GLOSSARY OF LIBRARY/REFERENCE TERMS
Almanac
Yearly edition giving statistics, news, and information dealing with the
previous year. (The World Almanac has the index in the front).
Appendix
Supplementary section of a book.
Atlas
Book of maps.
Autobiography
Account of a person’s life written by that person.
Bibliography
List of all materials used for a project.
Biography
Account of a person’s life written by another person.
Call Number
Number assigned to a book based on the subject matter.
Database
Collection of related information accessed by using a computer.
Dictionary
Book listing words and giving their meaning.
Encyclopedia
Series of volumes containing general information on all fields of
Knowledge.
Fiction
Novel or short story (distinguished from non-fiction).
Gazetteer
List of geographical places with information about them.
Index
Alphabetical list of topics indicating their location in a book.
Internet
Information and data from all over the world available via the computer.
Key Word
Word that leads to more information elsewhere.
Nomenclature
System of names or terms.
Non-Fiction
All books except novels.
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Online Public Access Catalog.
Periodical
Magazine.
Reference Book
Information source which does not leave the library.
Vertical File
Subject file of pamphlets, magazines, and newspaper articles.
Yearbook
Book giving information on the previous year. Also called
annuals or almanacs.
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