| Term | Definition |
|---|
| title page | found at the front of the book; it gives book title, author, publisher, place of publication, and copyright date |
| title | the name of a book |
| author | the writer of a book |
| illustrator | the person responsible for the art work in a book |
| publisher | the company that prints and distributes books |
| place of publication | city where book was published; first city listed |
| copyright date | date when book was published; always most recent date listed |
| table of contents | listing of chapter titles found in the beginning of a book |
| preface | a writing found at the beginning of a book that explains ideas of the author, such as why he/she wrote the book |
| body | the main part of a book |
| appendix | any materials the author wishes to add to the body of the book, such as tables or lists of information; found at the end of the book |
| glossary | a mini-dictionary of terms used in the book |
| bibliography | an alphabetized list of books or articles used in the writing of a document; a list of further research |
| index | an alphabetical list of topics/subjects that can be found in the book |
| Dewey Decimal System | system created by Melvil Dewey which arranges nonfiction books according to ten major subject divisions |
| fiction | story which is not real |
| nonfiction | story which is true; contains factual information |
| research | to investigate a topic thoroughly using a variety of materials |
| vertical file | a collection of small items too small to be placed on the library shelves. These may include pamphlets, newspaper clippings, pictures, and posters |
| call number | class number and author letter found on the spine of the book and in the upper left-hand corner of the catalog "card" |
| reference | books which may not be taken from the library |
| story collection | a collection of stories in a book |
| biography | a book about a famous person's life |
| autobiography | a book about a famous person's life written by that person |
| almanac | a thick book, often in paperback, containing up-to-date information about everything statistical that has happened recently in the world |
| atlas | a book of maps and other geographical information |
| dictionary | a book that lists most words in a language and that gives the pronunciation and meaning of the words |
| encyclopedia | a book or set of books containing information arranged in alphabetical order according to subjects, and covering a wide range of knowledge |
| thesaurus | a book that lists synonyms for words arranged by categories |
| library catalog | an alphabetical arrangement of information about the materials in the library; done by subject, title, and author |
| author card | catalog "card" which is alphabetized by the author's last name |
| subject card | catalog "card" which is alphabetized by the subject of the book; subject is in all capitals |
| title card | catalog "card" which is alphabetized by the title of the book; a, an, and the are not used when alphabetizing the first word |
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