KBLI 911—Library and Archives Activities

Where 911 sits

1. S Arts, Sports, and Recreation
2. 91 Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Other Cultural Activities
3. 911 Library and Archives Activities

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 9111 Library Activities
• 9112 Archive Activities

What 911 includes

• This group includes all activities related to the management, maintenance, preservation, and appraisal of libraries and archives.
• This group includes: - documentation and information activities in various libraries and archives, including reading rooms, listening rooms, and viewing rooms, which provide library and archive services to the general public or to specific groups such as students, scientists, employees, etc.; - operation of public archives (at the government, regional, or local level) or private archives (archives of artists, historians, writers, etc.); - organization of library collections, whether cataloging specialized collections or not; - lending and storage of books, maps, periodicals, films, recordings, tapes, works of art, archives, etc.; - retrieval activities to fulfill information requests, etc.

911 in other systems