Synonym for the word "Library"?

CommanderROR · 12-04-2006, 02:38 PM

Hi!

My girlfriend is working on a university project that is supposed to reorganize and relabel the library of her university section. She's a design student.

In the course of that project, the paticipants are supposed to find an alternative name for the "Library".

Since it's not really easy, I though i'd get some outside help and ask all of my friends here at mobileread for advice. Since we are all book-minded people, maybe somebody will come up with a good solution. It's one of the good-old paper-book-libraries by the way...

The synonym should be either German or English. Either a synonym for "library (bibiolthek) in general or design-library (Bibliothek des Fachbereichs Gestaltung).

Thanks for your suggestions!

Leaping Gnome · 12-04-2006, 02:56 PM

Book house? Reading Repository? Homeless shelter? Libraries were originally temples so Book Temple? Where Librarians Work? Book assemblage?

No good single synonym word I can think of.

Apparently in German all three of these mean library:
Deutsch (German)
n. - Bibliothek, Bücherei, Sammlung

NatCh · 12-04-2006, 04:04 PM

Let me see....

Archive, stacks, repository, collection, compendium ....

That's the best I can do with with I've got here.

yvanleterrible · 12-04-2006, 05:15 PM

The best is knowledge bank or knowledge repository.

tcv · 12-04-2006, 06:51 PM

"Dear CommandorROR,

Copyright infringement houses. Pirate Headquarters. Houses of Ill-Gotten Gains.

Sincerely,

Publishers of America"

jæd · 12-05-2006, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

Hi!

My girlfriend is working on a university project that is supposed to reorganize and relabel the library of her university section. She's a design student.

In the course of that project, the paticipants are supposed to find an alternative name for the "Library".

Why...? Whats wrong with "library"...? Says what it is... Or is that too "old-fashioned"

How about "biblo-tek"

CommanderROR · 12-05-2006, 03:18 AM

I don't think anything is wrong with the word library (Bibliothek), and neither does my girlfriend, but apparently the professor who leads the project think's it's too old-fashined or something. I personally don't think it makes sense to change the name...

Thanks for your suggestions so far, more are welcome, especially from the German-Speakers...

12-04-2006, 02:38 PM	#1
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Synonym for the word "Library"? Hi! My girlfriend is working on a university project that is supposed to reorganize and relabel the library of her university section. She's a design student. In the course of that project, the paticipants are supposed to find an alternative name for the "Library". Since it's not really easy, I though i'd get some outside help and ask all of my friends here at mobileread for advice. Since we are all book-minded people, maybe somebody will come up with a good solution. It's one of the good-old paper-book-libraries by the way... The synonym should be either German or English. Either a synonym for "library (bibiolthek) in general or design-library (Bibliothek des Fachbereichs Gestaltung). Thanks for your suggestions!

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12-04-2006, 02:56 PM	#2
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Book house? Reading Repository? Homeless shelter? Libraries were originally temples so Book Temple? Where Librarians Work? Book assemblage? No good single synonym word I can think of. Apparently in German all three of these mean library: Deutsch (German) n. - Bibliothek, Bücherei, Sammlung

12-04-2006, 04:04 PM	#3
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Let me see.... Archive, stacks, repository, collection, compendium .... That's the best I can do with with I've got here.

12-04-2006, 05:15 PM	#4
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	The best is knowledge bank or knowledge repository.

12-04-2006, 06:51 PM	#5
tcv Addict Posts: 330 Karma: 596 Join Date: Oct 2006	"Dear CommandorROR, Copyright infringement houses. Pirate Headquarters. Houses of Ill-Gotten Gains. Sincerely, Publishers of America"

12-05-2006, 03:18 AM	#7
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I don't think anything is wrong with the word library (Bibliothek), and neither does my girlfriend, but apparently the professor who leads the project think's it's too old-fashined or something. I personally don't think it makes sense to change the name... Thanks for your suggestions so far, more are welcome, especially from the German-Speakers...

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