Handbooks
General information source providing quick
reference on a given subject. Handbooks may be general or subject specific.
Hits
Refers to items retrieved from a database
matching criteria you set. For example, if you do a keyword title search in the
online catalog for "linguistics" and retrieve 2798 items, that can
also be called 2798 'hits.'
Holdings
The materials owned or held by a library.
Hypertext
A document format which includes the use of
specially coded terms or images which, when selected or "clicked,"
connect to a linked location or file, or carry out a command to run an
application or program.
