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cybrary, n.
Brit. |ˈsʌɪb(rə)ri|, U.S. |ˈsaɪˌbrɛri|
[Blend of cyber- comb. form and library n.1 Compare slightly earlier cybrarian n.]
A collection of reference material held online; a library which provides access to material held electronically.
1993Orange County (Santa Ana, Calif.) Reg. 29 Mar. d9/4 The new library/cybrary function, the talk-show-host role, and the knowledge-transfer activity are quickly becoming central to corporate strategy. 1999D. Spender in S. Griffiths Predictions 248 She has also persuaded the University of Queensland..to replace their library with a ‘cybrary’, complete with five hundred computers and beanbags instead of desks. 2001Observer 1 Apr. i. 10/5 Now Britain can announce another innovation, this time in the world of e-science, with plans for the world's first ‘cybrary’, or cyber-library. |