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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average cost

Retail; Others

An accounting cost method achieved by calculating or recalculating a weighted average of the cost of all inventory items currently in stock. This cost is recalculated each time ...

grand slam

Sports; Baseball

A home run when there are 3 men on base, so four runs are scored.

bullseye

Sports; Shooting

This is the center circle of the target in pistol, rifle or running-target events. A bullseye is worth 10 points.

European preparation

Beverages; Coffee

The process of hand-preparing coffee through which imperfect beans, pebbles, and other foreign matter are removed.

Santos, Bourbon

Beverages; Coffee

A high quality, washed coffee from Brazil that is usually shipped through the port of Santos. This coffee is usually grown in the State of Sao Paulo or northern Minas Gerais.