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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red cap

Literature; Chilldren's literature

The red cap is a small, dwarf-like creature that lives where blood had been shed, such as in the dungeons of castles, the potholes of old battlefields, or simply in holes ...

flobberworm

Literature; Chilldren's literature

The Flobberworm is a ten-inch, toothless brown worm which eats vegetation, especially lettuce and cabbage. It moves very little and prefers to live in damp ditches.

nargle

Literature; Chilldren's literature

The Nargle is a creature that Luna Lovegood and Xenophilius Lovegood believe exists, though not many others do. The Nargle is known to infest mistletoe and to be a mischievous ...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Literature; Chilldren's literature

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first novel in the Harry Potter series, written by J. K. Rowling. The plot follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers ...

Muggle

Literature; Chilldren's literature

In the Harry Potter book series, a muggle is a person who lacks any sort of magical ability and was not born into the magical world. Muggles also do not have any magical blood.

Muggle-born

Literature; Chilldren's literature

Muggle-born is the term applied to wizards and witches who come from non-magical families. According to Rowling, the average Hogwarts annual intake for Muggle-borns is 25%

squib

Literature; Chilldren's literature

Squib is the term applied to a child who is born of magical parents, but who develops no magical abilities. They are considered to be the opposite of Muggle-born wizards/witches.