Library Terminology

4. A software program that enables users to access Internet resources.
6. Any information resource that presents information using more than one media (print, picture, audio, or video)
8. The written symbols of a language as portrayed on paper. Information sources may be either print or electronic.
11. The name given to any electronic device that sends messages through space via electric or electromagnetic waves instead of via power cords.
13. The person(s) or organization(s) that wrote or compiled a document.
15. A collection, usually annual, of statistics and fact, both current and retrospective
16. A worldwide network of computer networks that allows for the transmission and exchange of files.
18. An alphabetical list of terms specialized to a field of knowledge with definitions or explanations
20. A small portable device for storing computerized information. A thumb drive can plug into the USB (Universal Serial Bus) port of any computer and store electronic information.

1. A collection of information stored in an electronic format that can be searched by a computer.
2. A list containing citations to the resources used in writing a research paper or other document.
3. A device that allows the user to move and click the cursor on a computer screen for different functions
5. A book or bound collection of maps, illustrations, etc.
7. A work containing information on all branches of knowledge or treating comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge
9. A reference to a book, magazine or journal article, or other work containing all the information necessary to identify and locate that work.
10. A request for the return of library material before the due date.
12. CD is an abbreviation for used for ; it is used for storing digital information
14. The name of a book, article, or other information source.
17. A separate file sent with an email message.
19. A significant or memorable word or term in the title, abstract, or text of an information resource that indicates its subject and i