a library consisting of specialized documents and providing facilities for undertaking exhaustive investigation, a library containing a comprehensive collection of materials in a specific field, academic discipline, or group of disciplines, including primary and secondary sources, selected to meet the information needs of serious researchers, avalikku teenust osutav raamatukogu, mille ülesanne on teadusinformatsiooni kogumine, säilitamine, töötlemine ja kättesaadavaks tegemine, esinduslikult teaduskirjandust sisaldav, ka teadusasutusena toimiv raamatukogu, bibliothèque de consultation contenant des ouvrages spécialisés, ancillaires à la recherche exhaustive dans un ou plusieurs domaines du savoir