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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Decorating Bags

Kitchen & dining; Cooking tools

Decorating bags are lightweight, flexible, reinforced for strength and can be reused. Decorating bags are made of either polyester or disposable plastic.

triple witching hour

Financial services; General Finance

The four times a year that the S&P futures contract expires at the same time as the S&P 100 index option contract and option contracts on individual stocks. It is the last trading ...

absolute zero

Astronomy; General astronomy

The lowest possible temperature, attained when a system is at its minimum possible energy. The Kelvin temperature scale sets its zero point at absolute zero (-273.15 degree on the ...

paleoherb

Plants; Flowers

Any member of a group of basal flowering herbs which may be the closest relatives of the monocots. They include the water lilies, Piperales, and Aristolochiales.

window card

Entertainment; Gambling

Poker term referring to cards which are dealt face up for all players to use.

memory

Office equipment; Copiers

In the same way as a PC uses memeory, so also does a photocopier machine. Memory is simply a hardware component that stores data . A digital copier needs memory to perform things ...