Library Classification Systems

noun a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers

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• The professor assigned a lengthy book for us to read over the weekend.
• I picked up a new book at the bookstore yesterday.
• I borrowed a cool book from my friend to read on the plane.
• His life story could be written in a book with all its twists and turns.

noun a collection of related data or information stored on a computer

verb to put documents or information in a file for storage or reference

• I will file away the documents in the appropriate folder for easy access.
• I like to file away all my receipts in a shoebox under my bed.
• Let's just file away that embarrassing memory and never speak of it again.
• She tried to file away the painful memories of her past and focus on the present.

noun a sheet of paper or manuscript, especially one of a number of sheets bound together

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• The manuscript was organized into folios for easy reference.
• I found the recipe in the cookbook folio.
• Can you pass me that folio over there?
• Each chapter in the book is like a folio in the story of the protagonist's life.

noun a category or type of something

verb to arrange or classify according to type

adjective having a particular quality or characteristic

adverb in a particular manner or way

• The librarian asked the students to sort the books by genre.
• Can you help me sort through these papers to find the important ones?
• I need to sort out my closet before it becomes a total mess.
• She needed to sort out her feelings before making a decision.

noun a word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective describing a category or item that has not been categorized or classified

• The unclassified documents were carefully reviewed by the committee.
• I couldn't find anything interesting in those unclassified files.
• Dude, did you check out those unclassified papers yet?
• Her thoughts were like unclassified information, scattered and disorganized.