Library Terminology
Dictionary of common library terms.
W
Wildcard
A symbol used to represent one or more letters in a search (e.g., ?, *, or +) that allows plurals or variants of a word to be found. For Example: Searching "Librar*" will find "Library", "Libraries", "Librarian", etc.
Withdrawn
Items that have been removed from a library collection.
Work
A general term for an information resource.
Works Cited
The name of the list of citations used in an MLA citation style paper.
Click a letter, then click on a word.
Call Number
Card Catalog
Catalog
Carrel
Check-In
Check-Out
Circulate
Circulating
Circulation Desk / Circulation
Citation
Citation Index
Classification Scheme
Conference Reports
Connectors
Contemporary Materials
Continuing Resource
Controlled Vocabulary
Cookie
Copyright
Course Reserves
Cross Reference
Current Periodicals
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