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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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tertiary sources
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Reference works that identify, point out, summarize, abstract, or repackage the information provided in primary and secondary sources. Examples include dictionaries, ...
acquisitions
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Materials which are purchased for library use. Activities related to obtaining library materials by purchase, exchange, or gift, including pre-order bibliographic searching, ...
microfiche
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A small, flat sheet, usually 4x6 or 3x5 inches, of photographic film which contains micro images arranged in horizontal and vertical rows.
see also reference
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A reference from one heading to one or more related headings. For example, in the Library of Congress Subject Headings, under the heading Recycling, there is a see also reference ...
article
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A contribution written for publication in a journal, magazine, or newspaper.
abstract
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A brief, non-judgmental summary of a work, often of a periodical article, accompanied by the bibliographic description of the work.
anthology
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A collection of extracts from the works of various authors, usually in the same genre or about the same subject. (Example: Norton Anthology of English Literature). Sometimes a ...
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