Barcode: A barcode is an
optical machine-readable representation of data relating to the object to which
it is attached. The barcode was invented by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard
Silver and patented in the US in 1951. The barcodes found on the back of books
are called Bookland EAN or EAN-13 barcode symbols that can be found on the back
on a book. The EAN barcode is created from the ISBN for the book. The EAN-13
barcode is divided into five parts each part separated by a hyphen. It starts
with a “978” prefix, followed by a country identifier, a publisher identifier,
a title identifier and closes with a check digit that validates the number. In the
libraries, barcode numbers are used to charge, discharge and renew books in the
integrated library management system.
Below the Fold: The below half
of a document printed or online that appears lower horizontal fold. Articles
placed below the horizontal fold have lower prominence because most languages
are read from top to bottom of the writing / reading surface.
Bibliographer: A person who is
able to describe physical characteristics of books by recognized method.
Bibliographic
Database:
It is a computer based list of record containing the bibliographic information
i.e. call number, author, title, and other such kind of information to
published literature, including journal and newspaper articles, conference
proceedings, reports, government and legal publications, patents, books, etc.
Bibliographical Centre: A place where
bibliographies and catalogue of library and those of publisher are assembled
and information on books are given. They are associated with books lending
agencies, stores or national libraries.
Bibliography: A list of
writings related to a specific subject or by a specific author or writings used
in producing a specific text which is generally appended at the end of an
article, book or other information source.
Bibliometrics: Bibliometrics
is the use of statistical methods to analyse books, articles and other
publications.
Bindery: The books that need
repair and loose issues of journals that are combined or bound into a single
volume are sent out of the library system to a company which binds them is
called bindery.
Biography: A biography is
a detailed description of a person’s life that include information about birth,
parents, education, work, relationships, death and other life events.
Bit: The term bit is a portmanteau of binary
digit. A binary digit i.e. ‘0’s and ‘1’s is called a bit and it can be
define as an electronic signal, which is either On ‘1’ or Off ‘0’. It is also the smallest unit of
information the computer uses.
Blocking: The impressing
of gold leaf metal foil, or other medium into a book cover by means of a stamp.
Blurb: A blurb is a
short promotional or advertisement piece of information accompanying a creative
work on the back or rear dust-jacket of a book written by the author or publisher
or quote praise from others with the intent to promote the sale of the publication.
Book Review: A book review
is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content,
style, and merit.
Book: A set of sheet
of written or printed communication of human knowledge bound along one edge and
enclosed within protective covers to form a volume. At UNESCO conference 1964 a
book was defined as “a non periodical printed publication of at least 49 pages,
exclusive of cover pages”'.
Bookbinding: Bookbinding is
the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered
stack of paper sheets that are folded together into sections or sometimes left
as a stack of individual sheets.
Bookmarks: The method of
marking, saving or storing and retrieving specific websites in the web browser
locally or in a web based bookmark account.
Bookstack: A bookstack is
a multi-story storage area where the books are arranged in a systematic order for
maintenance, storage and easy retrieval.
Boolean Logic: The algebraic
system containing Boolean operators such as AND, OR, NOT, and XOR (exclusive
OR) primarily used in database searches and switching circuits. This binary
algebraic system is developed by George Boole.
Bound Volume: The periodicals
like newspapers, magazines, and joruanls of a particular year which is not
considered as a current issue are fastened together by the libraries into a
single volume for easy storage, retrieval and preservation and it is called bound
volume.
Box file: A container
made to stand on a shelf and intended primarily to contain material such as
correspondence or newspaper cutting. Most durable kinds are those with wooden
sides, board base, the whole being covered cloth and paper and line with paper.
A spring clip is usually provided to keep the contents in position.
Browse: To inspect or
reading something casually.

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