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TITLE The White House Conference on Library and InformationServices. July 1991. Delegate Education Materials.

INSTITUTION White House Conference on Library and InformationServices.

PUB DATE 91NOTE 23p.; Paper presented at the White House Conference

on Library and Information Services (2nd, Washington,

DC, July 9-13, 1991).PUB TYPE Reference Materials -

Vocabularies/Classifications/Dictionaries (134) --Speeches/Conference Papers (150)

EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Abbreviations; Definitions; *Information Science;

Information Services; *Library Science; LibraryServices; Reference Materials; *Vocabulary

IDENTIFIERS *White House Conference Library Info Services

ABSTRACTThis booklet was prepared as a point of reference for

the delegates to the White House Conference to familiarize them withthe meanings of library and information science related acronyms andterms. he first of three sections of the booklet provides a list ofselected acronyms and their meanings. A glossary of selected termsrelated to library and information services is presented in thesecond section, and the third includes a list of the types oflibrarf.es and information facilities to be found in the United

States. (MAB)

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Dear Delegate/Alternate:

As you prepared for your state preconference, you werc introduced to many acronyms and termsrelated to library nil information services. As the official delegate, or alternate, for your stateyou will be receiving materials to prepare you for deliberation and discussion of issues duringthe White House Conference. These materials no doubt will contain acronyms and terms withwhich you are not familiar. To assist you we have developed, for reference purposes, this bookletcontaining a list of selected acronyms, a glossary of selected terms related to library andinformation services and a list of types of libraries and information facilities.

It will help you to keep this document handy at all times when you are reading background andcontext materials that you will receive. Don't forget, you can always contact your nearest libraryfor additional assistance if you encounter a term in your reading not covered in this document.Remember, to participate fully in the working sessions during the Conference it is to your best

interest to be knowledgeable.

Our warmest rcgards upon your appointment to serve as delegate or alternate to the White Housc

Conference on Library and Information Services. If you have questions, we are as near as yourtelephone. Call us at 1-800-942-5472.

The White House Conference Staff

Table Of Contents

I. List of Acronyms I 1-4

II. Glossary of Library and Information and InformationRelated Terms II 1-8

III. Types of Libraries and Information Facilities III 1-6

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

- Abstracting and IndexingAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

- American Association of Law Libraries- Association of American Publishers- American Association of School Librarians *

Association of American University PressesAmerican Booksellers AssociationAmerican Bibliographic CenterAmerican Council on Education

- American Council of Learned Societies- Association of College and Research Libraries *

American Chemical Society- Association of Data Processing Service Organizations

Article Delivery Over Network Information Systems- Automatic Data Processing- Association for Educational Communications and Technology- Association for Federal Information Resources Management- American Federation of Information Processing Societies

Agriculture On-line Access- Associated Information Managers- Alliance for Information Referral Services- American Library Association- Association for Library Collections & Tezhnical Services *- Association for Library and Information Science Education- Association for Library Service to Children *- American Library Trustee Association *- Access Method for Indexed Data Generalized for Operating System (a library

network in the Southwest)American National Standards InstituteAdministration on AgingAsian/Pacific American Librarians Association

- Association of Research Libraries- Association of Rccords Managers and Administrators

Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies *Amc: 'can Society of Indexers

- Association of Information and Dissemination CentersAmerican Society for Information Science

- Bibliographical Center for Research- Bureau of Indian Affairs- Bibliographic Network (Law Library Association)

* A division of the American Library Association** A Round Table of the American Library Association

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BITNET Becausc Its Timc Nctwork (An international cducation teler lmmunicationsnctwork)

BLAISE - British Library Automated Information SystcmBLLD British Library Lending DivisionCALA Chincsc-Amcrican Librarians AssociationCAPCON - Capitol Consortium Nctwork (Consortium of Univcrsitics of thc Washington, DC

Metropolitan Arca)CAPTAIN - Computer-Aidcd Processing and Tcrminal Acccss Information NctworkCAS Chcmical Abstracts ServiceCATV - Community Antcnna Television (cablc tcicvision)CBEMA Computcr and Busincss Equipmcnt Manufacturers AssociationCCC Copyright Clcarance CcntcrCCSSO - Council of Chicf Statc School OfficcrsCCLN Council for Computerized Library NctworksCD/I Compact Disc/InteractiveCD-ROM - Compact Disc-Rcad Only MemoryCE Continuing EducationCI&R Community Information and ReferralCIS Congrcssional Information ServiceCIA Catholic Library AssociationCLASS - Cooperativc Library Agcncy for Systcms and ServicesCLENERT - Continuing Library Education Nctwork and Exchange Round Tablc **

CLR Council on Library Resourccs, Inc.CNLIA Council of National Library and Information AssociationsCOLONET - Colorado Library NctworkCOLT Council on Library/Media TcchniciansCOM Computcr output microfilmCONSER Conversion of ScrialsCOSATI - Committee on Scicntific and Technical InformationCOSLA Chief Officers of Statc Library AgcncicsCRL Center for Research LibraricsCRS - Congrcssional Rcscarch ServiceCRT Cathodc Ray Terminal (computcr monitor sacen)DOE/OSTI Dcpartmcnt of Energy Officc of Scicntific and Tcchnical Informationmum - Department of Encrgy - Technical Information CenterDOI - Dcpartmcnt of thc InteriorDOT Dcpartmcnt of the TransportationDTIC Dcfcnse Tcchnical Information CenterECIA Education Consolidation and Improvement ActECS Education Commission of thc StatcsED Departmcnt of EducationEDP Electronic Data ProccssingEPA Environmcntal Protection AgcncyERIC Educational Resources Information CcntcrFSEA - Elcmentary and Sccondary Education ActEURONET Western Europcan NetworkFCC - Federal Communications Committcc

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FEDLINK - Federal Library and Information NetworkFID - Federation Internationale de DocumentationFIM - Federal Information ManagersFLICC Federal Library and Information Center CommitteeFOIA - Freedom of Information ActFOLUSA - Friends of Libraries USAFPC - Federal Publishers CommitteeFR Federal RegisterFTC - F'ederal Trade CommissionFY Fiscal YearGAO - Government Accounting OfficeGODORT - Government Documents Roundtabl,. (ALA)GPO - Government Printing OfficeGSA General Services AdministrationGTR - Government Transportation RequestHEA Higher Education ActHHS - Department of Health and Human ServicesHUD Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentICSTI - International Committee Scientific and Technical InformationIFLA - International Federation of Library Associations and InstitutionsIIA - Information Industry AssociationILL - InterLibrary LoanILLINET - Illinois Library and Information NctworkINCOLSA Indiana Cooperative Library Servicrs AuthorityIRM - Information Resources ManagemcntISI - Institute for Scientific InformationISO International Standards OrganizationJCP - Joint Committee on PrintingLAMA Library Administration and MaAagement Association *LC - Library of CongressLITA - Library and Information Technology Association *LSCA Library Services and Construction ActMARC - Machine Readable CatalogMEDLARS Medical Library Analysis and Retrieval SystemMEDLINE MEDLARS On-lineMIDLNET Midwest Region Library NetworkMINE - Montana Information Network and ExchangeMINITEX Minnesota Interlibrary Telecommunications ExchangeMLA - Medical Library Association; Music Library AssociationNCA - Network Advisory CommitteeNAGARA - National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators

NAL - National Agricultural LibraryNARA National Archives and Records AdministrationNASA - National Aeronautics and Space AgencyNCES - National Center for Education StatisticsNCLIS - National Commission on Libraries and Information ScienceNEA - National Endowment for the Arts

NEH National Endowment for the HumaniticsNELINET Ncw England Library Information NetworkNFAIS National Fcderation of Abstracting and Indexing ServicesNISO National Information Standards OrganizationNLM National Library of MedicineNLW National Library WcckNOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNSF National Science FoundationNREN National Rcscarch and Education NetworkNTIA National Tciccommunications and Information AdministrationNTIS National Technical Information ScrviccOCLC Onlinc Computcr Library Center, Inc.OERI Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED)OHIONET Ohio NetworkOSI Opcn Systcms InterconnectionOSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy (Office of thc Prcsident)OTA Office of Technology AssessmentPALINET Pennsylvania Area Library NctworkPLA Public Library Association *PRLC Pittsburgh Regional Library CenterRAM Random Acccss McmoryRASD Reference and Adult Services Division *R&D Rcscarch and DevelopmentRC Register of CopyrightsRLG Rcsearch Libraries Group, Inc.RLIN Rescarch Librarics Information NetworkROM ReadOnly McmorySAA Socicty of Amcrican ArchivistsSBA Small Busincss AdministrationSLA Spccial Libraries AssociationSOLINET Southeastern Library NetworkSSP Society for Scholarly PublishingULC Urban Libraries CouncilUNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationVILINET Virgin Islands Library and Information NetworkWHCLIS Whitc House Confcrcncc on Library and Information ServicesWHCLIST Whitc Housc Conference on Library and Information Services TaskforceWLN Western Library NctworkYASD Young Adults Services Division *

GLOSSARY OF SELECTED LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RELATED TERMS

Abstract: brief summary of a complete document. See also full text.

Access:

Acronym:

Acquisition:

Archivist:

Audiovisual:

Automation:

Barcode:

Bibliographic control:

used as a verb or noun to indicate gaining entry to a library collection orinformation system for the purpose of retrieving specific documents orinformation.

a word formed from the initial letter or letters of each word or majorword in a compound term. See your brochure of acronyms.

the process of obtaining library materials by purchase, exchange or gift.

a person who has care of the archives and also makes them available,under proper safeguards, to historians and researchers.

nonprint materials such as films, filmstrips, sound tapes, videotapes and

other media.

the use of automatic data processing equipment, such as microcomputers,to accomplish work intensive tasks that were once done manually.

a graphic code arranged in a series of parallel lines or bars, representingdata that is interpreted by a scanner into digital signals for storage in acomputer. See also light pen.

an orderly listing of materials so they can be identified and found readily,usually by author, title, subject or some other key word or identifying

number.

Bibliographic database: a database containing descriptive records about published documents(books, articles, reports, recordings).

Bibliographic item: a uniquely identified work or part of a work.

Bibliographic utility: an organization that maintains online bibliographic data bases as tht.. basisfor providing information products and services to libraries and otherclients.

Bill: a draft of proposed legislation.

Sources for terms and definitions include the glossary prepared for the 1979 White House Conference onLibrary and Information Services, ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, Dictionary :AInformation Technology 2nd ed., Dictionary of New Information Technology, Draft Revised Library

Statistics Standard (Z39.7 199x) and glossaries prepared by states for their preconference activities.

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Block Grant:

Bookmobile:

Cable television:

Capital expenditures:

Card catalog:

Categorical grants:

CDROM

Classified material:

Clearinghouse:

Common carrier:

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grants made directly to States in accordance with a formula based on thenumber of persons to be served or on the amount of Federal or Statemoney available. In Stateadministered grants, the State itself is thegrantee and may award grants to subgrantees on either a discretionary orformula basis.

usually a van, bus or truck equipped to carry books and other librarymaterials and serves as a traveling branch library.

aibo called CATV (community antenna television) and originally used toimprove television reception in outlying areas. The cable carrying thetelevision signal has a vast informationcarrying capacity and can be usedfor other purposes besides transmitting the television signal. Cable offersthe potential for home TV owners to call up services such as news,financial, computeraided learning, information retrieval from databasesand information from a broadcasting source, perhaps a library, on demand.

funds expended for the acquisition of or additions to fixed assets such asbuilding sites, new building additions, new equipment (including majorcomputer instabtions), initial book stock, furnishings for new or expandedbuildings and new vehicles. This excludes Keplacement and repair ofexisting furnishings and equipment, regular purchase of library materialsand investments for capital appreciation.

a file in which bibliographic records are on separate cards arranged in adesired order--author, title, subject--in card trays.

formula grants earmarked for certain types of libraries and required by lawto go to those libraries.

(compact diskread only memory) a 4.75 inch optical memory storagedisk which can be read only, not erased or uptsated like a floppy disk ortape.

memoranda, reports and other documents emanating from governmentdepartments, industrial and other corporations, research associations, etc.,which are of a secret and confidential nature. They are classified as 'topsecret', 'secret', 'confideibtial' and 'restricted' in descending order of secrecyand are treated variously in libraries. Also called classified information.

an organization that collects and maintains information in a specializedarea, monitors research and development in relevant fields, and providesreferral to other relevant information sources.

a telecommunications company that is regulated by an appropriategovernment agency and that offers communications services to the generalpublic such as a telephone company.

Community profile: a formal assessment of the area served by the library in order to bettertarget services to the people to be served.

Computer:

Connect time:

Computer-output-microfilm catalog (COM):

Conservation:

Copyright:

Database:

Database management:

Deacidification:

Discretionary grants:

Document retrieval:

Documentation:

Education and jobinformation centers:

Educational tech-nology:

Electronic mail:

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an electronic machine that stores data entered from an external source,manipulates that data according to instructions in computer programs, andsupplies results on paper, video display or some electronic storage medium

such as mag tetic tape.

each hour or fraction of an hour that a sunscriber is connected to a remote

database.

a record of library holzlings produced by computer on microfilm ormicrofiche. The catalog can be updated regularly and is inexpensive toproduce in multiple copies to be placed in several locations such as branch

libraries.

refers to the techniques and procedures relating to the treatment of booksand other documents to maintain as much as possible or feasible theoriginal physical integrity of the object or artifact. See Preservation.

the exclusive privilege of publishing, selling and reproducing a work,provided by a government to an author, composer, artist or publisher.

an organized collection of interrelated information, usually stored in acomputer. Synonymous with databank.

the control processes for the formatting, inputting, storing, retrieving,modifying and outputting of data in large data files.

any of a number of processes used to change the chemical balance of paperfrom acidic to alkaline. The alkaline balance provides a buffer againstcontinued deterioration of the paper.

grants awarded on a competitive basis.

the.' process of acquiring a complete copy of a relevant document (ratherthan a citation to the document) from a collection of documents.

the acquisition, organization, storage, retrieval and dissemination ofdocuments.

also called EICs. A public service unit in a library system that providesjob and career information and information and resources in support of

adult continuing education.

a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devicesand organization, for analyzing problems, and devising, implementing,evaluating and managing solutions to those problems, involved in allaspects of human learning. (Association for Educational Communicationsand Technology) Compare with instructional technology.

messages sent and received using computers and electronic

communications channels. Messages are stored until such time as they

are read by addressee. Speed of transmission is greatly increased over the

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Facsimile transmission:

Fair use:

Full text:

Gateways:

Government documents:

Hard copy:

Hardware:

Hit:

Information andreferral service:

Information broker:

Information industry:

Information literacy:

Information pr )fessional:

information resourcesmanagement (IRM):

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time required to physically transfer messages on paper from one locationto another. Also called email.

sending text or images from one point to another by electronic means.Also called "fax."

conditions under which document reproduction is allowable undercopyright law.

the machinereadable representation of the complete text of a document.

connections that provide computer users access to a number of informationservices when they dial a sin,;le telephone number.

publications in book, serial or otner form that are published by agovernment agency, e.g., the publications of federal, state, local andforeign governments and of intergovernmental organizations to whichgovernments belong and appoint representatives, such as the UnitedNations and the Organization of Amcrican States.

usually, paper copy which does not require magnification or a mechanicalreader.

the electronic, electrical, mechanical, or other physical equipment used forthe projection and playback of audiovisual materials, or for the input,processing and output of computerized information.

unique records located and retrieved by an online search.

an information service, often provided by a hbrary, by which the user isprovided either with direct answers to quesaons, or with names of otheragencies which will assist in the user's search. This is done frequently insocial service areas such as alcohol counseling, drug abuse, literacy, foodstamp information, aging problems, ctc.

an individual or organization who, on demand and for a fee, providesinformation directly to individuals and organizatiot

those businesses and organizations whose primary function is creating,storing, processing, distributing or using information.

the essential ability to recognize when there is a 1,eed for information andto locate, evaluate and use that information effectively to address theproblem or issues at hand. Informationliterate people are those who havelearned how to learn.

a person whose primary fulltime job functions involve the creation,storing,processing, distribution or use of information.

the practice of organizing, cataloging, locating, storing, retrieving andmaintaining information that is created within an organization.

Information retrievalservices:

Information scientist:

Information technology:

Instructional technology:

Integrated servicesdigital networksystem:

Interlibrary cooperation

Interlibrary loan:

Librarian:

Library tcchnician,in technical assistant,

media technician:

Light pen:

Machinereadablecataloging:

Microform:

National Library Week:

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organizations that provide computer systems for automatic recovery ofinformation from one or more databases.

an individual trained in the creation, use, and management of information,usually with an emphasis on the processes of acquiring, storing andretrieving information rather than on its content.

the application of computers and other technology to the acquisition,organization, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information.

a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices,organization, for analyzing problems and devising, implementing,evaluating, and managing solutions to those problems, in situations in

which learning is purposive and controlled. (Association for EducationalCommunications and Technology) Compare with educational technology.

the communications system that uses ordinary copper twistedpairtelephone wires to carry a simultaneous mix of voice, computer and videosignals. Referred to as ISDN.

where two or more libraries agree to share materials, staff, or facilities inan attempt to improve their individual library's services.

a transaction in which library material or photocopies of material areloaned by one library to another upon request. It includes botl, 'nding

and borrowing. The libraries involved are not under the sameadministration or on the same campus.

a person who does work that requires professional training and skill in thetheoretical or scientific aspect of library work, or both, as distinct fromits mechanical or clerical aspect.

a library support staff member trained in a twoyear associate programlibrary technology. Sometimes referred to as LTA.

a handheld laser device used to directly input information into a computerby passing the pen over data to be transmitted.

an international, standardized communications format developed by theLibrary of Congress for producing and distributing machinereadablebibliographic records on magnetic tape. Also called MARC.

a generic term for photographic reproduction of textual, tabular or graphicmaterial reduced in size so that it can be used only with magnification.Includes microfilm, aperture cards, microfiche and ultrafiche.

a week in April set aside for special public relations programs andactivities promoting support for all types of libraries and library services.

Network:

Network security:

Online catalog:

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two or more organizations engaged in a common pattern of informationexchange through telecommunications links, for some common objectives.

the measures taken to protect a network's equipment, communications andfiles from unauthorized access, accidental or willful interference, anddamage or destruction.

a catalog of bibliographic records in machinereadable form, maintainedin a computer system and permitting interactive access through terminalsthat are in direct and continuing communication with the computer forthe duration of the transaction.

Online public access a computerbased and supported library catalog designed to be accessedcatalog: viz terminals so that library users may directly K.......ch for and retrieve

bibliographic records. Referred to as OPAC.

Online retrieval the process by which a user at a remote terminal accesses a host computerservices: containing one or more databases of bibliographical information or source

data.

Operating expenditure:

Optical fiber:

Optical scanner:

Outreach progam:

Paraprofessional:

Population of legalservice area:

Preservation:

current and recurrent costs necessary to the provision of library services,such as personnel, library materials, binding, supplies, repair orreplacement of existing furnishings and equipment, and costs incurred inthe operation and maintenance of the physical facility.

a very thin flexible strand of pure glass that can transmit signals usingbeams of light. The fibers can carry thousands of times more informationthan traditional copper wire, thereby reducing the cost of longdistancecommunications.

a device for optically reading or scanning text or images and translatingthem into digital signals for input into a computer or other device.

a library public service program initiated, designed and aggressivelypursued to meet the information needs of an unserved or inadequatelyserved target group, such as the institutionalized, the elderly, the

disadvantaged or nonusers.

those library employees without professional certification or entrancelevel educational requirements who are assigned supportive responsibilitiesat a high level and commonly perform their duties with some supervisionby a professional staff member.

the number of people in the geographical area for which a library has beenestablished to offer services and from which (or on behalf of which) thelibrary derives income. It includes any areas served under contract forwhich the library is the primary service provider.

the activities associated with maintaining lihrary and archival materials foruse, either in their original physical form or in some other way thatmaintains the intellectual content of the original, see also Conservation.

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Public access channel:

Records:

Resource sharing:

*dal librarian:

Teletext:

Terminal:

Trustee:

Union catalog:

Valueadded information:

Video display terminal:

Videodisk:

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a channel in a cable communication system on which any member of thegeneral public may distribute programming.

the complete machinereadable representations of a singlearticle, story, or report including all fields containing data primarilyassociated with the document being represented.

a means by which information and/or materials in one library are madeavailable to users of another library. Could also involve the sharing oflibrary processing services and the computer facilities, programs andtelecommunications to provide these services.

a professional trained in library/iniormation science who has combined thatknowledge with another discipline. For example, special librariansworking in business and finance may hold a Masters in BusinessAdministration. Law librarians frequently have law degrees. Art librarians

have combined library education with degrees in thc fine arts.

the oneway transmission, via television, of pages of perishableinformation to viewers who have TV receivers equipped with decoders (so

they can display the data transmitted) and keypads with which to selectspecific pages from among the 1P0 or so normally available. The teletextpages are usually sent via unused lines in the vertical blanking interval

(vbi) of a regular broadcasts signal, but can also be fed via the vbi of a

cable signal. All the viewer can do is receive the transmitte,.. pages ofinformation; the choice of which page(s) to watch is the only interaction

the user has with the technology. Compare with videotex.

an instrument with a typewriterlike keyboard which allows a person tointeract with a computer by entering data or requesting information from

the computer's database.

a member of the governing body of a public or academic library.

a consolidated listing of books, periodicals, or other materials held by

more than one library, showing the location of each item.

enhancements to basic source material that enable a user to betterunderstand or use the material, such as indexing on a CDROM.

a computer terminal that displays information on a televisionlike scrcen.

a medium of information storage resembling a longplaying record uponwhich video, audio and data signals may be encoded for playback on a

video monitor.

Videotex:

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the fully interactive, twoway transmission of information and transactionalservices via cable, phone lines, or a combination of the two. It allowsusers equipped with nersonal computers, or with television sets that havespecial converters, to access a virtually unlimited store of information fromthe database of the particular videotex service. It also permits suchinteractions as purchasing goods or playing games. Compare with teletext.

TYPES OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION FACILITIES

The following list of types of libraries and information facilities is for informational purposesonly, to be used as part of the delegate preparation process for the White House Conference onLibrary and Information Services, 1991. The list--though not exhaustive as there are informationfacilities that may operate under different names--is intended to provide you with a sense of therange of the types of libraries and information facilities to be found in the United States.

Academic Library

Archive

Art Library

Branch Library

Business Library

a library associated with an institution of higher learning (fromjunior or community colleges to postgraduate institutions)organized and administered to meet the needs of students, facultyand staff; see also College Library, Department Library, DivisionLibrary, Graduate Library, Law Library, Medical Library,Research Library, Science Library, Undergraduate Library andUniversity Library.

a facility dedicated to the storage, preservation and accessibility ofdocuments, noncurrent records or other materials with continuingvalue; see also Records Center and Repository.

a special library focusing on art information; see also SpecialLibrary.

an auxiliary library service outlet of a public, regional or countylibrary physically separate from the main facility with no less thana permanent basic collection of materials, a permanent paid staff andan established service schedule; see also Public Library.

a special library focusing on business information, may be locatedir a company with limited accessibility or may be called a Businessbranch if part of the public library system but located in acommercial or financial district and providing primarily businessinformation services; see also Special Library.

Central Library use General Library

Clearinghouse a facility dedicated to the collecting, storing and distribution ofdocuments or other materials; may also provide referral services.

College Library an academic library with a focus on undergraduate studies materials(not a pure distinction, may also include graduate, profesOonal,and/or postgraduate materials), or may be associated with aparticular college within a university; see also Academic Library,Department Library, Division Library, Undergraduate Libraryand University Library.

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County Library

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a general purpose library supported by public funds with a countywide service area; sec also Multicounty Library, Public Libraryand Regional Library; use for Parish Library.

Departmental Library a scparatc library in an acadcmic library system serving theinformation needs of a particular dcpartmcnt; scc also AcademicLibrary, College Library, Division Library, UndergraduateLibrary and University Library.

Depository, use Repository.

Division Library a separate library in an academic library system serving theinformation needs of a particular division or group of relateddepartments; see also Academic Library, College Library,Department Library, Undergraduate Library and UniversityLibrary.

Film Library A special library maintaining and circulating a collection of 8, 16,35, and/or 70mm motion picture films; see also Special Library.

General Library

Government Library

Graduate Library

a library without a particular subject specialty, may be thc centrallibrary of an academic, public or othcr library systcm; usc forCentral Library and Main Library.

a library in a government department or officc specializing insubjccts related to thc mission of the parcnt agcncy and providing;nformation support to agency operations.

an academic library housing major research collections and servinggraduate students and faculty; see also Academic Library,Research Library, Undergraduate Library and UniversityLibrary.

Health Sciences Library, use Medical Library.

Hospital Library, use Medical Library.

Hotline a telephonebased service providing reference information andreferrals in limited subject arca; see also Information andReferral Center.

Information and Referral Centera facility providing primarily reference information and refefrals ina limited subjcct arca; sec also Hotline.

Information Center

Institutional Library

Law Library

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a facility providing many of the same types of services as a librarybut with a spccific subject or topic focus; often synonymous withSpecial Library; sec also Technical Information Center.

a library maintained within a public or private institution, i.e.,correctional institution or institution for the carc of the mentally ill;use for Prison Library.

a special library focusing on legal and legislative information, oftenfound in law schools and large law firms; sce also AcademicLibrary and Special Library.

Learning Resource Center, use School Library Media Center.

Library

Library Consortium

Library Network

an cntity that provides all of the following: a) an organizedcollection of printed or other library materials, or a combinationthereof; b) a staff to provide and interpret such materials as requiredto meet the informational, cultural, recreational and educationalneeds of a clientele; c) an established schedule by which servicesof the staff arc available to clientele; and d) the facilities necessaryto support such a collection, staff and schedule.

a formal, cooperating group of libraries and/or information centers,often rcstrictcd by geographic area, number or type of libraries orsubject interest, engaged in resource sharing, service sharing,distributed subjcct specializations, or othcr activities; see alsoLibrary Network.

a formal group of libraries and/or information ccntcrs linked togetherby agreement, and often electronically, to serve a common purpose,often employing the use of computers and telecommunication witha central office and dcdicated staff; scc also Library Consortium.

Main Library use General Library

Medical Library

Multicounty Library

a special library focusing on medical arts and allied health sciencesinformation, often found in medical schools, hospitals, and largemedical practiccs; see also Academic Library and Special Library;use for Health Sciences Library and Hospital Library.

a general purpose library established by joint agreement of thcgoverning bodies several counties to serve that venue and supportedby public funds; see also County Library, Public Library andRegional Library.

Municipal Library, use Public Library.

Museum Library

Music Library

National Library

Parish Library

Patients' Library

Prison Library, use

Private Library

Proprietary Library

Public Library

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a special library focusing on subjects congruent with thc mission ofthe museum; see also Special Library.

a special library focusing on music and musical performanceinformation; see also Special Library.

a library designated by a national government as its national libraryand supported by national funds.

term uscd in Louisiana only. see County Library

a library serving the recreational and therapeutic information nccdsof patients and set within a hospital or other institution providinginpatient carc.

Institution Library.

a library not supported by public taxation: may belong to anindividual or cooperative group; see also Proprietary Library andSubscription Library.

a private library accessible only to shareholders with its capital heldin a common fund as joint stock; shareholders may sell or transfcrtheir share independently; see also Private Library and SubscriberLibrary.

a library that serves all residents of a given community, district orregion, and (typically) receives its financial support, in whole or inpart, from public funds. Public libraries make their basic collectionsand services available to the population of their legal service arcawithout charge to individual users. Products and services beyondthe library's basic services may or may not be provided to thepublic, with or without individual charges. Individual chargcs maybe assessed from library users outside the legal service area of thelibrary. In addition to the taxsupported municipal, county andregional public libraries, this definition includes privately andfederally controlled libraries which render, without charge, generallibrary services to the community. The public library is governedby a single board of trustees or other authority, and is administeredby a single director. Examples of public libraries include: 1) the citylibrary with its branches and 2) the county, multicounty or regionallibrary with outizts functioning as branches. Use for MunicipalLibrary and Township Library.

Records Center

Reference Library

Referral Center

Regional Library

Rental Library

Repository

Research Library

School Branch Library

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a facility for the storage and retrieval of semi-current andnoncurrent records pending their ultimate disposition; scc alsoArchive and Repository.

a library with a non-circulating collection intended for consultation

and research; may be associated with an academic library, publiclibrary or special library.

an information agency that provides referrals for information ordocuments to appropriate libraries, clearinghouses, informationcenters and other information sources.

a general purpose library supported by public funds with a region-wide venue, may be in consortia with other libraries in the area; see

also County Library, Multicounty Library and Public Library.

a commercial operation maintainin7 a selected collection of materials

and circulating them for a fee.

a facility dedicated to the storage, preservation and accessibility of

documents or other materials from specified sources, e.g., Federaldepository library containing Federal government documents; seealso Archive and Records Center.

a special library with an in-depth collectio:. including primary

sources and focuses on supporting scholars and researchers, often

within a subject area; may be associated with an academic library

or a special library; see also Academic Library, Graduate Libraryand Special Library.

a library in a school building administered by the public librarysystem for the students, teachers and staff as well as theneighborhood; see also Public Library and School Library Media

Center.

School Library, use School Library Media Center

School Library Media Centera library that supports the curricular needs of and provides its

collection, related equipment and the services of a staff to students,teachers, and affiliated staff of a single elementary or secondaryschool or a combined (elementary and secondary) school. This

entity may be called a library, media center, instructional materials

colter, learning resources center, or combination thereof.

Science Library

Special Library

State Library

Subscription Library

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a spccial library focusing on general or specific scientific disciplines(facility name may include a specific scientific discipline, e.g.,Biological Science Library or Physics Library); may be associatcdwith an academic library or a special library; sce also AcademicLibrary and Special Library.

a library in a business firm, profcssional association, governmentagency or othcr organized group; a library that is maintaincd by aparcnt organization to servc a spccialized clientele; or anindependent, special library that may providc matcrials or scrviccs,or both, to thc public, a segment of the public, or to othcr librarics.Oftcn synonymous with Information Center; see also Art Library,Business Library, Film Library, Law Library, Medical Library,Museum Library, Music Library, Research Library, ScienceLibrary, Theological Library.

a library maintaincd with statc funds for thc usc of statc officials,employees and thc gcncral public of thc state; may scrvc acoordinating function with thc statc.

a privatc library acccssible only to subscribers who pay annual ducF,or subscriptions with title to the property hcld by the mcmbcrsacting as a singlc person in thc manncr of a common-lawcorporation, not by the mcmbcrs individually; see also PrivateLibrary and Proprietary Library.

Technical Information Centera facility providing many of thc same types of services as a librarybut with a specific technical subjcct or topic focus; oftensynonymous with Special Library; see also Information Center;use for Technical Library.

Technical Library, usc Technical Information Center.

Theological Library a special library focusing on religious and theological inflrmation,may bc specific to a particular religion or belief systcm; sce alsoSpecial Library.

Township Library, USC Public Library.

Toy Library a library with a collection of toys available for loan.

Undergraduate Library an acadcmic library focusing on matcrials and scrviccs toundergraduate students; sec also Academic Library, CollegeLibrary, Department Library, Division Library, GraduateLibrary and University Library.

University Library

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an academic library focusing on graduate, professional and/or postgraduate studies materials (not a pure distinction, may also includeundergraduate materials); see also Academic Library, CollegeLibrary, Department Library, Division Library, GraduateLibrary and Undergraduate Library.