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What is the function of the library?
The functions of the library include cultural inheritance, information resources development and social education. Among them, the function of cultural heritage is to collect, process, arrange and scientifically manage these precious literature resources for readers to borrow and use.

The function of developing information resources means that the library collects a large number of literature information resources, and actively developing and widely using these literature resources is also the basis for the library to undertake various functions.

Social education functions include ideological education, building two civilizations, cultural quality education and enriching people's cultural life education.

Library type:

1, international standard:

1974, the international organization for standardization promulgated the chapter of "library classification" in ISO2784- 1974(E), which divided libraries into six categories: national libraries, university libraries, other major non-professional libraries, school libraries, professional libraries and public libraries.

2. The situation in China:

According to the management system (affiliation) of the library. Such as: cultural system library, educational system library, scientific research system library, trade union system library, Communist Youth League system library, military system library, etc.

Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-library