Which term describes an institution-type such as academic libraries, public libraries, and school libraries?

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Describing a group of institutions that all serve as places to collect, organize, and provide access to information fits the term that names this category of libraries. By specifying academic, public and school library, we’re signaling the kinds of libraries that exist based on who they serve: universities and colleges, the general community, or students in K-12 settings. Together, these are all libraries, but as a group they are commonly referenced as academic, public and school libraries to indicate the different institutional contexts. The other options miss that grouping: “Library” refers to a single institution; “Authority of the source” concerns credibility; “Indigenous Knowledge” refers to knowledge systems, not a library category.