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Knowledge Infrastructure Topics

An information (Knowledge) infrastructure is defined by Pironti (2006) as all of the people, processes, procedures, tools, facilities, and technology which supports the creation, use, transport, storage, and destruction of information.

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Knowledge Infrastructure Professionals

Types of library-science professionals[edit]

Librarian

Application specialist – see integrated library system

Cataloguing librarian – see library catalog

Collections librarian – see library collection development

Electronic resources librarian – see electronic resource management

Law librarian – expert in legal research

Metadata librarian – see metadata

Reference librarian – helps patrons with research

Research instruction librarian – see library instruction

Teacher-librarian

Archivist

Curator

Indexer

Information architect

Information broker

Prospect researcher

Records manager (see Records management)

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Library Types

Academic library

Digital library

National library

Public library

Carnegie library

Research library

Special library

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