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Glossary of Library and Computer Terms

Introduction

This glossary defines terms used relating to Steely Library and its Web site. All terms that have definitions in this glossary are presented in UPPER CASE TEXT. If the term you need defined is not in the list or if the definition is not clear, speak to a librarian.

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A

AACR, AACR2, AACR2R
Acronym. See ANGLO-AMERICAN CATALOGING RULES
ABSTRACT
ACADEMIC YEAR
ACCESS
ACQUISITIONS
ACROBAT READER
A program developed by Adode to create and read PDF documents.
ACS
Acronym for American Chemical Society
ALA
1. Acronym. See AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. 2. Acronym. See A LIST APART.
A LIST APART
A WEB site developed by Jeffrey Zeldman which provides information about building standards based web sites.
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
ANGLO-AMERICAN CATALOGING RULES
ANNOTATION
ANNUAL
APS
Acronym for American Periodical Series, a microfilm collection
ARCHIVES
ASCII
Acronym. See AMERICAN STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
AUTHENTICATION
ARTICLE
AUTHOR

B

BAKER & Taylor
BANDWIDTH
BAR CODE
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BINDERY
BIP
Acronym. See BOOKS IN PRINT
BOBBY
A utility developed by CAST and now available from Watchfire. Bobby tests web pages against disability access standards including WAI-AAA and SECTION 508. Error reports provide assistance in eliminating accessibility barriers.
BOOK DUMMY
BOOK RETURN
BOOKS IN PRINT
BOOLEAN LOGIC
BORROWING
BOUND PERIODICAL, BOUND JOURNAL
BROWSER
A software application used to view WEB pages. Different browsers include Netscape, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Opera, Komander, and Safari.

C

CALL NUMBER
CARD CATALOG
CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
The standards based method for rendering style and layout for web pages.
CD-ROM
Acronym for Compact Disk-Read Only Memory.
CIRCULATION
CITATION
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLLED VOCABULARY
COPYRIGHT
CORPORATE AUTHOR
CROSS REFERENCE
CSS
Acronym. See CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.

D

DATABASE
DDC
Acronym. See DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
DEEP WEB
DESCRIPTOR
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
DICTIONARY
DOCUMENT DELIVERY SERVICES
DOMAIN NAME
DUE DATE

E

EDITION
EDITOR
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
ENCYCLOPEDIA
EXTENSIBLE
Provides the X in the acronyms XML and XHTML. Means transformable.

F

FAIR USE
FAQ
Acronym for Frequently Asked Questions
FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
FISCAL YEAR
FOLIO
FTP
Acronym. See FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
FULL TEXT

G

GIF
Acronym for Graphics Interchange Format. A proprietary graphics format, developed by CompuServ, for images prepaired for the INTERNET.
GOVERNMENT PERIODICALS
GOVERRNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
GPO
Acronym. See GOVERRNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

H

HARD COVER
HOLD
HOLDINGS
HOME PAGE
HTML
Acronym for HyperText Markup Language. This is the language of the WORLD WIDE WEB.
HYPERTEXT

I

ILL
Acronym. See INTERLIBRARY LOAN. When students, faculty, and staff need materials not held by the libraries at Northern Kentucky University, Interlibrary Loan locates the item at another library and has it sent, if available, to NKU for a short loan period.
INDEX
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
INTERNET
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
ISBN
Acronym for International Standard Book Number
ISO
ISP
Acronym. See INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
ISSN
Acronym for International Standard Serial Number
IP
Acronym for Internet Protocol
IP ADDRESS
ITEM

J

JOURNAL
JPEG, JPG
Acronym for Joint Photographic Expert Group

K

KENTUCKY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
KENTUCKY VIRTUAL LIBRARY
KEYWORD
KLA
Acronym. See KENTUCKY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
KYVL, KVL
ACronym. See KENTUCKY VIRTUAL LIBRARY

L

LAC
Acronym for Library of American Civilization, an ultrafiche collection
LAN
Acronym. see: LOCAL AREA NETWORK
LC (SUBJECT HEADINGS)
Acronym. See LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS
LEL
Acronym for Library of English Literature, an ultrafiche collection.
LIBRARY CARD
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
LOCATION

M

MAGAZINE
MARC Record
[MARC: Acronym for MAchine-Readable Cataloging]
MEDIA
META TAG
MICROFICHE
MICROFORM
MONOGRAPH
MOZILLA
MULTIMEDIA

N

NATURAL LANGUAGE
NESTING
NETSCAPE
NKU
Acronym for Northern Kentucky University.
NKUIRE
The OPAC, or online catalog, at Northern Kentucky University. This is where to look to locate books, periodical titles, online resources, government documents, recordings, and visual materials owned by the University. Giving a catalog a pet name is a standard affair at many libraries. NKUIRE, pronounced "enquire," is simply a term coined from the acronym for Northern Kentucky University.

O

OCLC
Acronym for Online Computer Library Center (previously: Ohio College Library Center).
ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG
The catalog at Northern Kentucky University is called NKUIRE
OPAC
Acronym. See ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATOLOG
OPERA
OUTSOURCING
OVER DUE
OVERSIZE

P

P3P
Acronym for
PC
Acronym for Personal Comuter
PDF
Acronym for Portable Documents Format
PERIODICAL
PLAGARISM
PLCH
Acronym. See PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY
PNG
Acronym for Portable Network Graphic
PRIMARY SOURCE
PROXY
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY

Q

R

REF
REFEREED
REFERENCE
RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
REMOTE ACCESS
RESERVE
RESOURCES

S

SAALCK
Acronym. See STATE ASSISTED ACADEMIC LIBRARY COUNCIL of KENTUCKY
SEARCH ENGINE
SECONDARY SOURCE
SECTION 508
SEE REFERENCES
SERIAL
SERIES
SHELFLIST
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
SPINE
STATE ASSISTED ACADEMIC LIBRARY COUNCIL of KENTUCKY
STYLE MANUAL
SUBSCRIPTION
SUDOC
Acronym for Superintendent of Documents.

T

TELNET
TECHNICAL SERVICES
THESAURUS
TITLE
TRANSLITERATION
TRUNCATION

U

ULC
Acronym for Ultrafiche Library Collections
UNIFORM TITLE
UNION CATALOG
URL, URI, URN
Acronym for Uniform Resource Locator (Identifier, Name)

V

VALIDATE
VERTICLE FILE

W

W3C
Acronym. See WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM
WA
Acronym for Western Archives, a microfiche collection.
WAI-AAA
Acronym. See WEB ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE
WEB
Abbreviation. See WORLD WIDE WEB
WEB ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE
WORK
WORLD WIDE WEB
WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM
WWW
Acronym. See WORLD WIDE WEB

X

XHTML
Acronym for eXtensible HyperText Markup Language
XML
Acronym for eXtensible Markup Language

Y

Y4
SUDOC designation for Senate Hearings

Z

updated: Thursday, 25-Aug-2005 13:14:45 EDT

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