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Information forms (objects)
Types of textual, graphic, electronic, or physical items having the primary and original purpose to record or convey specific information. For forms in the sense of a document having blanks to be filled in, use
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Document genres
Refers to the various types or classifications of documents, which are typically physical or digital representations of a body of information that is designed with the capacity to communicate. For the broad meaning of documents as a separate concept in itself, use
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Notes (documents)
Brief statements of a fact or experience, written down for review, or as an aid to memory, or to inform someone else; also includes short, informal letters.
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Research (documents)
Recorded results of diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject made to discover or revise facts, theories, or applications.
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Documentaries (documents)
Written, oral, sound, or photographic recordings, or presentations in other media that explain or re-create actual events, eras, life stories, or other factual information in a manner purporting to be objective and accurate.
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Documentary film
Film genre that presents fact and real situations and people rather than fiction. They typically feature the people, places, and events who are the subjects of the film, rather than actors or sets. Early examples were influenced by television news and used portable cameras.
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Typescripts
Typescript
Copies of a work in typewritten form, as distinguished from those in printed or handwritten form.
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Articles
Article
Literary compositions prepared for publication as an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, or other work.
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Reference sources
Sources intended primarily for consultation rather than for consecutive reading.
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Casebooks
Casebook
Case books
Books containing records of cases illustrative of general principles or typifying significant situations; used for reference or instruction.
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Directories
Directory
Enumerations of names, addresses, and other data about specific groups of persons or organizations; may appear in alphabetic or graphic format.
Medical Subject Headings
Professional directories
Professional directory
Directories, professional
Directories listing the names of and information on professional individuals.
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Publications
Documents distributed to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending.
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Speeches (documents)
Speech (document)
Address (document)
Addresses (documents)
Document genre for the texts of public addresses or talks.
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Instructional materials
Materials, instructional
Print or nonprint materials used for the purpose of imparting knowledge, attitudes, or skills to others.
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Rules (instructional materials)
Rule (instructional materials)
Directives
Books or other documents containing organized, prescriptive instructions regarding a certain procedure, activity, or topic.
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Handbooks
Handbook
Portable books, treatises, or compendiums, covering one or more subjects, arranged for quick location of information and of a size such as may conveniently be held in the hand. Examples are instructional manuals and guides to museums' collections.
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Lists (document genres)
list (document genre)
Transcribed collections of numbers, names, or other text indicating tallies of concepts collocated for any particular purpose.
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Bibliographies
bibliography (document)
book lists
Lists of books, documents, and other bibliographical items, often all related by author, topic, or another criterion. Bibliographies are arranged in some logical order giving brief information about the works, such as author, date, publisher, and place of publication.
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Information artifacts
Physical formats, objects, digital information, or other non-material human constructs by which specific information may be recorded or conveyed. For example, books, leaflets, or audiotapes; or in computing, the primary components of an information artifact are information systems and procedures related to the artifact.
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Identifying artifacts
Artifacts bearing information (such as symbols, marks, or printed information), that acts as identification.
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Labels (identifying artifacts)
Pieces of paper, leather, fabric, or small tablets inscribed and affixed to something for identification or description. In the context of bookbinding, refers specifically to paper or other material separate from that used to cover a book, on which the author's name and the title are printed or engraved and glued to the spine or front board. For larger, more public identifying notices, use
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Bookplates
Labels affixed to a book to indicate ownership and often its location in a collection. They may be printed or engraved, frequently with a distinctive design, pasted or tipped into books on the inside of the upper cover.
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Books
Items comprising a collection of leaves of paper, parchment, wood, stiffened textile, ivory, metal tablets, or other flat material, that are blank, written on, or printed, and are strung or bound together in a volume.
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Fliers (printed matter)
Printed pieces such as notices or advertisements intended for distribution by hand or by mail. For those intended for posting, use "posters."
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Handbill
Small printed sheets usually containing a notice or advertisement intended to be distributed by hand and often doubling as posters. For small printed sheets intended for wider distribution, to the general public, use "circulars." For larger pieces, intended especially for posting, use "posters."
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Circulars (fliers)
Printed pieces such as notices or advertisements, usually in the form of single sheets or leaflets, intended for wide distribution to the general public. For similar pieces intended for distribution by hand and often doubling as posters, use "handbills."
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Clippings (information artifacts)
Clipping (information artifact)
Illustrations, pages, articles, or columns of text removed from books, newspapers, journals, or other printed sources and kept for their informational content.
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Newspaper clippings
Newspaper clipping
Press-clippings
Press clippings
Press cuttings
Pieces of text cut out of newspapers.
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Buttons (information artifacts)
Ornaments or badges for wearing, as on a lapel, stamped or printed with designs or slogans.
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Declaratory and advertising artifacts
Collocates descriptors for items whose purpose is to be distributed or posted in order to give public notice of information.
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Brochures
Printed or graphic material intended for promotional or publicity purposes, such as small printed works describing the features or amenities of a place, an organization, or other concern.
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Microfilms
Microfilm
Microfilm rolls
Transparent films bearing microphotographs of documents, images, etc, to be read on specially designed equipment. The support is typically a fine grain, high resolution film in roll form.
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