Academic Libraries Glossary

A resource that systematically summarizes and catalogs the contents of journals, articles, and other publications to fac...

The allocated financial resources designated for purchasing library materials, including books, journals, databases, and...

The process of selecting, ordering, and receiving library materials including books, journals, and electronic resources....

The library unit responsible for selecting, ordering, receiving, and processing new materials for the collection. This d...

The systematic process of selecting, purchasing, and receiving library materials from vendors and publishers. It encompa...

Quantitative measures that track the online attention and impact of scholarly works through social media mentions, news...

Alternative metrics that measure the online attention and engagement academic publications receive across social media,...

The systematic evaluation process by which archivists determine which records and documents have lasting historical, leg...

The systematic process of measuring the effectiveness, impact, and quality of library services, programs, and collection...

Formal instructions provided by publishers outlining submission requirements, formatting standards, and editorial proced...

The standardization and management of name headings, subject terms, and other access points in bibliographic records to...

The archived collection of previously published issues of a journal or serial publication.

A standardized reference that identifies and locates a source, including author, title, publication details, and access...

The systematic organization and description of library materials to ensure they can be identified, located, and accessed...

A searchable collection of bibliographic records describing published materials, organized to facilitate discovery and a...

A standardized digital or physical description of a library material containing metadata such as title, author, publicat...

A unique alphanumeric code assigned to library materials that indicates their physical location on shelves and organizes...

The process of creating standardized bibliographic records that describe library materials and organize them within a cl...

The library function that manages the lending and return of materials to patrons, tracking checkouts, renewals, and over...

The library service point where patrons check out and return materials, renew loans, and manage their accounts. Staff at...

Quantitative data measuring library material usage patterns, including checkout frequency, return rates, hold requests,...

A research method that examines the frequency, patterns, and relationships of citations within scholarly literature to i...

A metric published annually by Journal Citation Reports measuring the average number of citations received by articles i...

A searchable database that tracks and displays citations between published scholarly works, enabling researchers to iden...