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A '''distributed library''' is a collection of materials available for borrowing by members of a group, yet not maintained or owned by a single entity. The [[library catalog]] is maintained on a database that is made accessible to users through the [[Internet]]. This style of library is still in its infancy. Administrative software continues to be developed and distributed.

An early example of this style of library (if not the first of its type) is the [http://www.nongnu.org/dlp/ Distributed Library Project] of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. While distributed libraries are being established in several cities worldwide, the San Francisco Bay Area library still only has a few hundred members.

Another example, which takes a slightly different approach, is the "Unlibrary". In this system, users are free to create communities of any size and scope, rather than a single city-wide community. For instance a church might have its own community, with church members all able to borrow from each other. Users can also have private, invite-only groups.

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==References==

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[[Category:Library science]]

[[Category:Libraries by type]]

[[Category:Types of library]]