Saturday, August 6, 2011

Word of the day

Word of the day:

Festschrift

A book/volume written to honour someone for the academic achievement, usually published at a milestone in their career or life.

Merriam-Webster: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/festschrift

Dictionary.com: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/festschrift

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festschrift

Curiosity was provoked by page 73 of my textbook: Hider (2008).

Reference: Hider, P (with Harvey, R) 2008, ‘What makes information retrieval systems effective?’, in Organising knowledge in a global society, rev. edn. Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, pp. 21-23.

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