but also ask the librarian an online question. Most importantly, however, libraries are the places where you can expect smart and clear answers to even the most difficult questions.
Now that we have discussed the importance of libraries, it’s time to through some light on the importance of the role of librarians. Jarrett J. Krosoczka says “It is an awfully sad misconception that librarians simply check books in and out ...” A librarian is a person who is in charge of or works professionally in a library and is responsible for its management and services. The librarian takes care of the library and its resources. Typical job of a librarian includes managing collection development and acquisitions, cataloging, collections management, circulation, and providing a range of services, such as reference, information, instruction, and training services, etc.
The increasing role of technology in libraries has a significant impact on the changing roles of librarians. A 21st-century librarian is required to be very much updated with technological changes. New age librarians are making greater use of emerging technologies in the library management and services to make it more popular and useful among the patrons. According to Neil Gaiman “Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one.” New age librarians are not mere bookworms, they are high-tech information professionals, and clever communicators, helping patrons dive in the oceans of information available in books and digital records. Librarians are teachers, problem solvers, innovators, collaborators, leaders, and learners.
So now let us enjoy and appreciate these famous quotes describing why libraries and cataloging important and librarians and catalogers indispensable (in no qualitative order).
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QUOTES ABOUT LIBRARIES
Best quotes about libraries and their importance.
"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a Library."
Jorge Luis Borges
(1899-1986. Argentine writer)
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"Nothing is pleasanter than exploring a library."
Walter Savage Landor
(1775-1864. English writer and poet)
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"Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life."
Sidney Sheldon
(1917-2007. American writer and producer)
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"The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library."
Albert Einstein
(1879-1955. Theoretical physicist)
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"When in doubt go to the library."
J.K. Rowling
(b. 1965. British novelist, screenwriter, and producer, best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series)
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"Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities."
R. David Lankes
(Professor and Director of the School of Library & Information Science at the University of South Carolina, the Follett Chair at Dominican’s Graduate School of Library & Information Science, and recipient of the American Library Association’s 2016 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship)
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"I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card."
Laura Bush
(b. 1946. Librarian and wife of George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States)
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"Libraries were full of ideas – perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons."
Sarah J. Maas
(b. 1986. American fantasy author) in her novel Throne of Glass.
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"Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world."
Lauren Ward
(b. 1970. American singer and actress)
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"Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library."
Henri Frederic Amiel
(1821-1881. Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic)
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"You want weapons? We’re in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!"
Russell T. Davies
(b. 1963. Welsh screenwriter and television producer) in science fiction series Doctor Who.
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"Cutting libraries during a recession is like cutting hospitals during a plague."
Eleanor Crumblehulme
(Library Assistant, University of British Columbia, Canada)
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"To ask why we need libraries at all, when there is so much information available elsewhere, is about as sensible as asking if roadmaps are necessary now that there are so very many roads."
Jon Bing
(1944-2014. Norwegian writer and law professor at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law)
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Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.
Walter Cronkite
(1916-2009. American broadcast journalist, in American Library Association "Libraries Change Lives" Campaign, 1995)
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QUOTES ABOUT LIBRARIANS
Best quotes about librarians, catalogers, and library and information professionals on what they do and why they are indispensable for society.
"When you absolutely positively have to know, ask a librarian."
American Library Association
"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one."
Neil Gaiman
(b. 1960. English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films)
"The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff."
Timothy Healy
(1923-1992. Former President, New York Public Library)
"In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim."
Linton Weeks
(Washington Post Staff Writer) in Washington Post, January 13, 2001.
"Librarians are almost always very helpful and often almost absurdly knowledgeable. Their skills are probably very underestimated and largely underemployed."
Charles Medawar
(a specialist on medical policy and drug safety, director of a small London-based unit, Social Audit Ltd) in The Social Audit Consumer Handbook: A Guide To The Social Responsibilities Of Business To The Consumer.
"Librarians are tour-guides for all of knowledge."
Patrick Ness
(b. 1971. British-American author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter)
"Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. No libraries, no progress."
Willard Scott
(b. 1934. American weather presenter, author, television personality, actor, clown, comedian and radio personality)
"It is an awfully sad misconception that librarians simply check books in and out. The library is the heart of a school, and without a librarian, it is but an empty shell."
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
(b. 1977. American author and illustrator)
"Who Needs a Librarian and Cataloger When You Have Google and Internet? Well, Who Needs a Teacher When You Have Wikipedia? And, Who Needs a Doctor When You Have WebMD? Just as the Wikipedia Doesn't Replace the Teacher, and WebMD Doesn’t Replace the Doctor, In the Same Way, Google Search and Internet Doesn’t Replace the Librarian and Cataloger."
Salman Haider
(b. 1977. Librarian, cataloger, blogger, and creator of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog)
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"I'm a Librarian, Librarianship is my religion, Libraries are my temple, and Catalog is my key weapon to unlock the wealth of wisdom and knowledge stored in the libraries."
Salman Haider
(Librarian, cataloger, blogger, and creator of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog)
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"A Trained Librarian is a Powerful Search Engine With a Heart."
Sarah McIntyre
(Sarah McIntyre is a British-American illustrator and writer of children's books and comics)
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE QUOTES
Best quotes about Cataloging, Classification and other important topics in Library and Information Science.
"RDA offers libraries the potential to change significantly how bibliographic data is created and used. RDA is a standard for resource description and access designed for the digital world."
OCLC, Librarianship Studies & Information Technology.
"Classification, broadly defined, is the act of organizing the universe of knowledge into some systematic order. It has been considered the most fundamental activity of the human mind."
Lois Mai Chan
(1934-2014. American librarian, author, and professor at the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science, winner of Margaret Mann Citation for her contributions to the library science profession) in the book Cataloguing and Classification: An Introduction.
"Cataloging is an old-fashioned term for resource access and discovery services. With resources increasingly available and accessed electronically, description and access points are vital to discovery and use by students and faculty."
Jan Daniel
(Greenville Technical College, United States) in the book Survey of Emerging Cataloging Practices: Use of RDA by Academic Libraries
"Quality cataloging takes time and money. Without a good catalog, there is no library."
Colin Bitter
(Cataloging Specialist, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, United States) in the book Survey of Emerging Cataloging Practices: Use of RDA by Academic Libraries
"Cutting cataloguing budgets and support year after year and retirement after retirement is hurting the library in the long run and burning out the staff that remains. We need time and resources to learn the new models and standards at the same time we do our day to day work. This is work that now takes a bit longer to do - but in the long run we are making better records. The new linked data models have the potential for revolutionizing the services and information libraries can provide for their users and keep libraries relevant in an increasingly web-based information environment."
Donna Frederick
(Metadata Librarian, University of Saskatchewan, Canada) in the book Survey of Emerging Cataloging Practices: Use of RDA by Academic Libraries
"Quality authority work and attention to authority work by everyone working in the database is ESSENTIAL to the future of library linked data."
B. Iseminger
(Senior Music Catalog Librarian. Harvard University, Music Library, United States) in the book Survey of Emerging Cataloging Practices: Use of RDA by Academic Libraries.
"If you want a future of libraries, it is within you, the librarians. If you want a healthy community that seeks out knowledge, and seeks informed conversation, then advocate for it beyond your walls."
R. David Lankes
(Professor and Director of the School of Library & Information Science at the University of South Carolina, the Follett Chair at Dominican’s Graduate School of Library & Information Science, and recipient of the American Library Association’s 2016 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship)
"There is fantastic information in books. Often when I do a search, what is in a book is miles ahead of what I find on a Web site."
Sergey Brin
(Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin (born August 21, 1973) is a Russian-American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur. Together with Larry Page, he co-founded Google.
"Cataloguing is more than merely ‘processing’ an item. Metadata gives voice to collected works, brings their form and meaning to the surface of discovery, so that collections might be found and enjoyed."
Alissa M.
(Librarian, Cataloger) on Twitter.
"Only librarians like to search, Everyone else likes to find."
Roy Tennant
(Roy Tennant is an internationally recognized thought leader in library technology. He is the owner of the Web4Lib and XML4Lib electronic discussions, and the creator and editor of Current Cites, a current awareness newsletter published every month since 1990. Roy wrote a monthly column on digital libraries for Library Journal for a decade and has written numerous articles in other professional journals. In 2003, he received the American Library Association's LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Excellence in Communication for Continuing Education.)
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PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTES
Best inspirational and motivational quotes for personality development, personal development, and self-improvement of librarians and information professionals. These are my personal favorite quotes which have made a great impact on me and my personality as a librarian. Initially, I intended to make this article as a collection of quotes on libraries, librarians, and library and information science only, but it was when I was reading the book Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella, that I decided to collect these quotes and present to the library and information professionals to empower and enable them to become better persons and professionals. Below some quotes, I have included a section "My Take" which is my perspective, opinion, or idea(s) about that quote when it is seen with reference to the development of Library and Information Science, Librarianship Studies & Information Technology.
"Every person, organization, and even society reaches a point at which they owe it to themselves to Hit Refresh -- to reenergize, renew, reframe, and rethink their purpose. If only it were as easy as punching that little refresh button on your browser. Sure, in this age of continuous updates and always-on technologies, hitting refresh may sound quaint, but still when it's done right, when people and culture re-create and refresh, a renaissance can be the result."
Satya Nadella
(Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft) in his book Hit Refresh.
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"A leader must see the external opportunities and the internal capability and culture--and all of the connections among them--and respond to them before they become obvious parts of the conventional wisdom."
Satya Nadella
(Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft) in his book Hit Refresh.
"I've often said that the best lines of computer code are like poetry. The writer struggles to compress so much thought and feeling into the fewest lines possible while still communicating the fullness of expression."
Satya Nadella
(Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft) in his book Hit Refresh.
"Be the change you want to see in the world."
Mahatma Gandhi
(Father of the nation, India).
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"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
Steve Jobs
(Co-founder of Apple Inc.) in his commencement address at Stanford University in 2005.
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"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
Steve Jobs
(Co-founder of Apple Inc.)
"Life is a 100-meter dash. Time is the race. Timing is of the essence. And success belongs to those who can squeeze the life out of every moment, instant, microsecond."
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- Haider, Salman. Survey of Emerging Cataloging Practices: Use of RDA by Academic Libraries. Primary Research Group, New York, 2016.
- Nadella, Satya. Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone. Harper Business, New York, 2017.
- Portal: Library and information science/Selected quote. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Library_and_information_science/Selected_quote (Accessed March 2018)
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FAQs
Why is library important in life? ›
As gateways to knowledge and culture, libraries play a fundamental role in society. The resources and services they offer create opportunities for learning, support literacy and education, and help shape the new ideas and perspectives that are central to a creative and innovative society.
Why libraries are important facts? ›Public libraries play an important role in supporting education and literacy. They provide countless resources, such as educational materials, trainings, courses, scientific publications, etc. to visitors. Public libraries provide their services not only face-to-face, but some of them have also integrated e-learning.
Why do people love the library? ›Good times and great books, as well as a great mix of friends, entertainment, and reading, are what many conjure up when they think about their library experiences. Other people touch on movie nights held at the library, TVs with headphones, or designated TV sets in the kids' area.
What are the 5 importance of library? ›Libraries play an essential role in local communities by providing access to information and resources, supporting literacy and education, promoting lifelong learning, and serving as a community gathering space. So the importance of libraries can be experienced by all community members.
How libraries are helpful for students? ›A school library facilitates diverse life skills, thereby enhancing personal development in young children. It promotes curiosity, innovation, and critical thinking. It endorses desirable study habits in students. A library is truly integral to the teaching and learning processes.
What is library and its benefits? ›A library is a place where books and sources of information are stored. They make it easier for people to get access to them for various purposes. Libraries are very helpful and economical too. They include books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs, manuscripts and more.
How do we benefit from the library? ›Learn new skills: Libraries often offer free classes/programs where you can learn a new skill, craft, or explore career development opportunities. Quiet study spaces: Libraries have spaces for you to study, work, or read in peace and quiet. Free Wifi: Libraries also offer free Wifi for you to study, work, or read.
What are powerful quotations? ›“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” — Gandhi. “Live for what's worth dying for, and leverage technology to create the world you wish to see.”
What is a smart opening quote? ›Smart quotes are called smart because they depend on a type of artificial intelligence known as autocorrect. At the beginning of a word, autocorrect assumes that you want a left (opening) quotation mark; in the middle of a word or at the end, you'll get an apostrophe or a right (closing) quotation mark.
What is the heart of the library? ›A library functions through the coordination of different departments working together, much like the parts of a body. If your Library was a body, the Technical Services department would be its heart.
Who is the father of library? ›
Ranganathan, in full Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, (born August 9, 1892, Shiyali, Madras, India—died September 27, 1972, Bangalore, Mysore), Indian librarian and educator who was considered the father of library science in India and whose contributions had worldwide influence.
What is a good sentence for library? ›"We live close to a public library." "He spends several hours a day at the campus library." "She has an impressive private library." "She has a huge library of classic books at home."
What is the value of library? ›Public libraries are community hubs that bring people together and close the opportunity gap by connecting people to essential services and resources. Libraries build and support communities of lifelong learners and help Californians enjoy the social and economic benefits that learning brings.
What are the 4 types of library? ›Academic libraries serve colleges and universities. Public libraries serve cities and towns of all types. School libraries serve students from Kindergarten to grade 12. Special libraries are in specialized environments, such as hospitals, corporations, museums, the military, private business, and the government.
What is the main idea of a library? ›Libraries are community hubs. They connect people to information and connect people to people. They are safe havens for kids, providing after-school homework help, games, and book clubs. They offer computer classes, allowing older adults to stay engaged in a digital world.
Why are libraries important for the future? ›Libraries help everyone
Equal access to everyone is a core value of libraries; thus, it includes helping individuals from all different backgrounds and equal opportunity for self-education or personal development. Libraries can specifically help communities and individuals in need.
As gateways to information and culture, libraries play a basic role in society. The resources and services they provide produce opportunities for learning, support accomplishment and education, and facilitate the new ideas and views that are central to an original and innovative society.
What are some 3 word quotes? ›- “I'll be there.”
- “I love you.”
- “Maybe you're right.”
- “I trust you.”
- “Go for it.”
- “Got your back.”
- “How are you?”
- “I want you.”
- “Do the best you can. ...
- “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ―Theodore Roosevelt.
- 'It's never too late to be what you might've been.” ―George Eliot.
- “If you can dream it, you can do it.” ―Walt Disney.
- “Trust yourself that you can do it and get it.” ―Baz Luhrmann.
- 1) Success is No Accident. ...
- 2) Success is Not Final, Failure is Not Fatal: it is the Courage to Continue that Counts. ...
- 3) Don't Count the Days, Make the Days Count. ...
- 4) He Who is Not Courageous Enough to Take Risks Will Accomplish Nothing in Life. ...
- 5) Don't Wait for Opportunity, Create it.
What is a great start quote? ›
"Every moment is a fresh beginning." “It's never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
What is an opening quote? ›An opening quote is an articulate quote that sets the scene for the speech, presentation or writing that is to follow. Usually a deep, famous, poignant and/or funny quote, it helps the presenter (or writer) begin by immediately connecting their audience with the upcoming subject matter.
Why is library important for students life? ›Books make us knowledgeable and the most important part of education. The library is the building or a room where a variety of books are accumulated and kept for reading. The library helps students as well as teachers to gather more knowledge about any particular subject.
How does a library benefit people? ›Libraries are community hubs. They connect people to information and connect people to people. They are safe havens for kids, providing after-school homework help, games, and book clubs. They offer computer classes, allowing older adults to stay engaged in a digital world.
Why libraries are important for students? ›“Research consistently shows that when children have access to good libraries with plenty of good books and with adequate staffing, they read more, and thus do better on reading tests. For children of poverty, libraries are typically the only possible source of reading material.”
How do libraries attract people? ›Create new spaces at the library
As the physical location becomes a living space for meetings and interaction, the libraries need to consider the dynamics at the library and create new spaces. That can be ensured by adding a café on the perimeters and other zones where people can openly interact and exchange knowledge.
- Building Strong and Vibrant Community.
- Connecting People and Ideas.
- Create and Strengthen Communities.
- Development of Community Identity.
- Enrichment by Personal Learning and Recreation.
- Health.
- Managing Library Services for Equity.
- Providers of Government Information.
“A library for me, is a place of knowledge. It is full of different books from various topics and it just waits there for somebody who can come and read. Also, it is a place where to go when I want to study or do deep work because everybody respects the silence and I can work and concentrate in peace.
What is the most important function of a library? ›It would not be wrong to say that a library is the store-house for books of all kinds and on all subjects under the one roof. A good modern library usually subscribes to practically all the important newspapers and periodicals so that these are made available to all those interested in these information sources.