general-2
all-embracing ; broad ; comprehensive ; general ; large ; sweeping ; ubiquitous ; umbrella ; widespread ; pervasive ; blanket ; all-encompassing ; broadly based ; wide-ranging [wide ranging] ; overriding ; broad-based [broad based] ; wide-scale ; overarching ; received ; epidemic ; pandemic ; wide-angle(d) ; generalised [generalized, -USA] ; embracing ; encompassing.
Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.
This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.
One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
Such a statement of objectives may appear narrowly defined in its practices and yet, at the same time, rather sweeping in its assumptions.
Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record.
This article describes how an 'umbrella licence' was obtained covering a group of libraries within the region.
Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.
Likert in no way attempts to make a blanket prescription for employee-centered supervisory styles.
In publishing itself there is little use made of the all-encompassing schemes such as Dewey or the Library of Congress.
Library schools are offering broadly based courses with increasing emphasis on technology and information systems, but practising librarians still need the traditional skills.
The contents of this handbook are comprehensive and wide-ranging.
Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
However, the organisation is well on its way to becoming a broad-based provider of databases and end-user oriented information services in all areas of engineering.
Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly.
There appears to be an unhealthy tendency among information technology professionals to elevate any single, highly successful practical experience instantly into an overarching paradigm for managerial success.
It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.
The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature'.
Test score data were broken down to show that the decline is pandemic throughout the culture & not limited to sex, race, or class variables.
Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.
Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.
What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.
By drawing Russia into an encompassing coalition with Europe and other powers, the risk of conflict will be diminished.
abogado general
advocate-general
The Court of Justice of the European Communities is a court of appeal composed of eleven independent judges assisted by five advocates-general to ensure that in the interpretation and application of the treaties the law is observed.
Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
The USA has pursued these objectives through 2 principal avenues - bilateral negotiations with specific countries and multilateral negotiations through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
anestesia general
general anaesthesia
Under general anesthesia, closure of the atrial defect was undertaken after initial temporary test occlusion.
aplicar de forma general
widely applied
The 2nd one, widely applied by social scientists, relies on the assignment of new meanings to familiar terms..
asamblea general
general assembly
The decisions of the General Assemblies shall be taken by an absolute majority apart from the exceptions provided for in these Statutes.
bibliografia general
general bibliography
Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
biblioteca general [Biblioteca que abarca en principio todos los campos del conocimiento]
general library
A general library is a library which covers in principle all fields of knowledge.
capitán general
field marshal
In 1793, during the French Revolution, the rank of field marshal was replaced by the rank of brigade general.
clase general [En clasificación, división superior dentro de una jerarquía]
containing class
A main class, in a general classification scheme, is one of the broad classes into which knowledge is divided before further analysis begins, and for which there is no broader containing class.
clasificación general [Esta expresión se suele utilizar con su significado más simple en inglés de "división en términos generales" y hay que distinguirla de su significado específico en biblioteconomía cuando nos referimos a un "sistema de clasificación"] [En clasificación, modo de clasificar por el que las notaciones que se asignan a los documentos son muy generales (es decir, apenas si cuentan con subdivisiones) por lo que resulta que una misma notación es compartida por varios documentos reduciéndose de este modo la especificidad de la notación y que normalmente se utiliza en bibliotecas de carácter general]
broad classification
broad classification
In this book we have kept this broad classification down to a minimum number of types, namely, public libraries, academic libraries, industrial/commercial libraries and national libraries.
Among the advantages of the Dewey scheme is that it allows for close or specific classification (lengthy numbers for specific subjects) or broad classification (shorter numbers where less detail is required).
comandante general
commanding general
Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.
como norma general
as a general rule
as a general rule of thumb
as a rough guide
as a rule
as a rule of thumb
As a general rule, you can 'buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.
As a rough guide, if you've had severe period pain (known as dysmenorrhoea) since around the time your periods first started, it's less likely a particular cause will be found.
As a rule, the smaller the library the greater the variety of tasks which are allotted to assistants.
As a rule of thumb, most major libraries have chosen not to renew their periodical subscriptions.
como regla general
as a rule
as a rule of thumb
As a rule, the smaller the library the greater the variety of tasks which are allotted to assistants.
As a rule of thumb, most major libraries have chosen not to renew their periodical subscriptions.
concepto más general
broader concept
Having determined the heading whether a class number or natural language terms there remains the further stage of providing alternative approaches to the document, i.e. relating it to broader and collateral concepts.
Congreso General
General Conference
In this way 15-20 persons can attend both the Pre-Session Seminar and the General Conference annually at no personal cost.
consenso general
general consensus
There is general consensus that the intestinal flora of healthy breast-fed infants has several beneficial effects.
creencia general
conventional wisdom
This analysis of labour incentives within cooperatives challenges the conventional wisdom that cooperatives suffer from a problem of weak work incentives.
criterio general [Hábito de actuación]
rule of thumb
Here, as elsewhere, one applies a second rule of thumb: retain self-control.
dar una idea general
paint + a broad picture
Although there isn't room here to go into much detail, it may be worthwhile to paint a broad picture of how the migration actually went.
de aplicación general
general-purpose
of general application
Most information-retrieval systems are based on special-purpose text- or information-retrieval software which runs on general-purpose computers.
This checklist's purpose is to list the most common laws of general application.
de forma general
bulk
Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them.
de interés general
of general interest
Papers should be of interest to everyone in macroeconomics, of general interest in the profession, or of comparable quality and importance.
de lo general a lo particular
from the general to the particular
Deduction goes from the general to the particular, and induction goes from the particular to the general.
de lo particular a lo general
from the particular to the general
Deduction goes from the general to the particular, and induction goes from the particular to the general.
de propósito general
general-purpose
Most information-retrieval systems are based on special-purpose text- or information-retrieval software which runs on general-purpose computers.
describir en líneas generales
outline
In many respects, principles and practices outlined in this chapter apply equally to AACR1 and AACR2 and the Concise AACR2.
desde un punto de vista general
in a broad sense
In a broad sense, electronic commerce is the sale of products and services over the Internet.
desde un punto de vista más general
in a broader sense
In a broader sense, however, the global tightening of information and border controls affect many spheres of society.
designación general de la clase de documento [Expresión usada para indicar el tipo general de material al que pertenece un documento u objeto, por ej, grabación sonora]
general material designation
General material designation is a term used to indicate the broad class of material to which an item belongs, e.g., sound recording.
de tipo general
broad scoped
coarse-grained
Librarians must satisfy information needs of these students by utilising collaborative, practical interchanges, rather than didactic, broad scoped instruction.
Coarse-grained representations of the peptide chain have therefore been developed and over the last decade have proved extremely valuable.
de un modo muy general
crudely
Just as we can recognize stages of physical growth so we can isolate, rather crudely but nevertheless usefully, stages of psychological growth that have relevance to our theme.
de utilidad general
all-purpose
In UDC the colon has to act as an 'all purpose' facet indicator to a very large extent.
dirección general
directorate-general
This Committee is appointed by the Secretary General and is composed of representatives of each directorate-general.
director general
senior director
Senior directors earn absurdly more than the other workers in their business.
elección general
general election
But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
encabezamiento demasiado general
much-too-broad heading
Works on such themes are typically subject-traced under nonspecific, much-too-broad headings, which in effect buries the material.
encabezamiento general
class entry
Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses - Diseases or Horse - Diseases - Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
encabezamiento informativo general
general explanatory heading
A general explanatory heading is an entry that serves to inform the user of a convention that applies either generally or to a defined category of headings, and to provide guidance in locating such headings.
en contra de la opinión general
contrary to popular belief
Contrary to popular belief still held by some, no accompanying service support was provided by Carnegie for the institution behind these monumental facades.
en el sentido más general
in the broadest sense
To a great extent preservation consists of appropriate storage of documents in the broadest sense.
en general [Adverbio]
at large
by and large
for the most part
generally
in general
in the main
on balance
on the whole
overall
broadly
as a whole
generally speaking
The committee will be expected to produce an annual report to the members at large.
This has been the case with newspapers which by and large have changed very little over the past century.
Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users - despite their great personal differences and interests - are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them.
Specific entry is generally recommended.
However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
In the main, a library assistant's work consists of service desk duties, charging and discharging books, shelving returned books, dealing with reservations, sending overdue notices and checking the receipt of periodicals = En general, el trabajo de un auxiliar de biblioteca consiste en la atención al usuario, tramitar los préstamos y su devolución, colocar los libros en las estanterías, gestionar las reservas de libros, enviar los avisos de vencimiento de plazo y comprobar la recepción de las publicaciones periódicas.
Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions.
I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.
These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups.
The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.
Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.
en líneas generales
broadly speaking
generally
on the whole
in basic outline
roughly speaking
as a rough guide
Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers.
Specific entry is generally recommended.
I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
In basic outline school libraries the world over share similar philosophy and objectives.
Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months.
As a rough guide, if you've had severe period pain (known as dysmenorrhoea) since around the time your periods first started, it's less likely a particular cause will be found.
ensayo general
dress rehearsal
Although she made a mistake in her performance, the judges said that they had marked her up based on her dress rehearsal performance.
en su sentido más general
in its/their broadest sense
Of course, reference service in its broadest sense has generally included both the informational (ie, reference work) and the instructional functions.
entender la idea general
get + the whole picture
I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.
en términos generales
in broad terms
generally speaking
Thus the title is a label associated with a work, which both identifies the document, and describes in broad terms its content.
Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.
en un sentido general
in a broad sense
In a broad sense, electronic commerce is the sale of products and services over the Internet.
en un sentido más general
in a broader sense
In a broader sense, however, the global tightening of information and border controls affect many spheres of society.
esquema general
outline
It may be helpful to begin with a careful reading of the definitions before attempting to deal with the outline.
gastos generales
overhead costs
If you are self-employed or own a small business, you know all too well that out-of-control overhead costs can be crippling.
gobernador general
Governor General
The office of Governor General is the oldest institution in Canada's public life, going back in an unbroken line to Samuel de Champlain.
hablando en términos generales
loosely speaking
Loosely speaking, the more likely an act is to have an undesirable consequence, the more its agent is to blame.
hospital general
general hospital
Their information needs have implications for academic and public libraries as well as libraries in psychiatric facilities and general hospitals.
huelga general
general strike
In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain.
idea general
rough idea
I have a rough idea of what I'd like to achieve, but I'm not sure when to start.
índice general
general index
In a general index it may only be possible to distinguish between different meanings of the one homograph by using scope notes or qualifying terms wherever the term arises.
información general
overview
Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras
road report
Index pages are provided so normally the user will initially key in the number of the main index page in order to discover the page numbers of the required subject area, whether it is sports results, the latest news, weather or road reports or cookery recipes.
inspector general
inspector general
Ravaisson (1813-1900), a philosopher, historian, and aesthete, is best known for his years as conservator of the Louvre Museum but he also occupied the post of inspector general of Libraries (1839-52).
instrucción general
blanket instruction
The instructions to the computer will be simpler if it relies upon a blanket instruction to file the characters as they are found in the text of the heading.
interés general
public interest
It is, however, possible for member states to make exemptions to this restriction on grounds of important public interest.
la comunidad en general
the community at large
The cost to the community at large if one of its individual members fails to find information he requires is considerably less than the cost of organizing the material adequately.
la sociedad en general
society at large
Her paper considers action in society at large towards creating the computer literate population that is needed.
libro de contabilidad general
general ledger
Think of the accounting system as a wheel whose hub is the general ledger.
materia general
parent subject
superordinate subject
The scheme is hierarchical, like a family tree, showing the relationship of specific subjects to the parent subject.
The converse of a subordinate subject is a superordinate subject.
materia más general
broader subject
A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.
norma general [Hábito de actuación]
rule of thumb
Here, as elsewhere, one applies a second rule of thumb: retain self-control.
Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivvos (ISAD-G)
General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G))
The General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)) structures an archival description in such a way that the lowest level of description can be linked to successively higher levels of descriptions.
normativa general
framework regulation
Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers.
opinión general
consensus of opinion
conventional wisdom
Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.
This analysis of labour incentives within cooperatives challenges the conventional wisdom that cooperatives suffer from a problem of weak work incentives.
opinión general, la
received wisdom, the
In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'.
parálisis general
general paresis
The published material confirms beyond any doubt that he was suffering from syphilis and its common manifestation, general paresis.
población en general
broad population
In the US, in spite of efforts to extend Internet access to a broad population, some segments of the population are 'falling through the net,' to their economic peril = En los Estados Unidos, a pesar de los esfuerzos por extender el acceso a Internet a la población en general, algunos sectores "se escapan de los beneficios de Internet", con el riesgo económico que esto implica.
población en general, la
general population, the
Web surfers are more politically active than the general population.
por lo general
on the whole
all in all
in general
generally
generally speaking
in the normal run of events
in the normal run of things
in the normal course of events
as a rule
I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share.
However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
Specific entry is generally recommended.
Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.
In the normal run of events a well-organised active minority of quite a small size can play a decisive role in the determination of a political outcome.
In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears.
In the normal course of events, the zygote and sporophyte will have a full double set of chromosomes again.
As a rule, the smaller the library the greater the variety of tasks which are allotted to assistants.
público en general
broader audience
broad audience
broad public
broader public
As computerized products increasingly appeal to broader audiences, the needs of older adults will become a concern for designers.
Periodical bibliographical control insures the availability and access of periodical titles to a broad audience.
These Internet resources carry information of broad public interest.
The Library of Congress previously focused on serving the Congress, the government, the scholarly community, and the broader public mainly as a library of last resort.
público en general, el [Expresión normalmente precedida del artículo]
general public, the
Despite the cynical opinion of the general public, important original research can originate from Ph.D. candidates at universities.
referencia general explicativa [Para ahorrar en el uso de referencias específicas se puede utilizar una referencia de tipo general que contenga las explicaciones que se consideren oportunas, como por ejemplo, "DICCIONARIOS búsquense por materia"] [Para ahorrar en el uso de referencias específicas se puede utilizar una referencia de tipo general que contenga las explicaciones que se consideren oportunas, como por ejemplo, "DICCIONARIOS búsquense por materia"]
blanket reference
general reference
Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.
Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.
Secretaría General
Secretariat
From 1972 to 1974, he was attached to the British Library Planning Secretariat.
secretario general
Secretary General
This Committee is appointed by the Secretary General and is composed of representatives of each directorate-general.
ser de uso general
be generally available
Microsoft has finally announced that the new system is generally available.
sistema de clasificación general
general scheme
As a general scheme, CC is potentially capable of classifying the subjects of documents belonging to any area of knowledge.
Sistema General de Ordenación (SGO)
Broad System of Ordering (BSO)
The Broad System of Ordering (BSO) is a general classification scheme which was designed primarily for information exchange and switching.
término más general
wider term
This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the Qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.
una guía general
a rough guide
General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
una idea general
a rough guide
General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
usar de forma general
widely applied
The 2nd one, widely applied by social scientists, relies on the assignment of new meanings to familiar terms..
visión general
conspectus
This is a useful service for those who already have access or subscribe to Halsbury's, especially if what is required is a conspectus of English law.
