These institutions are using the Bath Protocol to remedy the outdated Z39.50 protocol. S. R. Ranganathan’s (“RUNG-guh-nah-thun’s”) fifth rule of these institutions calls them “growing organisms.” Many of these institutions are moving from proprietary ILSes (“I-L-S’s”) like Voyager to open-source Koha and Evergreen for their next-generation OPACs, called discovery systems. MARC standards are used at these institutions to standardize machine-readable records, supporting authority control. Information from these institutions is collected in union catalogs like OCLC’s WorldCat. Study of these institutions, which is grouped with information science, involves understanding acquisitions, circulation, and reference. These institutions are organized by the Dewey Decimal System. For 10 points, name these institutions that loan patrons books. ■END■
ANSWER: libraries [or library; prompt on archives; reject “bookshop(s)” or “bookstore(s)”]
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