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Library Stack
Nouns and Descriptions for simple library games
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Person who writes a book or article. | Author |
| Name of a book, journal or article. | Title |
| Published regularly about a specific subject (similar to a Periodical). | Journal |
| Published regularly about a specific subject (similar to a Journal). | Periodical |
| Company or organisation which takes writing by authors and makes books or journals. | Publisher |
| The day, month or year in which a book or article was first published. | Publication Date |
| Computers available to hire for an hour and a half from the library. | Laptop |
| Books and resources available in the library which cannot be borrowed. | Reference |
| On-line facility for checking up-to-date library and course information. | Moodle |
| Type of books available to borrow in the library which are not factual. | Fiction |
| On-line gateway to collections of journals and articles | Athens |
| Brochures of courses at higher education institutions available in the library. | Prospectuses |
| Daily paper-based publication about news and current affairs, available to read in the library. | Newspaper |
| Machine which can copy images or text, available to use in the library. | Photocopier |
| Tool for cutting paper along straight edges, available to use in the library. | Guillotine |
| Device for creating holes along the edge of paper, available to use in the library. | Hole Punch |
| Clear plastic sticky tape, available to use in the library. | Sellotape |
| Series of letters and numbers on the edge of a book, which gives information about where it can be found in the library. | Shelf Number |
| Name for the edge of a book which usually faces outward when the book is on a shelf, with the title and author's name on it. | Spine |
| The first page of a book, which is usually blank. | Flyleaf |
| Using someone else's writing or research in your work without giving a proper reference, showing where the information comes from. | Plagiarism |
| Showing where you have found information you use or quote in your work. | Referencing |
| Section at the end of a book or article which shows what books and articles were used by the author to gather information - a good place to find suggestions for further reading. | Bibliography |
| A collection of information arranged to make searching for it easier (often alphabetically or in date order). | Database |
| Arranged according to date order. | Chronological |
| Arranged A-Z. | Alphabetical |
| Website which allows anyone to create quizzes and word games for free, about any subject. | StudyStack |
| Website which allows people to search many websites from one page. | Search Engine |
| Technology which allows users to send each other messages like letters or texts instantly and for free over the internet. | |
| On-line library resource which allows users to check for items in the library, and see if copies are available for loan. | Heritage |
| Book containing many articles arranged alphabetically, giving a brief description of individual subjects and linking them to other articles in the same book. | Encyclopaedia |
| Machine for adding, multiplying, subtracting and dividing. Available to borrow in the library. | Calculator |
| Another name for the World Wide Web. Billions of pages of electronic information which can be viewed with a computer connected to a phone line. | Internet |
| A machine with a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor, with which you can write essays, browse the internet and view images. | Computer |
| Secret word or combination of letters and numbers which allows you to sign on to a computer or e-mail account. | Password |
| Machine which allows text or images to be printed from a computer. Colour and black and white ones are available to use in the library for a small fee. | Printer |
| Database of the whole range of items available in the library collection. The software Herit4ge allows users to search or browse this. | Catalogue |
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