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Quick Fact—A library book is a written composition that has been published on pages bound together. A librarian may call a book a monograph.

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Quick Fact—An article is a standalone part of a larger written work such as a scholarly journal, magazine, or newspaper.

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Quick Fact—A journal is a periodical dedicated to a particular subject, for example, “She reads the pharmacy journals.”

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Quick Fact—A magazine is a periodical with pictures and stories of general or popular interest, for example, “He reads ‘Time’ magazine.”

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Quick Fact—A database is an organized collection of data for a specific purpose. For example PsycInfo is a database of articles and books published in the psychology literature.

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Quick Fact—Music may mean scores for playing on an instrument or recordings for amplified playback.

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Quick Fact—Video recordings are available in several formats such as tapes (VHS) or disks (DVDs)

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