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40 relations: Academic journal, Archive, Authority control, Bibliography, Boolean algebra, Categorization, Citation, Consortium, Controlled vocabulary, Copyright, Database, Enumeration, Finding aid, George Boole, Index term, Information, Information extraction, Information mapping, Information science, Interlibrary loan, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, JSTOR, Library catalog, Library classification, Library management, Logical connective, MARC standards, Melvil Dewey, Menu, Monograph, Newsletter, OCLC, Open-source model, Periodical literature, Plagiarism, Roget's Thesaurus, Search algorithm, Thesaurus, Thesis, Trade magazine.
Academic journal
An academic or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published.
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Archive
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or the physical place they are located.
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Authority control
In library science, authority control is a process that organizes bibliographic information, for example in library catalogs...
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Bibliography
Bibliography (from Greek βιβλίον biblion, "book" and -γραφία -graphia, "writing"), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from Greek -λογία, -logia).
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Boolean algebra
In mathematics and mathematical logic, Boolean algebra is the branch of algebra in which the values of the variables are the truth values true and false, usually denoted 1 and 0 respectively.
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Categorization
Categorization is the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood.
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Citation
A citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source (not always the original source).
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Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal.
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Controlled vocabulary
Controlled vocabularies provide a way to organize knowledge for subsequent retrieval.
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Copyright
Copyright is a legal right, existing globally in many countries, that basically grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to determine and decide whether, and under what conditions, this original work may be used by others.
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Database
A database is an organized collection of data, stored and accessed electronically.
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Enumeration
An enumeration is a complete, ordered listing of all the items in a collection.
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Finding aid
A finding aid, in the context of archival science, is a document containing detailed information about a specific collection of papers or records within an archive.
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George Boole
George Boole (2 November 1815 – 8 December 1864) was a largely self-taught English mathematician, philosopher and logician, most of whose short career was spent as the first professor of mathematics at Queen's College, Cork in Ireland.
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Index term
An index term, subject term, subject heading, or descriptor, in information retrieval, is a term that captures the essence of the topic of a document.
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Information
Information is any entity or form that provides the answer to a question of some kind or resolves uncertainty.
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Information extraction
Information extraction (IE) is the task of automatically extracting structured information from unstructured and/or semi-structured machine-readable documents.
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Information mapping
Information mapping is a research-based method for writing clear and user focused information, based on the audience's needs and the purpose of the information.
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Information science
Information science is a field primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval, movement, dissemination, and protection of information.
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Interlibrary loan
Interlibrary loan (abbreviated ILL, and sometimes called interloan, interlending, document delivery, or document supply) is a service whereby a patron of one library can borrow books, DVDs, music, etc.
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of people who rely on libraries and information professionals.
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JSTOR
JSTOR (short for Journal Storage) is a digital library founded in 1995.
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Library catalog
A library catalog or library catalogue is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations.
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Library classification
A library classification is a system of knowledge organization by which library resources are arranged according to subject.
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Library management
Library management is a sub-discipline of institutional management that focuses on specific issues faced by libraries and library management professionals.
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Logical connective
In logic, a logical connective (also called a logical operator, sentential connective, or sentential operator) is a symbol or word used to connect two or more sentences (of either a formal or a natural language) in a grammatically valid way, such that the value of the compound sentence produced depends only on that of the original sentences and on the meaning of the connective.
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MARC standards
MARC ('''MA'''chine-'''R'''eadable '''C'''ataloging) standards are a set of digital formats for the description of items catalogued by libraries, such as books.
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Melvil Dewey
Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, and a founder of the Lake Placid Club.
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Menu
In a restaurant, a menu is a list of food and beverage offered to the customer.
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Monograph
A monograph is a specialist work of writing (in contrast to reference works) on a single subject or an aspect of a subject, often by a single author, and usually on a scholarly subject.
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Newsletter
A newsletter is a printed report containing news (information) of the activities of a business (legal name; subscription business model) or an organization (institutions, societies, associations) that is sent by mail regularly to all its members, customers, employees or people, who are interested in.
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OCLC
OCLC, currently incorporated as OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated, is an American nonprofit cooperative organization "dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs".
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Open-source model
The open-source model is a decentralized software-development model that encourages open collaboration.
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Periodical literature
Periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule.
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work.
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Roget's Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus is a widely used English-language thesaurus, created in 1805 by Peter Mark Roget (1779–1869), British physician, natural theologian and lexicographer.
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Search algorithm
In computer science, a search algorithm is any algorithm which solves the search problem, namely, to retrieve information stored within some data structure, or calculated in the search space of a problem domain.
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Thesaurus
In general usage, a thesaurus is a reference work that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms), in contrast to a dictionary, which provides definitions for words, and generally lists them in alphabetical order.
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Thesis
A thesis or dissertation is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.
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Trade magazine
A trade magazine, also called a trade journal, or trade paper (colloquially or disparagingly a trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry.
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References
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