单词 | librarian |
释义 | librarian (once / 1472 pages) n A librarian is someone who works in a library maintaining books and information and lending them to patrons. If you have a research project ahead of you, make friends with the librarian. There are many different types of librarians, from archivists who care for, organize, and lend very old or valuable documents; to school librarians who organize book-related projects and buy books and electronic resources that are appropriate for the students they serve. To become a librarian, you might want to get an advanced degree in library science. The Latin root of librarian is liber, "book." In the 17th century, a librarian was known as a "library-keeper." WORD FAMILYlibrarian: librarians, librarianship+/librarianship: librarianships/library: librarian, libraries USAGE EXAMPLESWhen Roston entered the Crown Heights branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, she confessed to the first librarian she saw and handed over the copy. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) "The building is stunning and people are often overwhelmed and surprised at the interior," said librarian Jane Riley. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) Stacking multiple fake conferences at the same hotel is a common practice, says Jeffrey Beall, a tenured University of Colorado Denver librarian. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) n a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper bibliothec Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931) cataloger, cataloguer a librarian who classifies publication according to a categorial system professional, professional person a person engaged in one of the learned professions |
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