Library Terms 2

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Access

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Means of approaching or entering a place

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Almanac

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An annual calender containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables.

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Anthology

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A published collection of poems and other pieces of writing.

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Article

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A particular item or object, typically one of a specified type.

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Audiobook

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An audio cassette or Cd recording of a reading of a book, typically a novel.

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Autobiography

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An account of a person's life written by that person.

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Back Matter

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Material, such as an index or appendix, that follows the main body of a book.

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Biography

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An account of someone's life written by someone else.

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Browser

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A software application used to locate, retrieve and display content on the World Wide Web, including Web pages, images and video.

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Citation Styles

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A way to format a citation.

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Citaition

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A reference to a publication or unpublished source (not always the original source).

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Copyright Law

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Is a legal right created by law of the country that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to its use and distribution.

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Copyright

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The exclusive right, given to the originator or an assigner to print, publish, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material and to authorize other to do the same.

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Currency

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The fact of quality of being generally accepted or in use.

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Download

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Copy (data) from one computer system to another, typically over the internet connected with upload.

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DVD

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A type of compact disc able to store large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audiovisual material.

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E-Mail

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Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.

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Fair Use

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(In US Copyright Law) the doctrine that brief excerpts of copyright material may, under certain circumstances, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder.

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Fiction

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Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describe imaginary event and people.

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Full Text (full text)

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A full text database or a complete text database is database that contain the complete text of the books, dissertations, journals, magazine, newspapers or other kinds of textual documents.

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Hold

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Keep or detain.

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Holdings

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Something held by lease.

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Index (as related to books)

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An alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with reference of the place where they occur, typically found at the end of a book.

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Information Literacy

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Is a crucial skill in the pursuit of knowledge.

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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

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Facts provided or learned about something or someone.

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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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The action of supplying or distributing an item for use, sale, or official purposes.

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Keyword Searching

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Searches are a good substitute for a subject search when you do not know the authorized subject heading form. Keyword may also be used as a substitute for a title or author search when you have incomplete title or author information.

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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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Past the due date.

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Oversize Book

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SML and books cataloged for school and departmental libraries by SML cataloging using LC classification.

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Peer Reviewed Journal

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That a board of scholarly reviewers in the subject area of the journal review materials they publish for quality of research and adherence to editorial standards of the journal before articles are accepted for publication.

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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, Refereed

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One to whom something is referred, especially for decision or ... or scholarly papers, grant proposals, or the like for the publication or funding.

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Publication, Shcolarly

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Or peer-reviewed journal articles are written by scholars or professionals who are experts in their fields. In the sciences and social sciences, they often publish research results.

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Reader's 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.

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Ready Reference

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Of Reference and User Instruction.

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Style Manual

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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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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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A character that will match any character or sequence of characters in a search.