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librametry en · NOUN

Etymology

From library + -metry; coined in 1948 by S. R. Ranganathan.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The application of statistics and operations research to the running of a library.
    • In fact the philosophy and sociology of librarianship indicates the need for the formation of a new discipline which I would call Librametry. 1948, Indian Librarian, page 57: