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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Renewal

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An extension of the loan period for charged library materials. As long as no one else requests the book, renewals are usually granted.

Journal

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A type of periodical which contains signed scholarly articles. Journals are usually published by academic or association presses and include bibliographies.

Fundamental, authoritative documents relating to a subject, used in the preparation of a later work, e.g., original record, contemporary documents, etc. Synonymous with original sources and source ...

Bibliographic citation

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The information which identifies a book or article. Information for a book usually includes the author, title, publisher, and date. The citation for an article includes the author, title of the ...

Essay

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A literary composition in which the author analyses or interprets a subject, often from a personal point of view.

Offprint

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A copy of an article published in a periodical, specially reprinted for the author's use, but retaining the numbering of the issue from which it was taken. Sometimes called a Separate. See Also ...