| Abstract |
A brief summary describing the main theme or content of a work, such as a book, article, or thesis. |
| Advanced search |
Software tools that help users do more detailed searches of databases, catalogues, etc. |
| All rights reserved |
A statement that usually appears on the left side of the title of a published book, stating that all rights granted by the applicable copyright law belong to the copyright owner, and that they can pursue any legal remedy against any violation. |
| Anonymous work |
A work whose author is unknown. |
| Anthology |
A book that collects works written by different authors on a specific subject in a specific period. |
| Ask the librarian |
A method of electronically sending questions to the librarian to obtain information about the library's collection or other fields. |
| Atlas |
A bound works containing maps. |
| Author |
Persons and organizations that write or edit a document. An author's name is a search option when searching for information. |
| Barcode label |
Label given to materials received by the library. It has vertical lines with machine-readable data. |
| Bibliographic database |
An electronic version of a series.
A user using the e-database can find what they are looking for by making a search under the publication, author, subject, title, or other search terms. |
| Bibliography / Reference |
A list of books or articles related to a particular topic. |
| Binding structure |
A system with "see" and "see also" references. |
| Book number |
Part of the classification number on the back of the book, it comes after the classification number given based on the topics. Book numbers consist of the number of the author and the numbers that encode the title of the work. They are assigned to place the materials on the shelves in a specific sorting order. |
| Borrowing |
The process of borrowing a source from the library for reading, listening, or viewing, within a specified period of time. Borrowing periods vary from library to library. |
| Card catalogue |
Descriptive records of the library's collection, arranged on cards in a certain order. |
| Catalogue |
A collection of records describing the content of a particular collection or group of collections. |
| Closed shelves |
Collections organized in such a way that a material is picked up and given to the user by the library staff, rather than the users taking the materials they request from the shelves themselves. Closed shelves are often for materials that require special protection and care, such as archival material, and rare works. |
| Collection |
The collection of printed and electronic materials owned by a library and listed in its catalogue. |
| Copyright |
It is a form of protection provided by the law to the authors of the works of "original creativity" such as literary, dramatic, etc. works. Copyright is protected by the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works in Turkey number 5846. |
| Corporate author |
An organization that is recognized as the author of a work. |
| Database |
Standardized information that can be scanned through various parameters in the computer environment. In libraries, it usually refers to electronic catalogues. |
| Dewey Decimal Classification System |
A library classification system that divides information into ten major classes (00-999). |
| Digital library |
A library that presents a significant part of its resources in machine-readable format, and makes it accessible by computers. The digital content is accessible both locally and from remote computer networks. |
| Encyclopedia |
Works arranged alphabetically in a field of knowledge. |
| Footnote |
A note placed at the end of a book to explain and show the premise of any point in a text. |
| Full text |
An electronic source that provides the full text of a single work or article published in one or more journals or newspapers. |
| Index |
A list or systematic guide to the content of a set of data. |
| Information literacy |
Information literacy is knowing when and why information is needed, where to find it, how to evaluate it, and how to communicate it ethically. |
| Issue / publication |
A publication that has received an issue in a periodical series. |
| Keyword |
A catchy term in a title, which is used as a search term, and is related to the searched topic. |
| Lending |
The process of lending any item from a library's collection to a user. If a library material has been borrowed and taken out, the catalogue indicates that this material is out and not available to new readers. |
| Manuscript |
A text that is handwritten or typed rather than printed. |
| Masthead |
Information containing the publication information of a book. It usually provides the publisher's name, location, and the date of publication on the cover page. The name and location of the publishing house are also provided on the back page of the title page. |
| Monography |
A work that is about a single subject, often addressed within a certain framework, and is a whole in itself. Its opposite is a periodical. |
| Monthly |
Works usually published every month. For example: magazines etc. |
| New edition |
A book made after the original edition, but uses the same typeface and same content. |
| Newspaper |
A publication containing various information on many topics, usually published daily. |
| Non-lendable material |
A library material that cannot be taken out of the library by readers. |
| PDF |
A universal file format that preserves all formatting, colours, page numbers, and graphics, in the source document. PDF files preserve the originality of the source they contain and are often like a photo of the original document. |
| Peer-reviewed journals |
Journals containing scientific articles whose content has been reviewed by scholars with similar expertise to that of the author. |
| Periodicals |
Publications such as journals, magazines, and newspapers, that are published monthly or weekly - usually at various times of the year. Periodicals usually have volume and issue numbers. |
| Ph.D. Dissertation |
An extended written examination of a topic presented by a graduate student. |
| Place catalogue |
A catalogue sorted by place number (material list/cards). |
| Place number |
A set of letters and/or numbers that identifies the location of a particular source in the library, and provides its organization within the library collection. |
| Primary literature |
Original research or writing related to a subject. |
| Printed |
Written symbols of the language as depicted on paper. An information source can be printed or electronic. |
| Provision of documentation |
A service to provide information sources to library users. |
| Publication interval |
The interval at which serial publications are published. Phrases that are often found in libraries are: Daily, weekly, biweekly, twice a month, monthly, bimonthly, four times a year, biannually, annually, once every three years, etc. |
| Rare books |
Books that are of special importance in terms of their content, rarity, masthead, publication date, physical properties, conditions, or other distinguishing features. |
| Reference librarian |
Reference librarians are experts in finding information. The help users by answering questions by phone, email, online, or at the help desk. They also provide training for the use of library resources and information technologies. |
| Roaming |
Lending books (or other resources) to users and keeping track of borrowed sources. |
| Series |
Works published in successive chapters. |
| Subject |
The main idea around which research or discussion revolves. |
| Subject heading |
A term used in an article title, catalogue, or index organized by subject. |
| Thesis |
A scientific review intended to be prepared in order to obtain a higher degree in academic education. |
| URL |
An example source locator or web address. |
| Volume |
The sum of the issues of a periodical, usually for a total of one year. |
