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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 ...
Gazetteer
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A geographical dictionary; usually includes longitude and latitude of a given place, population, size, etc.
Connectors
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Words that indicate the relationship between search terms. Also referred to as Boolean Operators. Common connectors are: AND, OR, NOT.
Glossary
Library & information science; Library
An alphabetical list of technical terms within a subject field, including definitions. A glossary may also be a list of unusual or obsolete terms.
