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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Handbooks

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General information source providing quick reference on a given subject. Handbooks may be general or subject specific.

Footnotes

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Notes or a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an assertion or the source of material quoted that appear at the foot of a page of text.

Abstracting service

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A collection of abstracts in a particular field or on a particular subject prepared by an individual or a commercial organisation and regularly received by subscribers. Usually the abstracts are ...

Periodical holdings list

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An alphabetical list of periodicals in a library indicating the year range and where they are located.

Blurb

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Advertisement found on the book jacket designed to promote the sale of the book.

A scholarly book on a single subject, class of subjects, or person. Within the library field, this term is often used for any non-serial publication. A more specific definition is a lengthy work on a ...