Library & information science

Library & information science

A multidisciplinary field that focuses on the practices, tools of management, information technology, education, and other perspectives to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information.

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media center

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The Media Center, located on the lower level of the Undergraduate Library, offers materials in non-print formats from slides to video-discs to audiotapes. Viewing facilities ...

operators

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Words such as AND, OR, and NOT that are used to combine search terms to broaden or narrow the results of a search.

secondary sources

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Books or articles that explain or analyze primary sources. For example, criticism of a literary work.

yearbook

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An annual compendium of facts and statistics on a particular subject for the preceding year.

government documents

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Monographs, serial publications, reports, or official communication published by any public governing body--federal, state, county, or municipal.

blurb

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Advertisement found on the book jacket designed to promote the sale of the book.

monograph

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A scholarly book on a single subject, class of subjects, or person. Within the library field, this term is often used for any non-serial publication. A more specific definition is ...