Library Terms 1

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AASL

American Association of School Librarians

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Organizations focused on school librarians and the school library community.

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AUP

Acceptable Use Policy

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Set of rules applied by the owner or manager of a network, service, or large computer system that restrict the ways in which it should be used.

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Abridged

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Shorten without loosing the sense.

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ALA

American Library Association

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Oldest and largest library association in the world.

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Barcode

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Optical machine-readable representation of data relating to the object it is attached to.

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Bibliography

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A list of sources you used to get information for your report.

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Binding

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A strong covering holding the pages of a book together.

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Call Number

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Indicates the item's subject matter and tells where it is located on the self.

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Catalog

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A register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries.

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Cataloging

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Process of creating metadata representing information resources, such as books, sound recording, movie images, etc.

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Check In

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Return a item to media center that you have borrowed.

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Check out

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Borrow books or periodical from the library for a cperiod of time.

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Circulation Desk

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Location in library where you check in/out books, renew items, find items, ask for help with anything in the library.

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Collection

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Published works and other documents collected by libraries for public use and made accessible through a system of catalogs and card files.

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Database

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Structured set of information stored in a book, disk, computer, etc.

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Date Due

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Date that a borrowed item is returned.

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Destiny

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Library search interface designed to appeal21st century learners.

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Dewy Decimal System

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Proprietary library classification system.

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EasyBib

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Automatically formats, alphabetizes, and resizes bibliographies for you.

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E-book

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Electronic version of a book that can be read online through a handheld device or a computer.

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Encyclopedia

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Information source that provides articles on various branches of knowledge.

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Gaggle

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Email used between students, K-12, and staff.

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ISBN

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Code given to book before publication as a means of identifying it.

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Journal

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Periodical which contain signed scholarly articles.

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Library Media Center

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Library within school that offers variety of resources to students and staff.

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Library of Congress System

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Classification System developed to organize and arrange book collections.

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Library

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Building/room containing books, videotapes, etc. for people to read, borrow, or refer to.

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Loan Period

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How long you you can borrow an item.

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Magazine

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Popular articles, usually shorter than a journal.

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NC WiseOwl

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A website that has, as its centerpiece, several subscription databases.

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Nonfiction

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Writing based on facts, real events, and real people.

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Novel

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Long narrative, usually sequential form; describes characters, events, etc.

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Online Catalog

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Electronic bibliographic database that describes books, videotapes, etc.

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Periodical

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Materials published at regular intervals.

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Periodicals

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More than one of the previous term.

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Plagiarism

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Copying without giving recognition to owner.

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Reference

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Source of information in order to ascertain something.

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References

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More than one of the previous term.

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Renew

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Extensions of loan periods.

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Search Engine

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A program that searches/identifies items in a database corresponding to keywords.

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Spine

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Outside edge of book that gathers and binds pages together.

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Table of Contents

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List of parts contained within books or periodicals.

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Text

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Main body of a book or other written piece; distinct from pictures, notes, etc.

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Title Page

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Establishes the title proper and sometimes the responsibility and statement of data relating to the publication.

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Unabridged

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Not cut or shortened; complete.