Reference Books Books that are not meant to be read cover to cover, but instead are meant to be consulted. The content is usually factual in nature and organized into elements that are discrete rather than continuous. An encyclopedia is considered a reference book whereas a novel is not. Many libraries do not allow their most recent reference books to be checked out. S Subject Heading Terms used to identify the subjects of articles, documents, and books.
Subject headings are very useful in grouping similar materials together under the same terms.
A piece of software that dates back to the earliest days of the internet. It is used to provide access to text only databases and is required to access CLICnet, our book and subscriptions catalog. This term stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Regarding books, a volume refers to a particular book in a larger set of books. Regarding periodicals, a volume is made up of individual issues of a periodical that are bound together and usually represents one year of publication.