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Library and Information Society

Notes interpreted as having intrinsic value relative to today’s marketing approaches, where membership
lists are frequently bought and sold). Our library makes use of the internet as a medium of delivery
for its reading material. Download of any of the material is not possible through the website
presentation. Code is written to prevent such. To prevent download by users whom are savvy
enough to have understanding of how to retrieve files from the cache of web pages, the structure is
such that each comic overwrites the cache of the previous comic, hence; making copying as difficult
as is reasonably possible. Because download and save of the books is not reasonably possible, the
delivery of the material does NOT constitute distribution.

3.1 Definition of a Library

The website is fully functional and cross browser compliant, and is written in code that is the most
clean (i.e., it requires no download of a tool for viewing nor does it add any kind of tracking cookies
to your computer, nor does it have any code that identifies your computer when visiting the site). We
make mention of these facts so that no one feels apprehensive about visiting it. The site is very “family
oriented” and contains no material of a sexual nature, nor does it contain any material that would not
be appropriate for a child to review.
The laws of the United States support our position and our usage and creation of a library, and;
because we don’t require membership nor does our library incur fees for late returns of rented
literature, our library is a more pure form of non-profit than is a community public library, or even
the Library of Congress. To this extent, it isn’t possible to make a donation to our library, hence
there are zero dollars transacted.
Additionally, our library does not contain any material that would be interpreted as advertisement
(i.e., there does not exist links to other web sites nor any other medium to promote profit or any
form of revenue for anyone, either directly or indirectly). Hence, there is no financial gain by its
existence that would or could be appreciated by any person or organization or corporation or
community. If our presentation of literature is interpreted as being in conflict with copyright laws,
then so too is every library in existence.
A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, books, and services, and the structure in
which it is housed: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a
private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books. The term can
mean the collection, the building that houses such a collection, or both.
Public and institutional collections and services may be intended for use by people who choose not
to—or cannot afford to—purchase an extensive collection themselves, who need material no
individual can reasonably be expected to have, or who require professional assistance with their
research.
However, with the collection of media other than books for storing information, many libraries are
now also repositories and access points for maps, prints, or other documents and works of art on
various storage media such as microform (microfilm/microfiche), audio tapes, CDs, LPs, cassettes,
videotapes, and DVDs. Libraries may also provide public facilities to access CD-ROMs, subscription
databases, and the Internet.
Thus, modern libraries are increasingly being redefined as places to get unrestricted access to
information in many formats and from many sources. In addition to providing materials, they also
provide the services of specialists, librarians, who are experts at finding and organizing information
and at interpreting information needs.
The term “library” has itself acquired a secondary meaning: “a collection of useful material for
common use,” and in this sense is used in fields such as computer science, mathematics and statistics,
electronics and biology.

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