Library+Lingo

=**Library Lingo**=


 * Abstracts** - books containing statements summarizing the important points of related texts.


 * Acquisitions** - this is the process by which the library receives materials; materials can be ordered, donated, or exchanged.


 * ALA** - American Library Association.


 * WorkFlows** - computer system used in the library for processing books.


 * Archives** - library collections containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest. The Ogontz School Archive is located on the bottom floor of the library.


 * Ask!** - an online chat service where you can chat with a librarian.


 * Awesome! -** the definition of PSU Abington library


 * Bindery** - the department where loose issues are sent to be bound into volumes.


 * Blocking** - the task of lining the spines of the books up with the edge of the shelf.


 * Call Number** - a set of numbers and letters that are assigned to each item to distinguish them from one another and group them by subject.


 * Carrels** - these are tables with partitions to create individual study areas.


 * Carts (and/or trucks)** - wheeled shelving units that are used to hold and transport books.


 * Circulation Desk** - **t**he desk located on the second floor where patrons can check out and return library items.


 * Database** - a collection of data arranged in an electronic form for ease and speed of search and retrieval.


 * Desensitize** - the action of scanning the books so that they will not activate the security system upon being taken out of the library.


 * Donations** - books that are given to the library as gifts.


 * Federal Documents** - a publication that has been published by the federal printing office or a United States government agency.


 * Hold** - when a patron requests a book to be held at circulation until they are able to come in and check out the book.


 * Index** - an item that references journal articles; it is used to locate journal articles on a particular subject, by a particular author, or to find the complete citation if all that is known is the author, title, date, or some combination of those items.


 * ILL (InterLibrary Loan)** - the process of a student or faculty member borrowing material not held in the Penn State University Libraries from another library.


 * Journals** - these are items in a series that are received more than once a year and catalogued under one title; they are bound into volumes once a certain number of loose issues are received.


 * Leveling** - The task of bringing books back to their appropriate floors.


 * LC (Library of Congress)** - LC is the system of organization used by the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., to classify materials by subject area. These call numbers start with letters.


 * Loose Issues** - unbound, single issues of a journal.


 * Microfiche** - a library item format that is a card or sheet of microfilm capable of accommodating and preserving a considerable number of pages, as of printed text, in reduced form.


 * Microfilm** - a library item format that is film on which printed materials are photographed at greatly reduced size for ease of storage.


 * Monograph** - item in the form of a book or set of volumes on one topic.


 * OCLC** - Online Computer Library Center; nonprofit computer service and research organization whose systems help libraries locate, acquire, catalog, and lend library materials.


 * OPAC** - Online Public Access Catalogue; the electronic equivalent to the card catalogue.


 * Periodicals** - magazine or journal received more than once a year.


 * Recall** - when one patron has a book checked out, a second patron may request the book. An email is sent to the first patron informing them of a changed, and more recent, due date.


 * Reference Desk** - the desk located on the second floor where patrons can have questions answered directly by library staff and librarians.


 * Reserve** - library materials that are placed behind the circulation desk because of their popularity; check-out periods range from 2 hours to 5 days for these items, with most being 2 hours.


 * Re-shelving Area** - area where books are placed in preparation to be shelved.


 * Reference** - the section of the library where the most frequently used books are housed; they are not available to be checked out so that they can be available to all patrons all the time.


 * Search Request** - when a book cannot be found in the library, but is not checked out, circulation will do several searches over a period of time in order to locate the book.


 * Sensitize** - the action of scanning a book so that it will activate the security system if it is taken out of the library without being checked out.


 * Serial** - items that are received in multiple volumes and come in regularly; each serial has a single title and multiple volumes of that title.


 * Shelf Reading** - the task of reading every call number in a section to ensure that they are in order.


 * Shifting** - relocating and reorganizing books to accommodate growth of the library collection.


 * Stacks** - the rows of books that house the library's collection.


 * Storage** - off-site housing for infrequently used library materials.


 * Sweeping** - the task of locating books used by patrons and returning them to their proper reshelving areas.


 * Weeding** - the act of removing out-of-date materials from the shelves.

rlh 7/20/2007