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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Bibliographic database

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A database which indexes and contains references to the original sources of information. It contains information about the documents in it rather than the documents themselves.

Desiderata

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A list of items which are out-of-print or hard to obtain. Requestors have indicated that the title should be added to the collection and searched on the out-of-print market.

Anthology

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A collection of extracts from the works of various authors, usually in the same genre or about the same subject. (Example: Norton Anthology of English Literature). Sometimes a collection from the ...