Library and Information Science and Information Literacy
Terminology and Jargon Dictionaries and Glossaries
Some Defining Moments in the World of Libraries
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Library and Information Science and Information Literacy
Terminology and Jargon Dictionaries and Glossaries
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ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science
Fourth Edition
Editors Michael Levine-Clark, Toni M. Carter
Publisher American Library Association, 2013
ISBN 0838911110, 9780838911112
Length 288 pages
http://tinyurl.com/hjnux5t
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Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science
by Joan M. Reitz
Western Connecticut State University.
Libraries, Libraries Unlimited, Inc
Publisher Libraries Unlimited, 1996
http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_A.aspx
https://tinyurl.com/y5hu549j
https://tinyurl.com/yykagpmr
ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science was created by Joan M. Reitz,
Arts and Humanities Bibliographer at the Ruth A. Haas Library, Western Connecticut State University (WCSU)
in Danbury, CT. Ms. Reitz holds a B.A. degree (1972) from Reed College in Portland, Oregon;
an M.L.I.S. degree (1991) from the University of Washington, Seattle; and an M.A. degree (1998)
in history from Western Connecticut State University. Her primary academic interests are history
of the book and publishing, history of political and social revolutions, and art history.
History of the Dictionary
ODLIS began at the Ruth Haas Library in 1994 as a four-page printed handout titled Library Lingo, intended
for undergraduates not fluent in English and for English-speaking students unfamiliar with basic library terminology.
In 1996, the text was expanded and converted to HTML format for installation on the WCSU Libraries Homepage
under the title Hypertext Library Lingo: a Glossary of Library Terminology. In 1997, many more hypertext links were
added and the format was improved in response to suggestions from users. During the summer of 1999, several
hundred terms and definitions were added, and a generic version was created, omitting all reference to specific
conditions and practices at the Ruth Haas Library.
In the fall of 1999, the glossary was expanded to 1,800 terms, renamed to reflect its expanded scope, and copyrighted.
In February, 2000, ODLIS was indexed in Yahoo! under "Reference - Dictionaries - Subject." It was also indexed in the
WorldCat database, available via OCLC FirstSearch. In 2000, the dictionary was expanded to 2,600 terms and by 2002
an additional 800 terms had been added. From 2002 to 2004, the dictionary was expanded to 4,200 terms and
cross-references were added, in preparation for the print edition. Since 2004, an additional 1,500 terms and definitions
have been added.
Purpose of the Dictionary
ODLIS is designed as a hypertext reference resource for library and information science professionals, university
students and faculty, and users of all types of libraries. The primary criterion for inclusion is whether a librarian or other
information professional might reasonably be expected to know the meaning of the term in the context of his/her work.
A newly coined term is added when, in the author's judgment, it is likely to become a permanent addition to the lexicon
of LIS. The dictionary reflects North American practice. However, because ODLIS was first developed as an online
resource available worldwide, with an e-mail contact address for feedback, users from many countries have contributed
to its growth, often suggesting additional terms and commenting on existing definitions. Expansion of the dictionary is
an ongoing process.
Broad in scope, ODLIS includes not only the terminology of the various specializations within LIS but also the vocabulary
of publishing, printing, binding, the book trade, graphic arts, book history, literature, bibliography, telecommunications,
and computer science when, in the author's judgment, a definition might prove useful to librarians and information
specialists in their work. Entries are descriptive, with examples provided when appropriate. The definitions of terms used
in the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules follow AACR2 closely and are therefore intended to be prescriptive.
The dictionary includes some slang terms and idioms and a few obsolete terms, often as See references to the term in
current use. When the meaning of a term varies depends on the field in which it is used, priority is given to the definition
that applies within the field with which it is most closely associated. Definitions unrelated to LIS are generally omitted.
As a rule, definition is given under an acronym only when it is generally used in preference to the full term.
Alphabetization is letter-by-letter. The authority for spelling and hyphenation is
Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition).
https://tinyurl.com/yaldu5zq
URLs, current as of date of publication, are updated annually.
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Dictionary for Library and Information Science
Author Joan M. Reitz
Publisher Libraries Unlimited, 2004
ISBN 1591580757, 9781591580751
Length 788 pages
http://tinyurl.com/zdy3f9w
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Library Terminology: Glossary of Library Terms
This guide contains resources and terms frequently used in the library.
USC Libraries Research Guides
http://libguides.usc.edu/libraryterms
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Library Instruction Services
Library Research Aids
Library Vocabulary: A Glossary
U.C Davis University Library
https://tinyurl.com/y7wovcgy
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Glossary of Library Terms
Colorado State University Libraries
http://lib.colostate.edu/howto/gloss.html
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Library Lingo
A Glossary of Library Terminology
Colorado State University Libraries
https://tinyurl.com/yaqb8za8
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A Glossary of Medical Library Jargon.
Fenske RE, Fortney LM.
Med Ref Serv Q. 1986 Summer;5(2):45-75.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10318609
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Library Jargon
English to Spanish/Ingles al Español
SPANISH IN LIBRARIES
http://tinyurl.com/yztllf4
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Multilingual Glossary of Library Terminology
Brock University
https://brocku.ca/webfm_send/6755
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Library Terminology Informally Explained
W3C Semantic Web
https://www.w3.org/2001/sw/wiki/Library_terminology_informally_explained
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Contributions to the History of Library Terminology
Fred R. Shapiro
The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy
Vol. 59, No. 2 (Apr., 1989), pp. 95-115
Published by: The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4308349
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A Glossary of Medical Library Jargon
Ruth E. Fenske MA, PhD Cand & Lynn M. Fortney MLib
Pages 45-75 | Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J115v05n02_05
http://tinyurl.com/zcf7mrm
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Web Resources
Contains definitions of common library terms intended to assist ESL speakers.
Contains select library terms in English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, and Arabic.
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ACRL Multilingual Glossary
https://tinyurl.com/y8rgom4m
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Library Terminology: A Guide for International Students
https://tinyurl.com/yczaj9qt
https://tinyurl.com/y5xohfsx
https://tinyurl.com/y5cv94za
Examples:
Abstract
Barcode
Bibliography
Boolean Searching
Call Number
Check Out
Circulation Desk
Citation
Closed Stacks
Database
Date Stamp
Dewey
Descriptor
Due Date
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Journals
Workstations
Government Publication
Index
Information Desk
Interlibrary Loan
Library Instruction
Loan Period
Microform
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PAC O
nline Catalog
Overdue
Recall
Reference Collection
Reference Desk
Renew
Research Guide
Reser
ves
Save/Download/Email
Serial/Journal/Magazine/Periodical
Stacks
Subject Heading
Technical Services
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Library Terminology –
Oregon Institute of Technology
http://www.oit.edu/libraries/help/faq/library-terminology
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Library Terminology
Arizona State University
https://tinyurl.com/yath6l35
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Users Don’t Know What Libraries Are Talking About, Studies Find
By Meredith Schwartz on March 15, 2012
Library Journal
https://tinyurl.com/ybnn6tzd
“On February 29, Library Terms That Users Understand by John Kupersmith,
a reference librarian at UC Berkeley, was added to the University of California’s
eScholarship repository.”
http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3qq499w7
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Harrod's Librarians' Glossary and Reference Book: A Directory of Over 10,200 Terms,
Organizations, Projects and Acronyms in the Areas of Information Management,
Library Science, Publishing and Archive Management
Author Ray Prytherch
Edition 10, revised
Publisher Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2012
ISBN 140948615X, 9781409486152
Length 768 pages
https://tinyurl.com/ycv4pn3p
https://tinyurl.com/zg8uamj
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Library Research at Cornell: Library
Jargon
Michael Engle
Types of Terms
http://guides.library.cornell.edu/c.php?g=32323&p=203727
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To Jargon or Not to Jargon (Library Edition)
March 3, 2015
To Jargon or Not to Jargon (Library Edition)
by Natalie Browning, Senior Assistant, INALJ DC
INALJ
http://inalj.com/?p=89507
This is a list of terms we use and suggest for searching for jobs in and related to library work.
- Archives
- Archivist
- Big Data
- Catalog
- Cataloger
- Cataloging
- Certified Records Manager
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Community Manager
- Competitive Intelligence
- Conflict Information Specialist
- Content Strategy
- DAM
- Data Curator
- Data Management Analyst
- Data Scientist
- Data Visualization
- Database
- Database Designer
- DBA (Database Administration/ Administrator)
- Digital Asset Management
- Digital Content Curator
- Due Diligence
- Futurist
- GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
- ILS (look up by name)
- Index
- Indexer
- Indexing
- Informatician
- Information Architect
- Information Policy
- Information Privacy
- Information Professional
- Information Recovery
- Information Resource Officer
- Informationist
- Intelligence Analyst
- KM
- Knowledge Architect
- Knowledge Coordinator
- Knowledge Management
- Knowledge Solutions Analyst
- Librarian
- Library
- MARC
- Market Analyst
- Metadata
- Open Source
- Program Analyst
- Project Analyst
- Project Manager
- Research
- Research Analyst
- Researcher
- Social Marketer
- Social Media
- Taxonomist
- Taxonomy
- Teacher
- Technology Futurist
- Technology Trainer
- Trainer
- Transactional Law Researcher
- User Experience Design (UXD)
- User Interface Designer
- Vendor websites
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Concise Dictionary of Library and Information Science
Authors Stella Keenan, Colin Johnston
Edition 2
Publisher Walter de Gruyter, 2000
ISBN 3110967588, 9783110967586
Length 275 pages
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http://tinyurl.com/jyudwaz
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Library Terminology in Chinese
George Fox University Libraries
http://www.georgefox.edu/library/Services/International/terminology-Chinese.html
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Library Lingo
Fordham University Libraries
https://tinyurl.com/y8ard2n8
Content Sample
A - C D - H I - O
P - T U - Z
A - C
Abstract
A brief summary of a book, journal article or other work.
Annotated Bibliography
A bibliography that includes a brief description of each article or book listed.
The description is intended to assist the reader in evaluating the contents and
usefulness of each item.
Anthology
A collection of works such as essays, poems or stories by various authors
collected into one volume.
Archives
A collection of documents and records relating to a person or the history
of an organization preserved for their historic value. Also the location where
such materials are kept. Fordham's Archives and Special Collections are
located on the fourth floor of Walsh Library.
Bibliographic Record
An entry in a database that identifies and describes a specific work, such as
a book or a journal, by various fields including author, title, publication information etc.
Bibliography
A list of sources (books, articles, etc.) cited in a research paper or publication.
Book Truck
Rolling carts used for moving books.
Boolean Operators
Terms such as "and," "or" and "not" used to express the relationship between
terms in searching electronic databases.
Bound Periodical
Issues of a journal that have been sent to the bindery to be "bound" together
in book form.
Call Number
Number assigned to library materials used for shelving and location.
Fordham uses the Library of Congress call number system.
Cataloging
Department in the library that is responsible for entering the information about
library materials in the online catalog.
CD-ROM
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory.
Checked Out
Term used in OPAC used to indicate that an item is out of the library on loan.
Citation
The information needed to find specific material. For books it includes author,
title and publication information. For journal articles it includes author, title, journal
name, date, volume and pages.
Circulation Desk
Desk where library materials are checked out and returned.
Renewals, recalls and Inter-Campus loan requests are also handled here.
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Brown University Library :: Glossary of Library Terms
http://library.brown.edu/about/vocab.php
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Library Dictionaries, Terminology and Jargon FROM Google Books
https://tinyurl.com/y9x8alzp
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Library Dictionaries, Terminology and Jargon FROM Google Scholar
https://tinyurl.com/ybs5xcmd
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Library Dictionaries, Terminology and Jargon
FROM Google Domain Limited Web Search (BOOKS)
https://tinyurl.com/ybdzf7ah
https://tinyurl.com/ybhgedkw
Library Dictionaries, Terminology and Jargon
FROM Google Domain Limited Web Search (MAGAZINES)
https://tinyurl.com/yaaxsprn
Library Dictionaries, Terminology and Jargon
FROM FRANKLIN
https://tinyurl.com/yapj62l8
https://tinyurl.com/y9xshld3
https://tinyurl.com/y7jwqttd
David Dillard
Research Guides
https://sites.google.com/site/researchguidesonsites/
Bushell, R. & Sheldon, P. (eds),
Wellness and Tourism: Mind, Body, Spirit,
Place, New York: Cognizant Communication Books.
Wellness Tourism: Bibliographic and Webliographic Essay
David Dillard
NET-GOLD
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold
https://groups.io/g/Net-Gold/topics
Research Guides
https://sites.google.com/site/researchguidesonsites/
Research Paper Writing
https://sites.google.com/site/howtowriteasuperresearchpaper/
