Library Terms

A book or bound collection of maps, illustrations, etc.

• Atlas

• Almanac

• Index

• Periodical

A list containing citations to the resources used in writing a research paper or other document.

• Reference

• Citation

• Bibliography

• Keyword

A group of letters and/or numbers that identifies a specific item in a library and provides a way for organizing library holdings.

• Catalog

• Keyword

• LOC Number

• Call Number

An image or a portion of text which a Web user can click to jump to another document or page on the Web.

• Citation

• Hyperlink

• HTML

• Index

An original record of events, such as a diary, a newspaper article, a public record, or scientific documentation.

• Secondary Source

• Reference

• Citation

• Primary Source

A reference to a book, magazine or journal article, or other work containing all the information necessary to identify and locate that work.

• Citation

• Works Cited

• Biography

• Secondary Source

A word—such as AND, OR, or NOT—that commands a computer to combine search terms.

• Keyword

• Call Number

• Reference

• Boolean Operator

A collection, usually annual, of statistics and facts, both current and retrospective. May be broad in geographical and subject coverage, or limited to a particular country or state or to a special subject.

• Atlas

• Encyclopedia

• Almanac

• Index

A list of names or topics—usually found at the end of a publication—that directs you to the pages where those names or topics are discussed within the publication.

• Citation

• Bibliography

• Table of Contents

• Index

A list containing citations to the resources used in writing a research paper or other document.

• Bibliography

• Index

• Table of Contents

• Source List