A multimedia library is a public institution functioning as a library, containing not only paper and electronic books, newspapers and magazines, but also multimedia materials like videos (movies, documentaries) and sound recordings (music, audio books).
A multimedia library is distinct from a hybrid library, which – sensu stricto – contains only books and e-books. Multimedia, by definition, includes also pre-digital non-book materials.
Notable examples
- Sendai Mediatheque, Japan (founded 2001)
- Multimedia Language Centre [it], Merano, Italy (founded 2002)
See also
- cinematheque (film archive)
References
- An example of holdings at the Multimedia Library Archived 2013-03-21 at the Wayback Machine of the Central European University, Budapest
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