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+/- amenity=library Description Used to mark a library. Used on these elements Useful combination name=* ref:isil=* addr=* contact:website=* contact:phone=* Status Undefined Tools for this tag Combinations worldwide in Australia/Oceania in Europe (list) in Asia (list) in Central America (list) in South America (list) in Africa (list)  (via overpass turbo - help)

According to Wikipedia, “a library is a collection of sources, resources, 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.”. For OpenStreetmap only physical libraries as library buildings and/or as organizations are relevant. To uniquely identify libraries, the “International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organisations (ISIL)” should be used with ref:isil=*.

Tags to use in combination

name=*

ref:isil=* - reference the International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organisations (ISIL)

addr=*

addr:street=*

addr:housenumber=*

addr:postcode=*

...

contact=*

contact:website=*

contact:phone=*

...

opening_hours=*

phone=*, fax=*, email=* or contact:email=*,

building=yes

level=* - for libraries on a specific floor of a building

operator=* ??

Other information

• Opening hours?

Types of libraries

There are many different classification schemas to group libraries by types. Which system to use in OSM is still to be discussed.

• mark a library as open or closed to the public?
• mark a library as academic?
• link the library to the institution it belongs to (for instance a university?)

A special case are library busses, see ref:isil=* for a description.

Applications

• DE:ISIL-Landkarte

Multiple buildings and branches

Open issue!

• Libraries can consist of multiple buildings and may have several branches. In this case the same ISIL is used for all buildings and branches. Maybe a relation can be used. Please document the best way to handle this (with example) if you know a good solution.
• A building can host multiple libraries. Please document the best way to handle this (with example) if you know a good solution.

Similar tags

• amenity=mobile_library - mobile libraries, library buses, bookmobiles.
• tourism=museum - a museum. Many museums have a library. Some museums can also be treated as a library with ISIL.
• shop=books - a bookstore or antiquarian bookshop
• shop=newsagent - a shop primarily selling newspapers, and magazines

References

Related terms: <study> <library>