Timeline for Can repertoire be used with respect to a library's books?
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| Aug 10, 2022 at 15:23 | comment | added | David K | Even a small neighborhood branch library may have a program for children in the afternoon. Can one say that a collection of books has a program for children? No. So even a small neighborhood branch library is not just a collection of books, though it almost surely has one. My home library, on the other hand, is just a collection of books. It doesn't "have" a collection of books. So a library can just be a collection of books, but it is not at all "strange" for it to have a collection of books. Usually when people say "library" they mean the latter kind of library. | |
| Aug 10, 2022 at 13:59 | comment | added | Mitch | @DavidK, Jason I edited to reflect the general meaning of library and its nuances. | |
| Aug 10, 2022 at 13:57 | history | edited | Mitch | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
typos, 'has' elaboration
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| Aug 10, 2022 at 13:32 | comment | added | Jason Goemaat | A library is not a collection, it is a building or institution that collects and maintains books and other materials. There may be maps as mentioned by @WeatherVane, audio, video, newspapers, magazines, other documents, microfiche, etc. | |
| Aug 10, 2022 at 2:46 | comment | added | David K | "A library -is- a kind of collection ... ." My wife the librarian says, "What am I, chopped liver?" Especially nowadays, people go to libraries for much more than just the books. | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 15:04 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | Stock is the professional term. | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 12:57 | comment | added | Weather Vane | Well yes, you had my vote. | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 12:57 | comment | added | Mitch | @WeatherVane Yes, I'm starting to realize that. The canonical idea of a library (the first thing you think of) is that the library -is- a collection. But if you know the context of say a large library with special parts, then 'had' is surely fine. (and really it is not that bad for a plain library, it just sounded a little off to me and that was the explanation I found). | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 12:54 | comment | added | Weather Vane | Libraries do have collections: the Bodleian has collections of maps, manuscripts, etc. | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 12:47 | comment | added | Mitch | 'Collection' is what a library is so that is correct. but 'had' is what is the problem. And while the replaced version 'The library was a collection...' is right, it sounds tautological ... well this is getting into style choice and opinion about what sounds best, which I can't really tell. | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 12:44 | history | edited | Mitch | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 9, 2022 at 12:43 | comment | added | Nirabhra | Oh, so it's best to avoid using even 'collection'? | |
| Aug 9, 2022 at 12:42 | vote | accept | Nirabhra | ||
| Aug 9, 2022 at 12:41 | history | answered | Mitch | CC BY-SA 4.0 |