Libraries that serve the staff within government agencies.

San Jose State University

- Medical libraries
- Law libraries
- Corporate libraries
- Government agency libraries

Types of Special Libraries

Shumaker, David. (2018). Special Libraries. In McDonald, J. D., & Levine-Clark, M (Eds.), Encyclopedia of library and information sciences (Fourth ed, pp.4361-4369). CRC Press. https://doi-org.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/10.1081/E-ELIS4


Special Library as Place

A medical library assists in finding information related to health and patient care. It is often found in medical or academic institutions.

Medical Libraries

A library used by law professionals and students in order to research law and legislative history.

Law Libraries

Government Agency Libraries

A library that serves the staff in a private corporation.

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