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bachelor’s degree btʃələz d background colour bk$raυnd bachelor’s degree / | background colour / $ri/ noun a degree awarded on the k lə/ noun the colour of a computer successful completion of an undergrad- screen display, with characters and uate course at a college or university graphics displayed in a different fore- and, at some universities, on completion ground colour of a usually short postgraduate course background printing printing / bk$raυnd back back /bk/ noun the part of a book prntŋ/ noun printing from a where the pages are glued or stitched to computer while it is processing another the binding í adjective published or task issued at an earlier date background processing back board background processing back board /bk bɔd/ noun the / bk$raυnd prəυsesŋ/ noun execu- board which forms the back of a book tion of computer tasks that continues backbone /bkbəυn/ noun US the while the user is working with another spine of a book application. Once started, background back catalogue catalogue / bk kt(ə)lɒ$/ tasks such as printing or copying data noun the complete collection of record- take place without user input. ings, films or books made by an artist or backing /bkŋ/ noun money or a company to date support given to a person or an organi- back copy copy /bk kɒpi/ noun a copy sation for a particular project of an old issue of a newspaper or maga- back issue issue /bk ʃu/ noun US zine same as back number back cover bk k və back lining back cover / / noun the back lining / bk lanŋ/ noun a cover at the back of a book or magazine, piece of thin cloth or paper glued to the which can have publicity matter or sewn spine of a book before the cover is details of the author attached backdate bkdet backlist backdate / | / verb to make backlist /bklst/ noun the range of effective from an earlier date than the books already published by a publisher current one backdated that are still in print bkdetd backlog backdated / | / adjective bklɒ$ with the date written earlier than the backlog / / noun work waiting current day’s date to be done and causing delays back matter back flap bk mtə back flap / bk flp/, back jacket back matter / / noun the flap / bk dkt flp/ noun a flap parts of a book that appear after the on a book jacket which is folded inside main text, e.g. the index or an appendix back number the back cover back number /bk n mbə/ noun background /bk$raυnd/ noun 1. an edition of a magazine, newspaper or the context of a situation, which helps to other document which is not the most explain it 2. scenery behind the main recent edition people and objects in a picture or photo- back order order /bk ɔdə/ noun an graph uncompleted order which is held back LibManagement.fm Page 17 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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for delivery when stock becomes avail- banned /bnd/ adjective prohibited able from use by authorities backslash backslash /bkslʃ/ noun a punc- banner /bnə/ noun a heading or title tuation mark ć \These words are across the width of a page between backslashes.\ banner headline headline / bnə hedlan/ back title back title /bk tat(ə)l/ noun the noun an extra large newspaper headline title on the spine or back of a book BAPLA /bplə/ abbreviation British back up back up / bk p/ verb to make a Association of Picture Libraries and copy of computer data to keep in case Agencies bar anything goes wrong with the original bar /bɑ/ noun a thick band of colour í backup backup /bk p/ adjective assistance verb to prevent somebody from doing ć We offer an after sales backup service. something or going somewhere í noun a duplicate copy of a file on a bar chart chart /bɑ tʃɑt/ noun a graph in computer which the data is represented by hori- backup procedure bk p prə backup procedure / | zontal or vertical bars sidə barcode / noun a method of making barcode /bɑkəυd/ noun a line of backup copies of files printed stripes of different thickness backwards compatible backwards compatible representing a numeric code which can bkwədz kəmptəb ə l / | ( ) / adjective be read electronically relating to a computer hardware or soft- COMMENT: Barcodes are found on most ware product that is compatible with its goods and their packages. The width and predecessors to the extent that it can use position of the stripes is sensed by a light interfaces and data from earlier versions pen or optical wand and provides bail information about the goods, such as bail /bel/ noun a hinged bar on a type- price, stock quantity, etc. The main type writer or printer that holds the paper of bar code used in Europe is the steady European Article Number (EAN) or the .BAK Universal Product Code (UPC). .BAK, .bak suffix an extension to a Barcodes are used on the backs of filename, indicating a backup version of books, giving their ISBN number, and so a file helping the computerised stock control in balance /bləns/ verb a financial bookshops. term meaning to keep expenditure equal barcode reader reader /bɑkəυd ridə/, to income í noun 1. the positioning of barcode scanner /bɑkəυd sknə/ text and graphics on a page in an attrac- noun an electronic device used to read tive way 2. ˽ in the balance not yet barcodes decided ˽ on balance phrase used to base /bes/ verb ˽ to base on to show that you are giving a considered develop an idea from the foundations of opinion a previous idea bandwidth bandwidth /bndwdθ/ noun the baseline /beslan/ noun the data capacity, often measured in bits per used as a reference with which to second, of a communication channel, compare future observations or results e.g. a connection to the Internet BASIC /besk/ noun a computer bang /bŋ/ noun US in typesetting, programming language. Full form the character ! Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic bank /bŋk/ noun somewhere to store Instruction Code í ˽ Basic Curriculum besk kə things ready for use verb to bank on Basic Curriculum / | to rely on something happening rkjələm/ noun in schools in England bankrupt /bŋkr pt/ adjective not and Wales, the National Curriculum having enough money to pay one’s plus religious education debts basic stock stock / besk stɒk/ noun bank sort code sort code / bŋk sɔt kəυd/ standard titles which are considered noun a set of numbers printed on necessary to form the core of an author- cheques which identifies a particular itative book stock. Also called core bank stock LibManagement.fm Page 18 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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basis /bess/ noun the foundation or .bck suffix an extension to a filename, reason for something showing that the file is a backup file bd bastard size size /bɑstəd saz/ noun an bd abbreviation 1. in Internet odd non-standard size of paper addresses, the top-level domain for .BAT, .bat suffix an extension to a Bangladesh 2. PUBL bound bds filename, showing that the file is a batch bds abbreviation PUBL bound in boards file be abbreviation in Internet addresses, batch /btʃ/ noun a group of things the top-level domain for Belgium Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code which are made or dealt with all at one Beginner’s All-Purpose time Symbolic Instruction Code noun batch control btʃ kən trəυl full form of BASIC / | / batch control BEI noun a system for organising groups of BEI abbreviation British Education products Index benchmark batch file bentʃmɑk batch file /btʃ fal/ noun a combi- benchmark / / noun nation of computer files which are something of accepted quality which is treated as one unit used to provide a standard for compar- batch number btʃ n mbə ison batch number / / noun beneficial benfʃ ə l a number used to identify a particular beneficial / | ( ) / adjective providing advantage or benefit group Berne Convention batch processing bn kən Berne Convention / | batch processing /btʃ venʃ ə n prəυsesŋ ( ) / noun the international / noun a mode of computer agreement on copyright, signed in operation in which programs are Berne in 1886. ı convention executed without the user being able to COMMENT: Under the Berne Convention , influence processing while it is in any book which is copyrighted in a progress country which has signed the convention ‘First things first, however. Repcol is automatically copyrighted in the other needs to upgrade its in-house countries. Some countries (notably the USA) did not sign the Convention, and collections system, and build a live the UCC (Universal Copyright link between collections and Convention) was signed in Geneva in financials. Repcol runs the collections 1952, under the auspices of the United system on an Informix database, but Nations, to try to bring together all uses a separate Oracle financials countries under a uniform copyright system running on Linux, batch agreement. bestseller bestselə processing transactions.’ [The bestseller / | / noun 1. a Australian] popular book of which a very large batch system system /btʃ sstəm/ noun number of copies are sold 2. an author a way of dealing with tasks in groups who writes bestsellers bestselling batter bestselŋ batter /btə/ noun a defective bestselling / | / adjective 1. impression produced by a faulty far more popular and successful than printing plate other products on sale at the same time battery 2. making products that are commer- battery /bt(ə)ri/ noun a large cially very successful ć a bestselling number of things or people author bay be bf bay / / noun a space or area used for bf abbreviation PRINTING boldface ć a book bay in a B format paperback a particular purpose B format paperback / bi fɔmt library pepəbk bb / noun a paperback with the bb abbreviation in Internet addresses, format 198 x 129mm the top-level domain for Barbados bg abbreviation in Internet addresses, BBC BBC abbreviation British Broadcasting the top-level domain for Bulgaria Corporation bh abbreviation in Internet addresses, BBIP abbreviation British Books in the top-level domain for Bahrain Print BHI abbreviation British Humanities bcc abbreviation blind carbon copy Index LibManagement.fm Page 19 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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bi abbreviation in Internet addresses, books or articles referred to in another the top-level domain for Burundi book or article biannually bibliomania bbliəυmeniə banjuəli | biannually / | / adverb bibliomania / / noun issued every two years an obsession with collecting books bibliophile bias /baəs/ noun an unfair judgement bibliophile /bbliəfal/ noun a influenced by opinions rather than facts person who loves books, especially biased /baəst/ adjective holding somebody who collects old, rare or views based on opinions rather than beautiful books ć The book has been facts published as a limited edition for bibli- bias phrase baəs frez ophiles. bias phrase / / noun in bifurcate classification ba bifurcate classification / | classification, the name of a specific fket klsfkeʃ ə n group for whom a work is intended | ( ) / noun a biblio bbliəυ system of classification based on biblio / / noun bibliographic branching positive and negative pairs details printed on the back of the title bilingual balŋ$wəl page bilingual / | / adjective in ć ı bibliographic bbliə$rfk two languages a bilingual dictionary bibliographic / | / monolingual, multilingual adjective relating to bibliographies bilingual text ba lŋ$wəl tekst bibliographical information bilingual text / | / bibliographical information bbliə$rfk ə l nfəmeʃ ə n noun text which is given in two / ( ) | ( ) / languages, usually with the texts on noun information about a book such as facing pages the name of the author, number of pages billion bljən and ISBN, which is used for library billion / / noun 1. in the UK, a cataloguing million million 2. in the US, a thousand bibliographic control million bibliographic control bimonthly bam nθli bbliə$rfk kəntrəυl bimonthly / | / adjective / | / noun the issued or published every two months creation and management of biblio- binary banəri graphic records and the system which binary / / adjective relating to enables users to access them a numerical system using only the digits 0 and 1, used especially in computing ‘This practical volume addresses the binary file banəri fal ways a library can manage electronic binary file / / noun a collections. The goal is to provide an computer file that contains data in a raw overview of management concerns or nontext state made up of characters and issues regarding bibliographic that only a computer can read. Execut- control in an online environment and able programs are stored and trans- to suggest tools that are available.’ mitted in binary files, as are most [Booklist] numerical data files. binary search bibliographic database database binary search /banəri stʃ/ noun / bbliə$rfk detəbes/ noun a a system of searching by repeatedly database containing bibliographic infor- rejecting one of a pair until the required mation, designed to locate specific item is found items binary system system /banəri sstəm/ bibliographic details details noun a number system based on two / bbliə$rfk ditelz/ plural noun digits only, usually 1 and 0 information about a publication, often bind /band/ verb to join the pages of a printed on the back of the title page, book together and enclose them in a which enables it to be identified, e.g. cover (NOTE: binding – bound) date of publication and ISBN binder /bandə/ noun a person or bibliographic entry entry / bbliə$rfk company that specialises in binding entri/ noun details of written material, books set out in a list for reference bindery /bandəri/ noun a factory bibliography bbliɒ$rəfi bibliography / | / noun 1. where books are bound a list of books and other written mate- binding /bandŋ/ noun 1. the cover rials on one particular subject 2. a list of of a book 2. the act of putting a cover on LibManagement.fm Page 20 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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a book í adjective demanding an obli- BL abbreviation British Library gation ć The contract was binding in black box box / blk bɒks/ noun a law. device used for converting protocols binding record record /bandŋ rekɔd/ from one computer system to another, noun a record of all books sent to the such as for converting data from a micro binder to a phototypesetter bio /baəυ/ noun a biographical work black list list /blk lst/ noun a list of biodata /baəυdetə/ noun informa- companies, countries or people who are tion relating to a particular person and banned from trading or using goods or his or her financial, professional or services í verb to make a list of untrust- educational history, stored in a database worthy people or organisations and used, e.g. in banking, job recruiting black market market / blk mɑkt/ noun and marketing illegal trading blackout biographee baɒ$rəfi /blkaυt/ noun biographee / | / noun blackout the with- somebody whose life is described in a holding of news or information about a biography subject, especially by official sources BLAISE biographical details details BLAISE /blez/ abbreviation British / baə$rfk(ə)l ditelz/ plural noun Library Automated Information Service information about the main events in BLAISE Records Records /blez rekɔdz/ somebody’s life plural noun online machine-readable biography baɒ$rəfi records from the MARC database for biography / | / noun an account of somebody’s life and work use on automated catalogues blank written by another person blank /blŋk/ noun an empty space in bioinformatics baəυ nfə a form í adjective empty or with bioinformatics /| | mtks/ noun the use of computers to nothing on it ć a blank tape ć a blank extract and analyse biological data, piece of paper blank cheque especially in studying DNA blank cheque / blŋk tʃek/ noun 1. BIS abbreviation Business Information a bank cheque with the amount of Service money to be filled in by the recipient 2. bit bt the authority to do whatever you bit / / noun a binary digit, 0 or 1 consider to be right bit map bit map /btmp/, bitmp noun a file blanket agreement blŋkt ə blanket agreement / | format for storing images in which data $rimənt/ noun agreement which in the file represents the value of each covers many items pixel blanket order blŋkt ɔdə bitmapped font blanket order / / noun bitmapped font / btmpt fɒnt/ an order with several different items noun a screen or printer font with char- blast freeze freeze /blɑst friz/ verb to acters formed as a pattern of pixels or reduce the temperature to below dots freezing using very cold air, sometimes bitmapped graphics bitmapped graphics / btmpt used as a method for conserving wet $rfks/ plural noun images whose paper individual pixels can be controlled by BLDSC abbreviation British Library changing the value of the stored bits Document Supply Centre BITNET btnet bleed BITNET / / noun a network bleed /blid/ noun 1. page design used to connect mostly academic sites where the illustrations run off the edge and computers and allows transfer of of the trimmed page ć The double-page electronic mail and listserver applica- spreads are all bleeds. 2. overtrimmed tion margins when binding, cutting off the biweekly bawikli biweekly / | / noun a publica- edge of the type í verb to print some- tion that appears every two weeks thing, or be printed, so that part of it is biz abbreviation in Internet addresses, cut off by the edge of the page the generic top-level domain for busi- blind /bland/ adjective done without nesses preparation or the relevant information LibManagement.fm Page 21 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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blind carbon copy carbon copy / bland blue-pencil / blu pensl/ verb to kɑbən kɒpi/ noun a feature of many edit a piece of writing by marking it, in electronic mail programs that allows a order to shorten, censor or delete it user to send one message to several blueprint /bluprnt/ noun 1. a users at a time (a carbon copy) but does photographic copy of construction not display this list to the recipients. plans usually printed in white on blue Abbr bcc paper 2. a detailed plan of something blind reference reference / bland blurb /blb/ noun a short piece of ref(ə)rəns/ noun a reference in a cata- writing that praises and promotes some- logue or index to a heading which has thing, especially a paragraph on the no entry cover of a book blurred block capital capital / blɒk kpt(ə)l/ blurred /bld/ adjective unclear noun an upper case letter, e.g. A, B, C, because there is no distinct outline as opposed to lower case a, b, c BMJ abbreviation British Medical block letter letter / blɒk letə/ noun a Journal .bmp compressed sans serif typeface or indi- .bmp suffix a file extension for a bit vidual letter map file bn block letter style letter style / blɒk letə stal/ bn abbreviation in Internet addresses, noun a style of writing using only the top-level domain for Brunei BNB capital letters BNB abbreviation British National block markers /blɒk mɑkəz/ Bibliography block markers bo plural noun two markers inserted at the bo abbreviation in Internet addresses, start and finish of a section of data to the top-level domain for Bolivia indicate a special block which can then board /bɔd/ noun 1. thick sturdy be moved or deleted or copied as a material used to form the foundation of single unit book covers, made from pressed fibres blog and usually covered with cloth or other blog /blɒ$/ noun ONLINE same as 2. weblog í verb to create or run a weblog material one piece of this material, cut to size 3. the controlling group of ‘Employees are no different to people in a company or organisation customers. They are besieged by also known as the board of directors ˽ information from an increasing number of sources. It places a greater across the board decision or action imperative on management to engage which affects everyone in a particular with staff first. In a world of blogs and group board meeting RSS feeds, communications heads board meeting /bɔd mitŋ/ noun increasingly need to make instant a meeting of the directors to discuss decisions based on the speed at which company business news travels.’ [PR Week] board room room /bɔd rum/ noun a blogger /blɒ$ə/ noun a person who room where board meetings are held creates or runs a weblog Bodleian /bɒdliən/ noun the main blogosphere blɒ$ə sfə library of Oxford University, one of blogosphere / | / noun the World Wide Web environment in which England’s copyright deposit libraries body bloggers communicate with each other body /bɒdi/ noun 1. an official group blogware of people 2. the main part of the text in blogware /blɒ$weə/ noun computer a document software tools for creating a weblog boil down bɔl daυn blow up bləυ p boil down / / verb to blow up / / verb to enlarge a condense or summarise something such photograph as information or text blowup bləυ p boilerplate blowup / | / noun a photograph boilerplate /bɔləplet/ noun US or illustration greatly enlarged for exhi- fixed or formulaic language such as that bition purposes used in legal forms and documents, e.g. BLR&DD abbreviation British Library powers of attorney and authors’ Research & Development Department contracts LibManagement.fm Page 22 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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bold /bəυld/ adjective having darker, delivering books to institutions or thicker lines than standard type, fonts or people í noun book donation bυk dəυ neʃ ə n lettering type, fonts or lettering book donation / | ( ) / with darker, thicker lines than is noun a book given to an organisation as standard, used for emphasis í verb to a gift set, print, or display text in bold type bookend bυkend boldface bookend / / noun one of a boldface /bəυldfes/ adjective, pair of supports used to keep a row of noun, verb PRINTING same as bold. Abbr books upright bf BookExpo America bυkekspəυ ə bold type bəυld tap BookExpo America / | bold type / /, bold face merkə/ noun a book fair held in /bəυld fes/ noun same as bold book Chicago in May/June, formerly called book /bυk/ noun a collection of pages the ‘ABA’ containing text and sometimes pictures, book export bυk ekspɔt bound together inside a cover book export / / noun a Book Aid International book produced in one country and sold Book Aid International / bυk ed ntənʃ ə nəl in another | ( ) / noun a service which book fair bυk feə collects unwanted books from individ- book fair / / noun a trade uals and institutions and sends them exhibition with the object of publi- abroad to help fight illiteracy, and also cising, selling and exchanging books encourages local publishing COMMENT: The major international fairs book bay are held all year round. The most book bay /bυk be/ noun an area in a important are the London Book Fair library surrounded by bookshelves (April); the Bologna Book Fair bookbinder bυk bandə (April/May); the Paris Salon du Livre bookbinder / | / noun (May); the BookExpo America somebody who binds books, especially (May/June); the Moscow Book Fair as a profession (September); the Frankfurt Book Fair bookbinding bυk bandŋ bookbinding / | / noun (October). There are many other book the art of binding books fairs in various countries; and many book bus bυk b s specialised fairs as well. Book fairs have book bus / / noun a bus existed as meetings for trade since books converted to act as a mobile library were invented: the Frankfurt Book Fair usually in residential areas existed even in the later Middle Ages. bookcase /bυkkes/ noun a piece of Originally they were places where merchants could buy and sell furniture with shelves for books manuscripts; they have always had an book cloth book cloth /bυk klɒθ/ noun a international element, and even the covering material for cased books, espe- earliest book fairs were patronised by cially library editions dealers from various countries in Europe. book club bυk kl b Book fairs can now be divided into two book club / / noun a system main categories: (a) rights fairs (like the of buying and selling books by post, Frankfurt Book Fair, or the London Book usually on specialist subjects Fair), where publishers sell rights in book club edition bυk kl b books to publishers from other countries, book club edition / | dʃ ə n and also meet agents and ( ) / noun an edition of a book representatives; and (b) selling fairs specially printed and bound for a book (such as the Geneva Book Fair) where club for sale to its members books can be sold to the visitors from the book cover cover /bυk k və/ noun a stands booking paper cover which is put on a book to booking /bυkŋ/ noun an arrange- protect it or to make it attractive. Also ment to reserve something ć The book- called book jacket, book wrapper ings were low for the theatre perform- book design bυk d zan ance. book design / | / noun the design of a book, both the typography book jacket jacket /bυk dkt/ noun and the page layout same as book cover book designer bυk d zanə bookkeeping book designer / | / noun bookkeeping /bυkkipŋ/ noun the a person who designs books activity of keeping records of the book distribution distribution /bυk income and expenditure of an organisa- dstrbjuʃ(ə)n/ noun a system of tion or company LibManagement.fm Page 23 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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book learning learning /bυk lnŋ/ noun Books in Print in Print / bυkz n prnt/ knowledge obtained from books instead noun British Books in Print of from experience bookstall /bυkstɔl/, bookstand booklet booklet /bυklət/ noun a small book /bυkstnd/ noun a table in a market or with a paper cover, often used for infor- fair where books are sold mation bookstore /bυkstɔ/ noun 1. a space book list book list /bυk lst/ noun a list of in a library devoted to storage of books books on a specific subject or by a and documents not frequently used 2. particular author US same as bookshop booklore booklore /bυklɔ/ noun information book token token /bυk təυkən/ noun a about books, especially their authors card bought to give as a gift which can and the circumstances of their publica- only be used to buy books tion book trade trade /bυk tred/ noun the booklouse booklouse /bυklaυs/ noun a small business of buying and selling books wingless insect that destroys books by Book Trust Trust /bυk tr st/ noun an feeding on the paste used in the binding independent body, formerly known as (NOTE: The plural is booklice.)
bookmaker the National Book League, which bookmaker /bυkmekə/ noun a promotes books and reading and also book designer, printer or binder offers an information service bookmark bυkmɑk bookwork bookmark / / noun 1. a bookwork /bυkwk/ noun the narrow strip of material or paper used to keeping of financial records mark the place in a book where the bookworm bυkwm reader has stopped reading temporarily bookworm / / noun a 2. a code used by a multimedia title or person who is very fond of reading web browser that allows the user to go ‘Cardiff is a city of bookworms, back to the same point again in the compared to its European future counterparts. Each resident takes out book market bυk mɑkt an average of seven books a year book market / / noun [from the library] – above the the number of potential buyers for European average – but not a patch on books Ljubljana in Slovenia, where the bookmobile bυkmə bil bookmobile / | / noun US figure is 21 books a year.’ [South a large motor vehicle equipped as a Wales Echo] small lending library, used for taking book wrapper wrapper /bυk rpə/ noun books to people, especially in rural same as book cover areas Boolean buliən book paper bυk pepə Boolean / / adjective using a book paper / / noun system of symbolic logic that uses special paper used for printing books combinations of logical operators such book plate plate /bυk plet/ noun a deco- as ‘AND’, ‘OR’ and ‘NOT’ to deter- rated piece of paper stuck in the front of mine relationships between entities. the book with the name of the owner Boolean operations are extensively used written or printed on it in writing computer programs and in book review bυk r vju book review / | / noun crit- computer searches using keywords. ical comments on a book, especially Boolean logic logic / buliən lɒdk/ when it is first published noun rules set down to simplify logical bookseller /bυkselə/ noun a person functions in searching or company that sells books Boolean operator operator / buliən bookshelf /bυkʃelf/ noun a hori- ɒpəretə/ noun a connecting word or zontal piece of wood or metal used to symbol that allows a computer user to store books (NOTE: The plural is book- include or exclude items in a text shelves.) search, e.g. ‘and’, ‘or’ and ‘not’ bookshop /bυkʃɒp/ noun a shop boost /bust/ verb to increase some- which specialises in selling books thing ć to boost the market for books LibManagement.fm Page 24 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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bootleg /butle$/ adjective some- bowdlerise /baυdləraz/, thing which is imported or sold illegally bowdlerize verb to change a text by boot up up / but p/ verb to load the omitting anything which may be operating system or programs automat- thought to be offensive, so called after ically into a computer Thomas Bowdler who in 1818 ‘cleaned border bɔdə up’ an edition of Shakespeare’s plays border / / noun a strip, line or box bɒks band around the edge of something box / / verb to pack into boxes for borderline bɔdəlan transport or sale borderline / / adjective box number bɒks n mbə only just acceptable ć He was a border- box number / / noun a line case in the examination, but they number used as an address, often in allowed him to pass. reply to an advertisement in a news- borrow bɒrəυ paper or magazine borrow / / verb to take away BPM temporarily with the intention of BPM abbreviation business process returning it management br borrower card card /bɒrəυə kɑd/, br abbreviation in Internet addresses, borrower ticket /bɒrəυə tkt/ noun the top-level domain for Brazil brace a card issued to a member of a library so brace /bres/ noun either of a pair of that items borrowed can be recorded in symbols, { }, used singly in printing or his or her name writing to group items together in a borrowings /bɒrəυŋz/ plural noun table or list or as a pair in mathematical formulae. Also called curly bracket books borrowed from a library bracket borrowing system bracket /brkt/ noun 1. a punctua- borrowing system /bɒrəυŋ sstəm tion mark put on either side of a word or / noun a system for organising phrase to show that it contains addi- items which are taken away temporarily tional information ć (These words are and need to be returned bot inside brackets.) 2. a piece of metal or bot /bɒt/ noun a computer program wood fastened to a wall to support performing routine or time-consuming something tasks such as searching websites auto- bracket together brkt tə$eðə bracket together / | / matically or semi-independently verb 1. bottom line to put two or more things bottom line / bɒtəm lan/ noun the together because they are thought to be most important consideration in a similar 2. to print brackets round several discussion items to show that they are treated in the bottom price price /bɒtəm pras/ noun same way and separated from the rest of the lowest possible price the text bounce /baυns/ noun electronic mail Braille /brel/ noun a system of that is returned to the sender because the printing that enables blind people to address is incorrect or the user is not read by feeling with their fingers letters known at the mail server í verb (of an e- which are printed as groups of raised mail message) to fail to be delivered ć dots If you send e-mail to an incorrect Brailler /brelə/ noun a machine address it bounces back to your similar to a typewriter that prints Braille mailbox. brainstorm /brenstɔm/ verb to bound /baυnd/ adjective used to gather together the random thoughts on describe a book or other written docu- a given subject of all the people at a ment that has a permanent, usually hard, meeting or seminar cover branch /brɑntʃ/ noun a local subsec- bound journal journal / baυnd dnəl/ tion of a business or organisation noun a set of regular journal issues branching classification classification collected in date order and put inside a /brɑntʃŋ klsfkeʃ(ə)n/ noun a stiff cover system of classification with two or bounds /baυndz/ plural noun the more main divisions which can be limits of what can be done further subdivided as often as necessary LibManagement.fm Page 25 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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branch library library /brɑntʃ labrəri/ means of information offices, cultural noun a library which serves a specific relations, educational aid schemes and area and is accountable to a main library agencies for low-priced book schemes branch manager manager / brɑntʃ British Education Index Education Index / brtʃ edjυkeʃ ə n ndeks mndə/ noun a person who runs a | ( ) / noun an index local branch to articles about education from over brand name name /brnd nem/ noun a 250 periodicals with online access version of a product recognised by a through DIALOG. Abbr BEI name or design British Humanities Index Humanities Index / brtʃ breach hjumntiz ndeks breach /britʃ/ verb to break an agree- | / noun a quar- ment or contract terly index to articles in periodicals breach of contract of contract / britʃ əv about the humanities published by the kɒntrkt/ noun failure to carry out the Library Association. Abbr BHI British Library terms of an agreement British Library / brtʃ labrəri/ break down down / brek daυn/ verb to noun the national library of the UK separate something into smaller parts so which contains a copy of every publica- that it is easier to deal with tion in Britain through the copyright breakdown brekdaυn deposit system. Abbr BL breakdown / / noun a British Library Automated Information Service British Library Automated Infor- summary, explanation or analysis of brtʃ labrəri data items collected mation Service / break even ɔtəmetd nfəmeʃ ə n svs | ( ) / / brek iv ə n/ verb break even ( ) to noun an online information retrieval make enough money to cover one’s system provided by the British Library, expenses but making neither a profit nor now divided into BLAISE-LINE a loss break into brek ntυ standard bibliographic database and break into / / verb to use a BLAISE-LINK online database host. computer system without permission Abbr BLAISE bridge bridge /brd/ verb to overcome British Library Document Supply Centre Library Document ˽ differences between people to bridge Supply Centre / brtʃ labrəri an information gap to provide relevant dɒkjυmənt səpla sentə | / noun a information closed collection kept for use by inter- brief brief /brif/ noun a set of instructions library loan. Abbr BLDSC needed to perform a task, often used for British Library Research & DevelopmentLibrary Department Research & legal instructions Development Department briefing brifŋ brtʃ labrəri r stʃ ən d briefing / / noun a meeting at / | | veləpmənt d pɑtmənt which people are given instructions and | / noun part of information the British Library devoted to research British Association of Picture AssociationLibraries and Agencies of Picture into all aspects of library and informa- Libraries and Agencies noun a tion work. Abbr BLR&DD support group providing information British National Bibliography National Bibliography brtʃ nʃ ə nəl bbliɒ$rəfi guidelines and standards for special / ( ) | / noun picture libraries. Abbr BAPLA an organisation which issues a weekly British Books in Print Books in Print / brtʃ list in printed form and on CD-ROM of bυks n prnt/ noun a publication all the books published in Great Britain containing bibliographical details of all and produces monthly and annual published books in the UK. Abbr BBIP cumulative indexes. Abbr BNB British Broadcasting Corporation Broadcasting Corpora- British Society of Indexers Society of Indexers brtʃ brɔdkɑstŋ brtʃ sə saəti əv ndeksəz tion / / | / noun a kɔpəreʃ(ə)n/ noun the controlling support association for professional body for most radio and some television indexers. Abbr BSI in Britain. Abbr BBC British Standards Institution Standards Institution British Council Council / brtʃ kaυns(ə)l/ / brtʃ stndədz nsttjuʃ(ə)n/ noun a government-funded body to noun the approved British body for the promote the United Kingdom abroad by preparation and publication of national LibManagement.fm Page 26 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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standards for the production of goods intentions 2. to view data in a database and services. Abbr BSI or online system Britishbroad Talking Book Service for browser /braυzə/ noun a software the Blind noun an organisation which program that is used to navigate through arranges for written materials to be WWW pages stored on the Internet. ı recorded on to audio tape so that blind web browser people can listen to them browsing /braυzŋ/ noun the act of a broad /brɔd/ adjective comprehen- user moving through text or a multi- sive in content, knowledge, experience, media application in no particular order ability or application BRS noun an online database host broadband broadband /brɔdbnd/ noun a brush up up / br ʃ p/ verb to refresh or connection to the Internet that allows it renew knowledge of or skill in some- to remain connected while still using thing phone and fax facilities on the same bs abbreviation in Internet addresses, line, since many signals can be trans- the top-level domain for Bahamas í mitted simultaneously adjective able BSI to transfer large amounts of data at high BSI abbreviation 1. British Society of speed Indexers 2. British Standards Institution bt broadcast /brɔdkɑst/ noun a bt abbreviation in Internet addresses, programme made for transmission on the top-level domain for Bhutan BTEC radio or television í verb 1. to send out BTEC /bitek/ noun a work-related words, music or signals by radio waves technical qualification, usually at 2. to make widely known school-leaving level BUBL broadsheet /brɔdʃit/ noun BUBL /b b(ə)l/ noun an electronic anything printed on large sheets of discussion list subscribed to by librar- paper, but especially one of the more ians worldwide. Full form Bulletin serious newspapers Boards for Libraries broad term term /brɔd tm/ noun an ‘BUBL is an excellent resource in that indexing term heading a string of it combines classification of resources narrower terms in a familiar way with hyperlink brochure brəυʃə availability…In our search example, brochure / / noun a magazine Scientology information is found or booklet with pictures giving informa- under “Other Religions” and we have tion about a product or service a good online reference to likely broken order order / brəυkən ɔdə/ noun impartial information.’ [Law Now] a system which is not in the expected or Buchmesse /bυxmesə/ noun a normal order, used deliberately in German book fair, such as the Frankfurt unusual circumstances to facilitate use Book Fair broker brəυkə buckram broker / / noun a person who buckram /b krəm/ noun a coarse does the business of buying and selling cotton or linen fabric that has been stiff- for somebody else ened with starch, gum or latex, used in brokerage /brəυkərd/ noun the bookbinding business of buying and selling goods budget /b dt/ noun a financial plan and services for other people showing how much money is available Brown issuing system Brown issuing system /braυn and how it is proposed to spend it í verb ʃuŋ sstəm/ noun a system of to allow pre-determined amounts of recording loans from a library which money for specific purposes uses individual book cards, which are buffer /b fə/ noun a temporary kept in members’ small cardboard storage area for data being transmitted tickets until the book is returned between two devices that function at browse /braυz/ verb 1. to look different speeds. A buffer enables a through a book, magazine, database or faster device such as a computer to shop in a casual way without definite complete sending the data and begin LibManagement.fm Page 27 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
27 buy into another task without waiting for a which data is transmitted and received slower device such as a printer. by various circuits in the system 2. a bug /b $/ noun 1. a problem or central source of information which mistake in a computer program 2. a supplies several devices tracking or surveillance device business /bzns/ noun an organisa- built-in / blt n/ adjective included as tion that produces and sells goods or part of the original structure or plan provides a service built-in obsolescence obsolescence /blt n business card card /bzns kɑd/ noun a ɒbsə les ə ns | ( ) / noun deliberate features small card giving the name and business of the design which will cause a piece of details of a person business computer bzns kəm equipment to become out of date and business computer / | need to be replaced pjutə/ noun a powerful small bulk /b lk/ noun a large quantity ˽ the computer which is programmed for bulk of something most of it ˽ to buy special business uses in bulk to buy large quantities Business Information Service Information Service bulk purchase b lk ptʃs bzns nfəmeʃ ə n svs bulk purchase / / noun / | ( ) / noun a the act of buying a large quantity of service to promote awareness of the something to obtain a cheaper price British Libraries’ holdings on business bulk storage storage / b lk stɔrd/ noun information, based at the Science Refer- the act of storing large amounts of infor- ence and Information Service. Abbr BIS mation on a database business letter letter /bzns letə/ noun bullet /bυlt/ noun a large printed dot a letter which is sent from one company used to highlight items in a printed list to another about business matters businesslike bulletin /bυltn/ noun a short report businesslike /bznslak/ adjective on the latest situation working in an efficient and timesaving bulletin board board /bυltn bɔd/ noun way an electronic discussion network and business plan plan /bzns pln/ noun a information database proposal for a new business, presented bullet point point /bυlt pɔnt/ noun to a bank or other institution when PRINTING same as bullet asking for a loan business process management bumf /b mf/ noun unwanted or unin- business process management teresting printed material, especially /bzns prəυses mndmənt/ noun official forms and documents the theory of how to best organise proc- bundled service service / b nd(ə)ld esses in business for maximum effi- svs/ noun a collection of several ciency. Abbr BPM business relationship bzns r different services sold as a package business relationship / | bureau leʃ ə nʃp bureau /bjυərəυ/ noun an office ( ) / noun the way people in organisation or government department business work together that collects and distributes information business school school /bzns skul/ burn /bn/ verb to copy data on to a noun a college where people are taught CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. It can then be how to manage a business or other used to transport the content or to create organisation multiple copies. business system system /bzns sstəm/ burnishing /bnʃŋ/ noun the noun a way of organising business process of polishing the gold or silver following a fixed set of rules leaf on edges of books to give it a BUSLIB /bzlb/ noun an electronic brighter appearance bulletin board for business libraries burst /bst/ noun an amount of data button /b t(ə)n/ noun a picture on a sent or received in one operation computer screen which can be used with bus /b s/ noun 1. a communication a mouse to perform specific functions link consisting of a set of leads or wires buy into into / ba ntυ/ verb to buy part which connects different parts of a of a business or organisation in order to computer hardware system, and over gain some control LibManagement.fm Page 28 Monday, March 6, 2006 4:04 PM
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buy out by-product buy out / ba aυt/ verb to buy some- by-product /ba prɒd kt/ noun 1. body’s share of a business that you something that is an unexpected or previously owned together unplanned outcome of a situation 2. buzzer buzzer /b zə/ noun an electronic something that is produced during the device making a loud hum, often used manufacture of something else as an alarm byte by byte /bat/ noun a measurement used by abbreviation in Internet addresses, the top-level domain for Belarus to express data or memory capacity of a byline /balan/ noun a line giving the computer bz name of the author of a newspaper or bz abbreviation in Internet addresses, magazine article the top-level domain for Belize