(しりょうしつ)

しりょうしつ
noun
reference room; archive room; document room
1. reference room; archive room; document room
A room in a library, office, museum, or company where documents, records, and reference materials are stored and consulted. Made of 資料(しりょう) (materials, reference data) + (しつ) (room).
資料室(しりょうしつ)(ふる)新聞(しんぶん)調(しら)べた。
I looked up old newspapers in the reference room.
その(ほん)資料室(しりょうしつ)にあります。
That book is in the reference room.
会社(かいしゃ)資料室(しりょうしつ)には過去(かこ)契約書(けいやくしょ)保管(ほかん)されている。
The company's document room stores past contracts.

資料(しりょう) (materials, reference data) + (しつ) (room). A room set aside for keeping and consulting documents and reference materials, found in libraries, museums, schools, and offices.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 資料室(しりょうしつ)調(しら)べる: to do research in the reference room
  • 資料室(しりょうしつ)保管(ほかん)する: to keep in the archive room

RELATED:

  • 図書室(としょしつ): library room — for books to read or borrow, as opposed to reference materials