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Library I class - 1 unit - CSU Transferable |
Glossary of Library Terms
- Abridged - abbreviated, not comprehensive
- Abstract - summary of an article
- Access Points - searchable fields
- Almanac - facts and statistics
- Anthology - book containing writings by different authors
- Annotation - brief description
- Appendix - additional material at the end of a book
- Archive - collection of data, public records or historical documents
- Article - essay or story published in a periodical
- Atlas - collection of maps
- Bibliography - listing of books, articles, etc.. on a given topic - Works Cited
- Binding - covering of a book
- Biography - lives of prominent and noteworthy people
- Boolean Operators - used to refine searches: AND OR NOT
- Browse - searches an alphabetical list of sources
- Call Numbers - letters and numbers assigned to books, used to keep books together by subject
- Catalog - a listing of books and other materials owned by a library
- Chronology - information in order by date
- CIP (Cataloging in Publication) - Library of Congress - lists subject headings - call number
- Circulation Desk - where books are borrowed
- Citation - identifies a source: author, title, publication information
- Cite - (verb) to document a source
- Copyright Date - date granted by law to control reproduction and sale
- CountryWatch Database - online information about every country in the world
- Current Biography Database - online profiles of notable persons
- Database - electronic collection of data
- Dictionary - definitions, spellings, uses and word origin
- Digest - plot summaries
- Directory - addresses and locations of people or organizations
- EbscoHost - producer of various library databases
- Editor - collects and prepares materials for publication; may also revise or correct materials
- Encyclopedia - often multi-volume sets, broad overviews of topics - start your research here
- Etymology - history and origin of a word
- Fields - section of a database which contains a specific piece of information
- Full-Text - the complete content of a document
- Gazetteer - geographic dictionary
- Glossary - list of terms and definitions on a specific topic
- Handbook - "handy" information on a particular subject
- Hardbound - stiff cover of a book
- Imprint - date and place of publication, publisher
- Index - alphabetical list by subject
- Information Literacy - find, evaluate and cite information sources
- Journal - scholarly magazine
- JSTOR - subscription service (library database) which provides electronic access to full-text journal articles
- Keywords- significant words used to search for information
- Library Databases - electronic subscription services which provide collections of data
- Manual - "how-to" instructional guides
- Microform - Microfilm: roll of film used to store information Microfiche: a plastic card used to store information
- MLA - Modern Language Association of America
- Non-fiction - factual information
- OED - Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford Reference Online - collection of electronic dictionaries and encyclopedias
- Paperback - soft cover of a book
- Peer-Review - writing submitted for publication is reviewed by a panel of scholars and experts to ensure quality
- Periodical - magazine, newspaper, journal
- Plagiarism - to take someone's writings or ideas and pass them off as your own
- Primary Source - first-hand account of an event or a scientific experiment
- ProQuest - producer of various library databases
- Publication Date - date book was published
- Reference Sources - provide brief factual information
- Reserve - materials set aside by an instructor
- Series - set of books published separately on the same topic or with similar format
- Secondary Sources - recount or interpret information previously published. Examples: encyclopedias, textbooks, criticisms, articles.
- Site - a location
- Spine - edge of a book where you find the call number label
- Stacks - books located on open shelves that students may borrow for 2 weeks
- Statistical - numerical or quantitative
- Style Manual - MLA Handbook - explains rules for citing sources
- Table of Contents - list of chapters of a book
- Textbooks - instructional book used by students for a specific class
- Thesaurus - dictionary of synonyms
- Title Page - first page containing: title, author and publication info.
- Unabridged - not reduced, complete
- Verso - backside of title page, left-hand page of a book-may include copyright date and CIP.
- Works Cited Page - bibliography, listing of books, articles, etc.. on a given topic
- Yearbook - published annually to update information of previous year
