librarying

English

Etymology

library +‎ -ing

Noun

librarying (uncountable)

1. The accumulation of a library of material.
   • 1983, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice, Home Recording of Copyrighted Works:

     Librarying is when I watch it and then I saw it and then that tape is probably used again at some other time in the future. It could be months later.

   • 1989, Gerald Dworkin, Richard D. Taylor, Blackstone's Guide to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act:

     […] some people record material from television for 'librarying' purposes, that is, they build up a collection of material such as films […]