01. Dictionary of information and library management

Dictionary of

Information and Library Management

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Dictionary ofInformation and Library Management
second edition

A & C Black

London

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First published in Great Britain in 1997 This second edition published 2006 A & C Black Publishers Ltd 38 Soho Square, London W1D 3HB © Janet Stevenson & P. H. Collin 1997 © A & C Black Publishers Ltd 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any meanswithout the permission of the publishers A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library eISBN-13: 978-1-4081-0216-9 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Text Production and Proofreading Heather Bateman, Helen Liebeck, Katy McAdam A & C Black uses paper produced with elemental chlorine-free pulp, harvested from managed sustainable forests. Text typeset by A & C Black Printed in Italy by LegoprintPreface
This dictionary provides a basic vocabulary of terms used in the information and records management industries. It is ideal for all students of librarianship, information science and related subjects, as well as those working for the first time in library, archiving, knowledge management, databasing and research jobs. Each headword is explained in clear, straightforward English andquotations from specialist publications show how the words are used in context. There are also supplements including a list of major library classification systems, copyright and data protection law, details of book awards and prizes and a list of helpful resources on the Web. Many thanks to Diana Dixon for her invaluable help and advice during the production of this book.

Pronunciation Guide
Thefollowing symbols have been used to show the pronunciation of the main words in the dictionary. Stress is indicated by a main stress mark ( ) and a secondary stress mark ( ) . Note that these are only guides, as the stress of the word changes according to its position in the sentence.
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buck dead other jump fare gold head yellow cab leave mix nil sing print rest save shop take change theft value work loch measure zone

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