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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cumulation

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An index which is formed as a result of the incorporation of successive parts of elements. All the material is arranged in one alphabet.

continuation

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A serial publication issued less than 3 times a year, i.e. Not often enough to be called a "periodical. " Usually referred to as a "contin. "

microform

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Formats for storing photographically reduced images onto plastic film. Microfiche and microfilm are two types of microforms. A microform reader/printer is required to read or copy ...

citation index

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An index consisting essentially of a list of works which have been cited in other, later works, and a list of works from which the citations have been collected. Used to identify ...

uniform resource locator (URL)

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It represents a unique location or "address" of a resource located on the World Wide Web; similar to a call number for library materials.

format

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The physical form in which information appears.

abstracting service

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A collection of abstracts in a particular field or on a particular subject prepared by an individual or a commercial organization and regularly received by subscribers. Usually ...