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circulation desk
The place in the library where you check out, renew, and return library materials. You may also place a hold, report an item missing from the shelves, or pay late fees or fines there."
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interlibrary loan
A service that allows you to borrow materials from other libraries through your own library." See also: Document delivery.
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abstract
A summary or brief description of the content of another longer work. An abstract is often provided along with the citation to a work."
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almanac
1. 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 [..]
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annotation
1. A note that describes, explains, or evaluates; especially such a note added to an entry in a bibliography, reading list, or catalog. 2. Process of making such notes. Annotation is the end product o [..]
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archives
1. A space which houses historical or public records. 2. The historical or public records themselves, which are generally non-circulating materials such as collections of personal papers, rare books, [..]
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article
A brief work—generally between 1 and 35 pages in length—on a topic. Often published as part of a journal, magazine, or newspaper."
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atlas
A book or bound collection of maps, illustrations, etc.; Volume of maps, plates, engravings, tables, etc., which may be used to accompany a text; or it may be an independent publication." (De [..]
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attachment
A separate file (e.g., text, spreadsheet, graphic, audio, video) sent with an email message."
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authentication
A security process that typically employs usernames and passwords to validate the identity of users before allowing them access to certain information."
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