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The Information Professional's Glossary
Can't remember what "NCLIS" stands for? Need a quick definition for "subfield code"? Check out this glossary from the School of Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona. Okay, if you've taken Librarianship 101, you're probably familiar with most of the terms in here. But when a stumper comes along, it's good to know where to look. Also useful are links from definitions to other specialized glossaries. For example, "Printing Terms" links to the University of Oklahoma Printing Services glossary. BTW: NCLIS stands for the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. And a "subfield code" is... if you don't know, you probably don't need to.

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