Library Catalog Terminology

noun A person's facial expression or appearance

verb To search for information in a reference book or online

adverb In an upward direction

• I recommend that you look up the definition of that word in the dictionary.
• Hey, can you look up that restaurant's menu online?
• I'll just quickly look it up on my phone.
• Sometimes you just need to look up and appreciate the beauty of the night sky.

noun the act of regaining or recovering something that was lost or misplaced

• The retrieval of data from the database was successful.
• I was able to get back the information from the database.
• I managed to pull up the data from the database.
• Retrieving memories from the past can be a bittersweet experience.