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Annals and chronicles


  • Discussions of events written in chronological order. For lists of events arranged by date or time see [Chronologies.]
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    • found: The ALA glossary of library and information science, 1983(annals 1. A periodical which records the transactions of an organization or events and developments in a special field. 2. A record of events arranged in chronological order. 3. In a general sense, any historical narrative.)
    • found: Reitz, J.M. ODLIS : online dictionary for library and information science, via WWW, Sept. 8, 2014(annals: A periodical in which the transactions of a society or organization, or events and developments in a specific discipline or field of study, are recorded (example: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, published since 1890). In a more general sense, a list of events recorded in chronological order. See also: chronicle; chronicle: Originally, a detailed chronological record of contemporary events, usually recorded year by year over an extended period of time, with little or no interpretation or analysis and no pretense of literary style. The first examples, world histories beginning with Creation, relied largely on biblical sources. Local chronicles began in the 9th century during the reign of King Alfred with the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, eventually covering the history of England from 60 B.C. to the 12th century. In the 13th century, vernacular chronicles began to emerge. In modern usage, a list of events described and recorded in the order in which they occurred. The treatment is fuller and more connected than annals.)
    • found: Harrod, L.M. The librarians' glossary of terms used in librarianship and the book crafts and reference book, 1971(annals. A record of events arranged in chronological order; chronicles. These differ from annals in being more connected and full, though like annals, the events are treated in the order of time.)
    • found: Genre terms : a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloging, via WWW, Sept. 8, 2014(Annals. Use for historical records arranged year by year. BT Historical works; Chronicles. Use for histories in which events are described in chronological order. These differ from annals in being more connected and full. BT Historical works)
    • found: Art & architecture thesaurus online, Sept. 8, 2014(annals (histories, without comment). Records of events arranged in yearly sequence, usually without comment or interpretation by the compiler. For more connected and full descriptions of events in chronological order, use "chronicles." BT histories (literature genre); chronicles. Histories in which events are described in chronological order. For records of events in yearly sequence but less connected or filled out by commentary or interpretation, use "annals." UF annals (histories, with comment and interpretation). BT histories (literature genre))
    • found: Görlach, M. An alphabetical list of English text types, in Text types and the history of English, c2004:p. 26 (annals: narrative of events year by year, historical records) p. 33 (chronicle 1 continuous record of events, 2 register, narrative)
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    • Discussions of events written in chronological order. For lists of events arranged by date or time see [Chronologies.]
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    • Note under [Chronologies]
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    • 2014-12-01: new
    • 2021-05-25: revised
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