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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United Nations documents

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Publications produced by the United Nations. These documents are housed in the Government Documents Library and in the Main Stacks.

Xerox

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Registered trademark often misused as a generic term for photocopying.

Z39.50

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Prepared by the National Information Standards Organization, Z39. 50 is an information retrieval service definition and protocol specification for library applications. The ...

commands

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Symbols and/or terms used to retrieve computer-stored information.

current periodicals

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The latest or most recent issues of journals and magazines that the library receives.

controlled vocabulary

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The standardization of words and phrases used by a subject specialist when creating subject headings for an article, document, book, etc. For a specific index or catalog. Using a ...