Wikipedia's Contents: Reference
Wikipedia's Contents: Reference
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In comparison, a reference book or reference-only book in a library is one that may only be
used in the library and not borrowed from the library. Many such books are reference works (in
the first sense) which are usually used only briefly or photocopied from, and therefore do not
need to be borrowed. Keeping them in the library assures that they will always be available for
use on demand. Other reference-only books are ones that are too valuable to permit borrowers
to take them out. Reference-only items may be shelved in a reference collection located
separately from circulating items or individual reference-only items may be shelved among
items available for borrowing.
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Books – a book is a set of written, printed, illustrated sheets, made of ink, paper,
parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. Books are
used to convey knowledge and other information.
Great books listed in How to Read a Book
Great Books of the Western World
Harvard Classics
General subject outlines (trees of knowledge)
Taxonomies (trees) of knowledge included within larger works
Figurative system of human knowledge (from the Encyclopédie)
Outline of academic disciplines
Outline of Knowledge (part of the Propædia of the 15th edition of Encyclopædia
Britannica)
Outline of the knowledge of humanity
Outline of Roget's Thesaurus
Subject classification systems
Academic classification systems
Fields of doctoral studies (United States)
Joint Academic Classification of Subjects
Library classification systems
Bliss bibliographic classification
Colon classification
Cutter Expansive Classification
Dewey Decimal classes
Library of Congress Classification
Universal Decimal Classification
Knowledge – familiarity, awareness or understanding of someone or something, such as
facts, information, descriptions, or skills, which is acquired through experience or
education by perceiving, discovering, or learning. Knowledge can refer to a theoretical or
practical understanding of a subject. It can be implicit (as with practical skill or expertise) or
explicit (as with the theoretical understanding of a subject); it can be more or less formal or
systematic.
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