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library reference service

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library reference service

Summary

library reference service ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • library reference service is operated by public services librarian[2].
  • library reference service is a type of information services[3].
  • library reference service is a type of library service[4].
  • library reference service's Commons category is recorded as Reference desks[5].
  • library reference service's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Reference desks[6].
  • library reference service's different from is recorded as reference[7].
  • library reference service's different from is recorded as reference librarian[8].
  • library reference service's female form of label is recorded as Auskunftsbibliothekarin[9].
  • library reference service's studied by is recorded as library science[10].
  • library reference service's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q140249898[11].
  • library reference service's P14541 is recorded as 11ppVe[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include information services[3] and library service[4].

Why It Matters

library reference service ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Collaborative Reference Database library science Utrecht documentation system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → reference-services
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: reference-services, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289962899|reference services (#289962899)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  2. 9w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → public services librarian
    Subclass of → information services, library service
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P279]] to [[Property:P137]]"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 11ppVe
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → information services, library service
    Different from → reference, reference librarian
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529470705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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