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amenity
library
Description
A place to read and/or borrow books.
Rendering in
OSM Carto
Group:
amenities
Used on these
elements
Useful combination
ref:isil
=*
website:catalogue
=*
books
=*
addr:*
=*
opening_hours
=*
See also
amenity
mobile_library
amenity
public_bookcase
amenity
library_dropoff
tourism
museum
amenity
archive
amenity
toy_library
amenity
bicycle_library
shop
books
shop
newsagent
Status:
de facto
amenity
library
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StyleInfo
A library is a collection of books and other media that can be read and/or borrowed.
Contents
How to map
Tags to use in combination
Types of libraries
3.1
Lending Libraries
3.2
Reference Libraries
3.3
Topic of the collection
Libraries embedded in a larger establishment
Applications
Multiple buildings and branches
See also
How to map
Create a
node
for the library on the building it is located. Tag it with
amenity
library
and
name
=*
If the building isn't on the map yet, draw an
area
along the outline of the library building. Add tags there.
If the library is located inside a building with multiple uses, create a
node
on the building.
Tags to use in combination
addr:*
=*
- for the physical address of the library
alt_name
=*
- if the library has multiple names
short_name
=*
opening_hours
=*
opening_hours:url
=*
check_date:opening_hours
=*
phone
=*
website:catalogue
=*
website
=*
- for the official website of the library. If the only official site is a social media page such as Facebook, use
contact:facebook
=*
or the like.
contact:*
=*
ref:isil
=*
- reference the International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organisations. ISIL includes museums and archives centres.
operator
=*
- for the entity operating the library. If it is part of a larger library system, use this tag for the name of that system (e.g. "Hawaii State Public Library System")
operator:type
=*
- for the type of organisation operating the library, e.g. "public", "university", "private", ...
operator:wikidata
=*
- for the operator's Wikidata entry, if available
books
=*
to indicate if a certain flavour of books can be found there, e.g.
books
children
books
cooking
books
anarchism
, …
rental
=*
- to indicate the types of items that the library lends out from its collection
internet_access
=*
- if the library provides internet to visitors
wikidata
=*
- for the corresponding Wikidata entry, if available
wikipedia
=*
- for the corresponding Wikipedia article about the library, if available
Types of libraries
Lending Libraries
lending library
, sometimes referred to as a "public library" or "community library", allows users to borrow books and other media. Some institutional libraries may be lending libraries as well. These can be tagged with
rental
book
, along with other media types if available, e.g.
rental
book;dvd;tool
Reference Libraries
reference library
, sometimes referred to as a "reading room" or "special collection", only allows users to view media on-site, and does not lend out its collection. These can be tagged with
rental
no
Topic of the collection
The usual term for referring to the library content(s) is
collection
or collections.
While there are many generic libraries, there are also many libraries which focus on a specific topic (e.g. architecture, chemistry, law, French literature, archeology, ...). Currently there doesn't yet seem an established way to tag this.
In addition to singular topic libraries there are some general libraries that also have an additional concentration on one specific topic. In some areas the topics are scattered between the libraries so that an inter-library loan of specialist knowledge maybe provided by the libraries as a group using this additional concentration on specialist topics.
The collection(s) is (are) composed of items on various
material
, generally specified as books, periodicals, records (musical or video), posts, manuscripts, archives, artworks…).
Libraries embedded in a larger establishment
One can keep in mind that a library may be physically independent or may be not and for decades, the British National Library used to be one of the British Museum sections. There is no clear limit between a library and an information or documentation centre.
Suggestion: treat the embedded libraries as a particular service of the capping institution, except the public libraries which are subsidies of public corporations or nonprofit organizations or incorporated on their own.
Mapping indoor with "sub-icons" could be considered in the future.
Applications
DE:ISIL-Landkarte
Multiple buildings and branches
As with all functions (points of interest), you should distinguish the library (function/service) from the physical building(s) in which it is located, i.e. you should prefer distinct OSM objects for each.
Libraries can consist of multiple buildings and may have several branches. In this case the same ISIL is used for all buildings and branches.
If different names are commonly used for each location, then each building or branch should be mapped as separate feature. Branch libraries in different neighborhoods or towns should be mapped as separate features.
If several buildings in one general area are considered one library with a single name, they may be mapped as an
area
with a closed way or a
multipolygon
relation.
A building can host multiple libraries. In this case, each library can be mapped as a separate node within the building outline, or optionally each library can be mapped as a separate area, if each library is limited to part of the building.
See also
amenity
mobile_library
- mobile libraries, library buses, bookmobiles.
amenity
public_bookcase
- a public bookcase. e.g., in old telephone booths.
tourism
museum
- a museum. Many museums have a library. Some museums can also be treated as a library with ISIL.
amenity
archive
- an archive
amenity
toy_library
amenity
bicycle_library
- for bike share programs also called "library"
shop
books
- a bookstore or antiquarian bookshop
shop
newsagent
- a shop primarily selling newspapers, and magazines
amenity
library_dropoff
- a remote dropoff location for a library
Library
on Wikipedia
Related terms
: ‹
study
› ‹
library
› ‹
knjižnica
(hr)
Retrieved from "
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