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C2  ·  21 words

Librarianship in Portuguese

Ordering, describing and keeping things within reach.

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The last entry is a confidencialidade do empréstimo, and the noun at the end of it marks the one place on this page where English is harder than Portuguese rather than easier. O empréstimo names the transaction and says nothing about which way it runs: o empréstimo domiciliário is the library handing a book out, pedir um livro de empréstimo is the reader taking one away, and the same noun serves both ends of the counter. English has that single noun too, « a loan », and it is just as neutral. The verb is where we lose the neutrality. « To lend » is to give the thing, « to borrow » is to take it, the direction sits inside the word rather than in the sentence around it, and the two can never be swapped without reversing who has the book. Portuguese manages the same distinction with one verb and a phrase, emprestar for the giving side and pedir emprestado for the taking side. Read this entry the second way: what is kept confidential is who borrowed, not who lent.

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Noun (1)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

os dados ligadosthe linked dataNounC2
Os dados ligados juntam o nome do autor a uma identificação.Linked data ties the author’s name to an identifier.

Noun (f) (11)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

a catalogaçãothe cataloguingNoun (f)C2
A catalogação segue regras iguais em todo o país.Cataloguing follows the same rules across the country.
a indicação de existênciasthe holdings statementNoun (f)C2
A indicação de existências diz que anos estão cá.The holdings statement says which years are here.
a consulta na sala de leiturathe reading-room consultationNoun (f)C2
A consulta na sala de leitura não permite levar nada.Reading-room consultation does not allow anything to be taken away.
a taxa de publicaçãothe publication chargeNoun (f)C2
A taxa de publicação recai sobre o autor.The publication charge falls on the author.
a estatística de utilizaçãothe usage statisticsNoun (f)C2
A estatística de utilização chega do editor.The usage statistics come from the publisher.
a norma de metadadosthe metadata standardNoun (f)C2
A norma de metadados mudou e o sistema teve de a seguir.The metadata standard changed and the system had to follow it.
a coleção digitalthe digital collectionNoun (f)C2
A coleção digital abriu as gavetas ao público.The digital collection opened the drawers to the public.
a literacia da informaçãothe information literacyNoun (f)C2
A literacia da informação ensina-se com casos, não com listas.Information literacy is taught through cases, not through lists.
a entrevista de referênciathe reference interviewNoun (f)C2
A entrevista de referência começa por perceber a pergunta.The reference interview begins by understanding the question.
a coleção especialthe special collectionNoun (f)C2
A coleção especial só se consulta com luvas.The special collection may only be consulted with gloves on.
a confidencialidade do empréstimothe confidentiality of borrowingNoun (f)C2
A confidencialidade do empréstimo protege quem lê.The confidentiality of borrowing protects the reader.

Noun (m) (9)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

o cabeçalho de assuntothe subject headingNoun (m)C2
O cabeçalho de assunto junta livros de autores diferentes.The subject heading brings together books by different authors.
o catálogo coletivothe union catalogueNoun (m)C2
O catálogo coletivo mostra o que existe noutras casas.The union catalogue shows what other institutions hold.
o portal de pesquisathe search portalNoun (m)C2
O portal de pesquisa procura em tudo ao mesmo tempo.The search portal searches everything at once.
o perfil de aquisiçõesthe acquisitions profileNoun (m)C2
O perfil de aquisições limita-se a três áreas.The acquisitions profile is confined to three subject areas.
o acordo de aquisiçãothe acquisitions agreementNoun (m)C2
O acordo de aquisição deixa a escolha ao fornecedor.The acquisitions agreement leaves the choice to the supplier.
o desbaste do acervothe weeding of the collectionNoun (m)C2
O desbaste do acervo abriu espaço para leitura.Weeding the collection made room for reading.
o contrato transformativothe transformative agreementNoun (m)C2
O contrato transformativo troca assinaturas por acesso aberto.The transformative agreement trades subscriptions for open access.
o pacote de revistasthe journals packageNoun (m)C2
O pacote de revistas obriga a levar o que ninguém lê.The journals package forces you to take what nobody reads.
o terceiro lugarthe third placeNoun (m)C2
A biblioteca tornou-se um terceiro lugar do bairro.The library has become a third place for the neighbourhood.

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