Reference desk
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The reference desk or information desk of a library is a public service counter where professional librarians provide library users with direction to library materials, advice on library collections a
Librarian, Ballard Carnegie Library, Seattle, Washington c. 1907
Library circulation
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Library circulation or library lending comprises the activities around the lending of library books and other material to users of a lending library.
Reference desk
…services that are provided at a reference desk may vary depending on the type of library, its purpose, its resources, and its staff. The services of circulation and reference desks are also sometimes combined. Reference services did not become commonplace in libraries until the late 1800s. These services initially…
Circulation desk at the University of Texas at Arlington's Central Library
A date due slip showing checkout and return activity from 1983 to 2002
Date due slip from Harvard's Lamont Library