Dictionary for Library and Information Science

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What began in 1994 as a five-page handout, the Dictionary of Library and Information Science soon was expanded and converted to electronic format for installation on the Western Connecticut State University Library Web site, where it is in high demand by library professionals, scholars, and students, and has won international praise. Now available for the first time in print, the Dictionary is the most comprehensive and reliable English-language resource for terminology used in all types of libraries. With more than 4,000 terms and cross-references (last updated in January of 2003), the Dictionary's content has been carefully selected and includes terms from publishing, printing, literature, and computer science where, in the author's judgment, they are relevant to both library professionals and laypersons. The primary criterion for including a new term is whether library and information science professionals might reasonably be expected to encounter it at some point in their career, or be required to know its meaning.

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[A] useful reference resource for institutions catering for students in the LIS field.-Reference Reviews
All library media specialists will be able to find something useful in this book. Recommended.-Library Media Connection
With its unusually broad scope, this dictionary is a fine addition to the suite of reference tools available to library and information practitioners, regardless of their nationality or library type.-The Australian Library Journal
Upper-division undergraduates and higher.- Choice
Upper-division undergraduates and higher.-Choice
Upper-division undergraduates and higher.Choice
"A useful reference resource for institutions catering for students in the LIS field."-Reference Reviews
"[A] useful reference resource for institutions catering for students in the LIS field."-Reference Reviews
"All library media specialists will be able to find something useful in this book. Recommended."-Library Media Connection
"Upper-division undergraduates and higher."-Choice
"With its unusually broad scope, this dictionary is a fine addition to the suite of reference tools available to library and information practitioners, regardless of their nationality or library type."-The Australian Library Journal

Author Bio

JOAN M. REITZ is Librarian, Instructional Services, Ruth A. Haas Library, Western Connecticut State University.