Umtapo wolwazi iqoqo elikhethiwe lemithombo yolwazi nezisetshenziswa ezifanayo, ezikhethwe ochwepheshe futhi zenziwa ukuthi zifinyeleleke emphakathini ochaziwe ukuze zisetshenziswe noma zibolekwe, ngokuvamile endaweni ethule evumayo ukufunda. Inikeza ukufinyelela ngokomzimba noma kwedijithali kokubalulekile, futhi kungase kube indawo ebonakalayo noma indawo ebonakalayo, noma kokubili. Iqoqo lomtapo wolwazi lingabandakanya izincwadi, amaphephabhuku, amaphephandaba, imibhalo yesandla, amafilimu, amamephu, okuphrintiwe, amadokhumenti, i-microform, ama-CD, amakhasethi, amakhasethi evidiyo, ama-DVD, ama-Blu-ray Discs, ama-e-books, ama-audiobook, imininingwane yolwazi, namanye amafomethi. Imitapo yolwazi ihlukahluka ngosayizi ofika ezigidini zezinto.