International Dictionary of Library Histories
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It has a long and rich tradition of excellent libraries dating back to the fourth century b.c. In India three types of libraries existed during ... in Bihar between the fifth and 12th centuries a.d. Nalanda University had the largest library in Asia during the ancient period. ... of libraries was the establishment of academies, such as Calcutta Madrassa and Calcutta Sanskrit College, to which libraries were attached.