Library

Library

A collection of books, references, sources, services organized and maintained by a public entity, an institution, or a private individual.

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shelving

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Collectively, the shelves upon which books and other library materials are stored.

stopword

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A word which is omitted from the index of a database. Stopwords are very common words (a, a, the, to, for, etc. ) that normally add little meaning to the subject content of the document being ...

classification scheme

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Classification systems which use numbers and/or letters, to represent the subject content of materials. See also Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.

style manual

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A publication that sets forth the rules for composition, including format and manner of citing sources, to be used in a particular discipline or profession or by a particular publisher.

course reserves

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Materials that instructors set aside for the students in a class to read. These items may be borrowed for a short period and have very high fines for late returns.

Library & information science; Library

A list of parts contained within a book or periodical, such as chapter titles and periodical articles, with references by page number or other location symbol to the place they begin and in the ...