CIVILIZATION
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the characteristics of modern libraries are: Modern libraries have a social function in making knowledge publicly available. They play two pivotal roles, firstly, to serve as a local center of information and knowledge and secondly, to be a local gateway to national and global knowledge.
Detailed explanation-2: -The oldest known library was assembled by Ashurbanipal, King of the Assyrians, between 668 and 631 BCE. It was located in his royal palace in Nineveh (in present-day northern Iraq, near Mosul), and included some 30, 000 clay tablets, inscribed with cuneiform writing.
Detailed explanation-3: -1. The Library of Ashurbanipal. The world’s oldest known library was founded sometime in the 7th century B.C. for the “royal contemplation” of the Assyrian ruler Ashurbanipal. Located in Nineveh in modern day Iraq, the site included a trove of some 30, 000 cuneiform tablets organized according to subject matter.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cataloging provides information such as author’s names, titles, and subject terms that describe resources, typically through the creation of bibliographic records. The records serve as surrogates for the stored information resources.