Library Key Terms

2. electronic, searchable database which contains a listing of the library’s collection.
4. A careful and systematic study in a field of knowledge in order to discover facts or ideas.
6. Date on which library materials are due to be returned to the library.
7. To extend the loan period of a book.
8. A book, set of books, or an electronic source which presents an alphabetical list of articles that cover all areas of knowledge or all aspects of one subject.
13. The process of returning a borrowed library book to o to the circulation desk.
14. A book full of groups of synonyms (means the same or nearly the same) or near synonyms of terms.
16. Books whose call numbers begin with numbers
17. A computer program that provides access to the World Wide Web like Firefox and Chrome.
18. What you do to make sure a certain book, which is checked out to someone else, will go to you when it is returned to the library.

1. A written account of a person’s life by someone other than that person.
3. A written account of a person’s life written by that person.
5. the unique numbers and letters given to each item in a library used to identify and locate the item.
9. A collection of materials such as books, periodicals, and databases that may be used or borrowed by the library's users.
10. A book that contains the spellings, definitions, and pronunciations of words.
11. A volume of maps, with or without descriptions, annotations, or history.
12. Books whose call numbers begin with F.
15. Books whose call numbers begin with E