The language barrier: Don't let library lingo get in the way of learning.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pemberton, Anne; Fritzler, Peter
- Source
- College & Research Libraries News; Mar2004, Vol. 65 Issue 3, p154-155, 2p
- Subject
- Reference services in academic libraries
Terms & phrases
Libraries & students
Libraries & schools
Libraries & education
Mixed languages
Librarians
Library science
Information science
- Language
- ISSN
- 00990086
This article offers advice on how to break the language barrier between librarians and students in the library by reducing the use of library jargons and educating students on the terminology that they need to know. Furthermore, this article puts a heavy emphasis on the need to explain library collections and systems to students while minimizing the use of library jargons so as to establish a better line of communication between librarians and students.