People come to the library to find books or journals or journal articles or information. They talk about term papers, research projects, personal interests, etc.
Librarians talk about call numbers, databases , citations , subject headings, authors, and titles.
Below is an attempt to create a bridge. You are looking for an answer to a question or for information to support your research or term paper. You might be doing this for personal or professional reasons. You are hoping to find a list of useful and trustworthy information soures. Such support, which will go into your bibliography or footnotes can be found in books and journals.