| A | B |
| browse \ˈbrau̇z\ | to look over casually |
| category \ˈka-tə-ˌgȯr-ē\ | a division within a system of classification |
| classify \ˈkla-sə-ˌfī\ | to arrange in classes |
| non-fiction \non-ˈfik-shən\ | literature or cinema that is not fictional |
| biography \bī-ˈä-grə-fē also bē-\ | a usually written history of a person's life |
| genre \ˈzhän-r\ | kind, sort |
| cataloging | to classify (as books or information) descriptively |
| OPAC | 0nline public access catalog |
| fiction \ˈfik-shən\ | something invented by the imagination |
| reference \ˈre-fərn(t)s\ | a work (as a dictionary or encyclopedia) containing useful facts or information |