Glossaries for Library Jargon
Despite our best efforts, at times library staff and webpages may use terminology which is unfamiliar to you. The Multilingual Language Table and the Glossary linked below are starting points, with a few more extensive options listed. Feel free at any time to ask a library staff member for clarification!
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Multilingual Language TableA list of common library terms translated from English into Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Vietnamese.
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Glossary for Today’s Library Users - DefinitionsThe Glossary is not meant to be an exhaustive list of every term that might come up when using libraries in the U.S. - resources for clarifying additional terms are cited below. Others are available, so do ask!!
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BabelFishFree tool for translation between languages
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ReversoOnline dictionary with more colloquial, idiomatic language.
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ALA Glossary of Library & Information Science
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Call Number: Main Library 1 East - Reference Section ; Z1006 .A48 2013Publication Date: 2013A thorough yet concise guide to the specific words that describe the materials, processes and systems relevant to the field of librarianship. -
Harrod's Librarians' Glossary and Reference Book
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Call Number: Main Library 1 East - Reference Section ; 020.3 P973hPublication Date: 2005Listing over 10,000 entries, Harrod's Librarians' Glossary and Reference Book spans everything from traditional printing terms to search engines and from book formats to URLs. -
Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science byCall Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2004Includes ~5700 terms relevant to North American library practice and 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.
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Xin bian tu shu guan xue qing bao xue ci dian = A new encyclopedic dictionary for library & information science 新编图书馆学情报学辞典 = A new encyclopedic dictionary for library & information science / 丘东江主编/总审定. byCall Number: Main Library Closed Stacks: Request Online ; 020.3 X6ISBN: 9787502352233Publication Date: 2006
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Vocabulaire de la documentation
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Call Number: Oak Grove Library Center Off Site - Request Online ; 020.30944 V872Publication Date: 2004
