library reference
Book lookup service
A library reference is a citation directing readers to a source—a book, article, or document held in a library collection.
The term also describes the service librarians provide when helping patrons find information: I went to the library reference desk for help with my research.
In programming, a library reference is documentation for a code library's functions and methods.
- cardStiff paper rectangle
- almanacsYearly reference publications
- deskFurniture for writing
- answerSolution to query
- encyclopediasMulti-volume knowledge collections
bibliographies · research guide · citation style · search · atlases · dictionaries · handbooks · catalog number · thesauri · search engines · question · directories · information literacy · metadata · unique identifier · Boolean operators · shelf · microfiche
library referencecirculating
Moving in a circuit
circulation · checkout · lending · borrowable · loanable