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 DeCS Categories

L01 Information Science .
L01.178 Communications Media .
L01.178.682 Publications .
L01.178.682.192 Books .
L01.178.682.192.836 Reference Books .
L01.178.682.192.836.456 Encyclopedias as Topic .
L01.453 Information Services .
L01.453.245 Documentation .
SP4 Environmental Health .
SP4.011 Science .
SP4.011.127 Social Sciences .
SP4.011.127.428 Information Science .
SP4.011.127.428.749 Library Science .
SP4.011.127.428.749.030 Documentation .
SP4.011.127.428.769 Information .
SP4.051 General Aspects .
SP4.051.582 Reference Books .
SP4.051.582.078 Encyclopedias as Topic .
V01 Publication Components .
V01.665 Patient Education Handout .
V02 Publication Formats .
V02.350 Encyclopedias .
V02.355 Ephemera .
V02.355.775 Prospectuses .
V02.510 Guidebooks .
V02.725 Popular Works .
V02.725.750 Patient Education Handout .
 
 Terms
 Synonyms & Historicals		Documents
LILACS e MDL		 
Guidebooks .
Guidebooks [Publication Type] .
Works consisting of publications for travelers that give information about a city, region, or country, or similar handbooks about buildings, museums, etc. (The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983) .
1.00
 
Documentation .
Documentations .
Systematic organization, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of specialized information, especially of a scientific or technical nature (From ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983). It often involves authenticating or validating information. .
0.45
 
Information .
Simply stated, information is a message received and understood. In terms of data, it can be defined as a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn. (From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information) .
0.41
 
Publications .
Publication .
Copies of a work or document distributed to the public by sale, rental, lease, or lending. (From ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983, p181) .
0.39
 
Encyclopedias as Topic .
Encyclopedias as Topics .
Discussion of works containing information articles on subjects in various fields of knowledge, usually arranged in alphabetical order, or a similar work limited to a special field or subject. (From The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983) .
0.39
 
Encyclopedias .
Encyclopedias [Publication Type] .
Works containing informational articles on subjects in every field of knowledge, usually arranged in alphabetical order, or a similar work limited to a special field or subject. (From The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983) .
0.38
 
Prospectuses .
Prospectuses [Publication Type] .
Works consisting of advertisements separately printed and distributed by a publisher to describe and solicit orders for a recent or forthcoming publication. In the case of books, they may include sample pages. (From: ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983) .
0.38
 
Reference Books .
Book, Reference .
Books, Reference .
Reference Book .
Books designed by the arrangement and treatment of their subject matter to be consulted for definite terms of information rather than to be read consecutively. Reference books include DICTIONARIES; ENCYCLOPEDIAS; ATLASES; etc. (From the ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983) .
0.38
 
Patient Education Handout .
Consumer Handout .
Consumer Information Handout .
Consumer Information Handout .
Consumer Information Handout [Publication Type] .
Patient Education Handout [Publication Type] .
Works consisting of a handout or self-contained informative material used to explain a procedure or a condition or the contents of a specific article in a biomedical journal and written in non-technical language for the patient or consumer. .
0.36