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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index

Library & information science; Library

A list, in alphabetical or numerical order, of the topics, names, etc. That are treated or mentioned in a publication or group of publications, along with references to the pages ...

boolean searching

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A method of combining search terms by expressing the relationship of one concept to another generally using 'and', 'or', 'not'. The expression "Value 1 and Value 2" requires both ...

check out or charge

Library & information science; Library

To borrow books or periodicals from the library for a certain period of time.

manual

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A book of rules or guidelines; a handbook.

preprint

Library & information science; Library

A portion of a work printed and issued before the publication of the complete work. A paper submitted at a conference which is published prior to the holding of the conference.

photocopier

Library & information science; Library

A machine that reproduces the markings from a piece of paper or a page onto a different piece of paper using a photographic process.

access

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In computer-based information retrieval, the method by which a computer refers to records in a file, dependent upon their arrangement. In archives, the general ability to make use ...