A profession that is responsible for providing access to information resources to users who want to learn and be informed at any public institution. 

Public Librarianship

The categorization, structure, and description of information resources to aid search. 

Information Organization in Libraries

- reference resources
- books and e-books
- scholarly peer reviewed journals
- databases
- library catalog
- magazines
- newspapers
- internet


Information resources consist of content that comes in various physical and digital formats.

Refers to data, documents, and content that is tangible and educational. 

Joudrey, D. N. (2017). Cataloging. In Encyclopedia of library and information sciences (4th edition). Taylor & Francis.

A piece of information within a document that serves a distinct communicative purpose.

A set of rules and activities established in order to lengthen the physical life of a record

The level of detail and understanding offered to the consumer in a piece of information.