| A | B |
|---|
| learning resource center | another name for a library |
| fiction books | do not have call numbers |
| F or Fic | may be found on the spine of a novel |
| biographies | alphabetized by last name of subject |
| 920, 92, or B | found on the spine of a biography |
| General Works | non-circulating books |
| Melvil Dewey | originated the system of organization |
| call number | found on the catalogue card and on the spine of the book |
| publishing information | includes the location and name of the publisher |
| collation | gives the number of pages or the number of volumes |
| on-line | computerized catalog |
| Dewey Decimal Number | the most necessary part of the call number |
| stacks | shelf area in which most books are kept |
| open stacks | those that the reader can enter |
| closed stacks | restricted to library personnel |
| circulating books | those books you can borrow |
| non-circulating books | those books that you must use in the library |
| title page | lists the title, name of author, edition number, and name of publisher |
| preface or forward | material explaining the nature of the book |
| table of contents | a list of the general contents |
| glossary | list of unfamiliar terms |
| hypertext/hyperlink | on a CD-ROM encyclopedia, words which direct you to additional information |
| dictionaries | the most widely used books in the library |
| unabridged dictionary | contain over 500,000 words |
| abridged dictionary | the best all-around type of dictionary |
| pocket dictionary | too limited for school use |
| encyclopedias | contain collections of articles, alphabetically arranged, on nearly every known subject |
| Internet | worldwide system of computer networks |
| e-mail | used for short written transactions |
| snail mail | refers to U.S. Postal Service mail |
| HTTP protocol | an Internet language used to transmit data |
| librarian | profession of man who classified nonfiction books into categories |
| United States | homeland of Dewey |
| ten | number of categories in the Dewey Decimal System |
| lower case letter in Cutter number | signifies the book title |
| upper case letter in Cutter number | signifies the author |
| World Wide Web | a way of accessing information over the medium of the Internet |
| search engine | a computer program that helps you find information on the Internet |
| Google | the best of the search engines |
| keyword or phrase | describes the information that you want to find when using a search engine |
| search commands/modifiers | help to narrow your search results |
| plus sign command (+) | placed in front of each keyword that must appear in the search results |
| rules of sign commands | put a space between keywords; no space between + and - signs and keyword |
| minus sign command (-) | eliminates references from search results |
| exact phrase command (" ") | gives the exact phrase in the exact order |
| 254 pp., illus | example of the collation entry |
| 4th. ed. Dell, 2004 | example of publishing information |
| 567.25 | example of Dewey Decimal Number |
| G | refers to the author of the book |
| p | refers to the title of the book |
| Library of Congress (LC) call numbers | used by academic and research libraries |
| Cutter number | enables alphbetical order to be maintained within a given class of non-fiction books |
| OPAC | computerized, on-line catalog of the materials housed in a library |
| ISBN | unique 10-digit number assigned to every book |
| notes/subject | found in the on-line listing; provide a short description of the book |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | collection of e-books to be used for reference |
| Science News | weekly magazine of science related topics |
| call number | includes the Dewey Decimal number and the Cutter number |
| atlas | contains data on population, temperatures, and oceans |
| similar words command (~) | searches for a word and all its synonyms |
| find meanings command (define:) | defines a word or phrase |
| math answers command | performs basic calculator functions |
| conversions command | converts units of measure |
