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reading room

space set up in a library or an archive service, intended to allow the public to consult the documents on the spot
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reading room

Summary

reading room has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • reading room is a type of library interior[2].
  • reading room is a type of room[3].
  • reading room is part of library[4].
  • reading room is part of archive building[5].
  • reading room is used for reading[6].
  • reading room's Commons category is recorded as Reading rooms[7].
  • reading room's different from is recorded as Q12645978[8].
  • reading room's different from is recorded as reading society[9].
  • reading room's studied by is recorded as library science[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include library interior[2] and room[3].

Use and Application

reading room is used for reading[6]. Part of include library[4] and archive building[5].

Why It Matters

reading room has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

library science

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_reading-room_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{reading room}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/reading-room}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → library, archive building
    Has use → reading
    Different from → Q12645978, reading society
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8851, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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