A bibliography may be a full book or a brief list in books or journal articles. Bound Journals - Several issues of a journal that have been sewn together between hard covers like a book. Number - A unique identifying number given to each book acquired by a library. The call number serves to group books together according to subject in an organizational scheme. The UConn Libraries use primarily the Library of Congress Classification system, with some older items in the Dewey Decimal Classification.
Sufficient information is included to locate the original item.
For titles which are collected in microform, paper issues are retained until the microform is received. Database - A collection of electronic records having a standardized format and using specific software for computer access. Descriptor - A word or phrase used as a subject heading. It is part of a controlled vocabulary used for a specific database. Compare with Subject Headings , Keyword Searching .