A library (from the Greek βιβλιοϑήκη, composed of βιβλίον, biblion – “book”, and ϑήκη theca – “deposit”), in the traditional definition of the term , is a physical space where books, three-dimensional documents, and other collections are kept.

Current concept of a Library

However, this old concept of "book depository" has now been redefined as "a physical or virtual space/environment intended for the collection of information for the purpose of assisting research and schoolwork or for practicing the habit of reading, whether this material is printed on paper or digitized and stored in other types of media, such as CDs, tapes, VHS, DVDs, or databases ( PDF or Word files). A place for collecting information – books, monographs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, manuals, three-dimensional documents, newspapers, and magazines."

Magazines and newspapers are classified as periodical material and are also organized and stored in a section of the library called the newspaper archive – a space specifically for this type of informational material.

The discipline that governs the operation of libraries is library science , where Ranganathan's Laws or the Five Laws of Library Science are the fundamental principles. Libraries are also called CDIs (documentation and information centers).

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