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The library must either have an article dedicated to it in Wikipedia already, or have a reasonable expectation of an article. National libraries, libraries of major research universities, and regional libraries with unique holdings, history, etc, are all good to include; the average public library of a small town is unlikely to ever be worth an article, and so should not be listed here. Stan 05:31, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC)
What next, a list of sweetshops? Andy Mabbett 21:22, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
It should be obvious that any list of libraries must be restricted to those that are article-worthy, whether or not the article has been written yet. I'd be willing to bet that there are less than a thousand of those, maybe just a couple hundred even. For most libraries there is simply not anything interesting to be said about them, ergo no article or list entry to worry about. Stan 22:00, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)
I added the Jenkins Law Library to this list because they are the oldest law library in America. I am working with the librarians to get an article going in the near future ... just FYI :) -- Talia 19:28, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I added the Los Angeles Central Library. With the third largest amount of book and periodical holdings in the U.S., I think it is noteworthy. CancerOfJuly
I don't know, but what about the Vancouver Public Library, third largest in Canada? It does have its own article. 205.250.51.238 02:54, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
This is an impossibly broad list with no definition. There is a point in list of (notable) public libraries , or list of research libraries, etc, but no purpose whatever in a combined list. The combination should be handled with categories. I propose a split. DGG 05:23, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
I think two separate list need to be made. One that lists name of Libraries in alphabet order and another that list Libraries by country/or city in alphabet order.
As it currently stand its too confusing.
Bill Sat Mar 7, 2007 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.98.127.45 ( talk) 10:19, 7 April 2007 (UTC).
Importance is not just a matter of size. Lists in Wikipedia are preferred if they give more information than a simple list of name, which could be done as well as a category. At the very least an indication of location and size and type and special feature justifying importance should be given. See WP:LIST. Bare lists tend to get proposed for deletion. How to organize it is a matter of choice. I would go by country. Lists of libraries of special types can go in articles fort hat type. DGG ( talk) 09:19, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
The list was already alphabetical, but it didn't have a new section for each letter, which I added, as well as reordering some so as not to include the "the" in the alphabetical list. Please do not remove this list. If you want there to be a list by region, please add it in a new section, and don't remove this order. UNIT A4B1 ( talk) 20:33, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
I regionalized just USA libraries up to but not including the O's of the alphebatized list, excaptfor these:
UNIT A4B1 ( talk) 21:18, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
What do you think about changing the appearance of the article like the German Wiki: de: Liste von Bibliotheken. To divide the libraries into countries is clearer and better. -- 78.43.121.238 ( talk) 20:19, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
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The format of
List of newspapers is very appealing to me though--
222.67.204.235 (
talk) 11:09, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
see above. An alphabetical and a regional list would be best. UNIT A4B1 ( talk) 21:27, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
Is this a list of Library systems (meaning the organizations themselves) or of library buildings (meaning the actual physical structure)? I see examples of both here. Opinions? -- Olegkagan ( talk) 21:47, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
It appears Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Library of Alexandria are the same thing (both in Egypt), if I am not mistaken their external link point to the same website. —M@sssly ✉ 20:53, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
This list is way too overbroad and unmaintainable. An alphabetical list of all libraries of all types in the entire world? If properly expanded, it would be unusable in its current form. I'm retiring this list as {{ Historical}}. Assuming no objections are made, it will eventually be changed into a redirect, pointing to a list of lists. Of course, the edit history of this old list will remain available, if needed. In the meantime, you may look at existing lists in Category:Lists of libraries, or better yet, go directly to Category:WikiProject Libraries categories which is being reorganized. Categories will always be the most current source of available articles, as lists have to be built and maintained by hand. If you wish to join the effort to dust off and revitalize library-related articles, you are welcome to join us at Wikipedia:WikiProject Libraries. Thanks! LibraryGeek ( talk) 08:17, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
Since this is a list article about notable libraries, shouldn't we remove red-linked entries? - Fylindfotberserk ( talk) 10:21, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
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The library must either have an article dedicated to it in Wikipedia already, or have a reasonable expectation of an article. National libraries, libraries of major research universities, and regional libraries with unique holdings, history, etc, are all good to include; the average public library of a small town is unlikely to ever be worth an article, and so should not be listed here. Stan 05:31, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC)
What next, a list of sweetshops? Andy Mabbett 21:22, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)
It should be obvious that any list of libraries must be restricted to those that are article-worthy, whether or not the article has been written yet. I'd be willing to bet that there are less than a thousand of those, maybe just a couple hundred even. For most libraries there is simply not anything interesting to be said about them, ergo no article or list entry to worry about. Stan 22:00, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)
I added the Jenkins Law Library to this list because they are the oldest law library in America. I am working with the librarians to get an article going in the near future ... just FYI :) -- Talia 19:28, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I added the Los Angeles Central Library. With the third largest amount of book and periodical holdings in the U.S., I think it is noteworthy. CancerOfJuly
I don't know, but what about the Vancouver Public Library, third largest in Canada? It does have its own article. 205.250.51.238 02:54, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
This is an impossibly broad list with no definition. There is a point in list of (notable) public libraries , or list of research libraries, etc, but no purpose whatever in a combined list. The combination should be handled with categories. I propose a split. DGG 05:23, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
I think two separate list need to be made. One that lists name of Libraries in alphabet order and another that list Libraries by country/or city in alphabet order.
As it currently stand its too confusing.
Bill Sat Mar 7, 2007 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.98.127.45 ( talk) 10:19, 7 April 2007 (UTC).
Importance is not just a matter of size. Lists in Wikipedia are preferred if they give more information than a simple list of name, which could be done as well as a category. At the very least an indication of location and size and type and special feature justifying importance should be given. See WP:LIST. Bare lists tend to get proposed for deletion. How to organize it is a matter of choice. I would go by country. Lists of libraries of special types can go in articles fort hat type. DGG ( talk) 09:19, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
The list was already alphabetical, but it didn't have a new section for each letter, which I added, as well as reordering some so as not to include the "the" in the alphabetical list. Please do not remove this list. If you want there to be a list by region, please add it in a new section, and don't remove this order. UNIT A4B1 ( talk) 20:33, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
I regionalized just USA libraries up to but not including the O's of the alphebatized list, excaptfor these:
UNIT A4B1 ( talk) 21:18, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
What do you think about changing the appearance of the article like the German Wiki: de: Liste von Bibliotheken. To divide the libraries into countries is clearer and better. -- 78.43.121.238 ( talk) 20:19, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
---
The format of
List of newspapers is very appealing to me though--
222.67.204.235 (
talk) 11:09, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
see above. An alphabetical and a regional list would be best. UNIT A4B1 ( talk) 21:27, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
Is this a list of Library systems (meaning the organizations themselves) or of library buildings (meaning the actual physical structure)? I see examples of both here. Opinions? -- Olegkagan ( talk) 21:47, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
It appears Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Library of Alexandria are the same thing (both in Egypt), if I am not mistaken their external link point to the same website. —M@sssly ✉ 20:53, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
This list is way too overbroad and unmaintainable. An alphabetical list of all libraries of all types in the entire world? If properly expanded, it would be unusable in its current form. I'm retiring this list as {{ Historical}}. Assuming no objections are made, it will eventually be changed into a redirect, pointing to a list of lists. Of course, the edit history of this old list will remain available, if needed. In the meantime, you may look at existing lists in Category:Lists of libraries, or better yet, go directly to Category:WikiProject Libraries categories which is being reorganized. Categories will always be the most current source of available articles, as lists have to be built and maintained by hand. If you wish to join the effort to dust off and revitalize library-related articles, you are welcome to join us at Wikipedia:WikiProject Libraries. Thanks! LibraryGeek ( talk) 08:17, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
Since this is a list article about notable libraries, shouldn't we remove red-linked entries? - Fylindfotberserk ( talk) 10:21, 1 December 2019 (UTC)