Library Terms 2

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Access

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a way of getting near, at, or to something or someone

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Almanac

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a book published every year that contains facts about the movements of the sun and moon, changes in the tides, and information of general interest

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Anthology

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a published collection of writings (such as poems or short stories) by different authors

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Article

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Something of a book or newspaper

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Audiobook

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A book that rather than reading you listen too

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Autobiography

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a biography written by the person it is about

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Back Matter

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he pages at the end of a book following the main part

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Biography

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the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person

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Browser

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Something used to surf the internet

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Citation Styles

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In Text

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Citation

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a line or short section taken from a piece of writing or a speech

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Copyright law

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the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time

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Currency

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The type of money in a location

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Download

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To adopt something from the internet

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DVD

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A movie`

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E-Mail

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A source of communiction Ex. Yahoo, Google

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Fair Use

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a legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used without permission of the copyright owner provided the use is fair and reasonable

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Fiction

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Fake, Not real

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Full Text

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A full text database or a complete text database is a database that contains the complete text of books, dissertations, journals.

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Hold

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To keep something

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Holdings

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property (such as land or stocks) that is owned by someone

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Index

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a list of items (as topics or names) treated in a printed work that gives for each item the page number where it may be found

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Information Technology

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the study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information.

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Information Literacy

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Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.

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Information

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knowledge that you get about someone or something : facts or details about a subject

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Intellectual Freedom

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is the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction.

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Issue

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A certain specific date released

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Keyword Searching

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Searching using the most common words or the Specific words related to the topic

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Library Bill Of Rights

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is the American Library Association's statement expressing the rights of library users to intellectual freedom and the expectations the association places on libraries to support those rights.

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Overdue Book

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Book past the date due

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Oversize Book

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A book too big to fit into a bookshelf

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Peer Reviewed Journal

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Journal Reviewed by your peer

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Preface

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an introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims.

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Publication, Proffesional

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the act or process of producing a book, magazine, etc., and making it available to the public

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Publication Refereed

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Research Articles and Refereed (Peer-Reviewed) Journals. A step-by-step guide to understanding and finding research articles and refereed journals (also called peer-reviewed journals).

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Publication Scholarly

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is a service which involves suggesting fiction and nonfiction titles to a reader through direct or indirect means.

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Ready Reference

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A reference ready to refer to

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Style Manual

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a set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization, or field.

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Subject Heading

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are a type of controlled vocabulary that is used to take the guesswork out of searching by using a single term to describe a subject.

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Thesaurus

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a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.

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Weeding

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remove an inferior or unwanted component of a group or collection.

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Wildcard

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is a character that may be substituted for any of a defined subset of all possible characters.

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Copyight

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the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

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Readers Advisory

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(sometimes spelled readers advisory or reader's advisory) is a service which involves suggesting fiction and nonfiction titles to a reader through direct or indirect means.