handbooks
Compact instruction manuals
Handbooks are compact reference books covering the essentials of a particular subject or activity: employee handbooks, student handbooks, a handbook of chemistry.
They're designed for quick consultation rather than cover-to-cover reading, offering practical guidance, rules, or procedures in condensed form.
Leader or instruction book
- manualWritten instructions for use
- workbookEducational exercise manual
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- toolkitCollection of implements
procedures · protocols · checklist · workflow · guidelines · standards · specifications · blueprint
Adopted courses of action
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- code of conductFormal behavioral guidelines
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
benefits · orientation · onboarding · HR · workplace · compliance · expectations · rights
Comprehensive subject-matter collection
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- atlasBound collection of charts
almanac · gazetteer · lexicon · bibliography · index · catalogue · directory · glossary
Instructional step-by-step guide
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- educationSystematic development of mind
coaching · curriculum · syllabus · lessons · exercises · demonstrations · examples · walkthroughs
Course plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- academicRelating to education or theory
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
requirements · expectations · campus · conduct · regulations · assignments · attendance · examinations
guide
Leader or instruction book
- manualWritten instructions for use
- workbookEducational exercise manual
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
toolkit · procedures · protocols · checklist · workflow · guidelines · standards · specifications · blueprint · instructions
policies
Adopted courses of action
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- code of conductFormal behavioral guidelines
procedures · benefits · orientation · onboarding · HR · workplace · compliance · expectations · rights · responsibilities
encyclopedia
Comprehensive subject-matter collection
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
atlas · almanac · gazetteer · lexicon · bibliography · index · catalogue · directory · glossary · appendix
tutorial
Instructional step-by-step guide
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- teachingProfession of instructing others
education · coaching · curriculum · syllabus · lessons · exercises · demonstrations · examples · walkthroughs · explanations
syllabus
Course plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- academicRelating to education or theory
- gradingAssigning marks to work
enrollment · requirements · expectations · campus · conduct · regulations · assignments · attendance · examinations · graduation
- informational bookletsbrochures, pamphlets, travel guides, user manuals, city guides
- law schoollaw school, law schools, law student, law students, law degree
- organizational publicationsnewsletters, brochures, bulletins, annual reports, fact sheets
- school policiesdress code, code of conduct, discipline policy, dress codes, grading policy
- military publicationsStars and Stripes, Proceedings, maintenance manuals, field manuals, training manuals
- nuclear documentsmanuals, technical reports, safety protocols
handbooksencyclopedias
Multi-volume knowledge collections
complete works · compendia · tomes · collected works · compendiums
handbooksprimary sources
Firsthand historical evidence
raw data · source materials · archives · research papers · dissertations
handbookstomes
Large academic books
technical manuals · academic journals · reference libraries · archives
- student handbookOfficial school policy document
- employee handbookOfficial workplace policy guide