| Abstract: |
A short summary of an article, book, dissertation or other longer work. |
| Article: |
An individual piece of writing on a particular subject in a magazine, journal or newspaper. |
| Barcode number: |
A 14-digit number used to identify library users and materials. |
| Bibliography: |
A list of citations for books, articles and other publications on the same subject. |
| Call number: |
A combination of letters and/or numbers that put books in order on the bookshelves and assist in locating materials in the library. Call numbers are based on the subject of the book. |
| Catalog: |
A file of all the books and other materials in a library.The catalog of the Mossey Library is on the Internet. Here you can search for or “look up” books and other materials by author, title, keyword or call number. |
| Check out: |
To borrow an item from the library. |
| Circulation: |
Desk, department and service where you borrow and return library materials, pay fines for overdue (late), damaged or lost materials, and request materials placed on reserve. |
| Citation: |
Brief information that describes a book or article. For books, a citation includes author(s), title, and place, publisher and date of publication. For articles, a citation includes the author(s) and title of the article; name of the journal/periodical; volume (issue) number, date and page numbers. |
| Due date: |
Date when an item borrowed from the Library must be returned. Fines (money) may be owed when an item is overdue (not returned on time). |
| Fine: |
Money owed for not returning library materials borrowed on time. |
| Index: |
A subject guide for periodical articles. It gives citations—journal title, date, volume and pages—and, sometimes abstracts for articles on a particular topic. |
Interlibrary
Loan (ILL): |
A free service to borrow materials from other libraries that are not in the Mossey Library's collection. |
| Journal: |
A scholarly publication containing articles written by different experts about research or experiments—usually published regularly. |
| Magazine: |
A publication containing news, current events and articles on popular topics of general interest. |
| Periodical: |
Publications such as newspapers, journals and magazines that contain articles and are usually published more often than once a year. |
| Reference: |
Desk, department and service where library staff is available to help you start your research and find information on your topic. |
| Reserves: |
Located behind the circulation desk, the department where instructors keep books, articles and other class-related materials for students to use in the library for a limited time. |
| Renew: |
Request that the due date for an item borrowed from the Library be changed, so that the item can be borrowed for additional time. |
| Stacks: |
Areas where bookshelves are located in the Library. |