Definition of Literature and Types of literature

Definition of Literature and Types of literature


In the teaching and learning activities, we will often hear about literature

Definition and Understanding of Literature
Literature can be interpreted as a source or reference used in a wide range of activities in education or other activities. Literature can also be interpreted as a reference used to obtain specific information. Literature can be a wide variety of books or other writings.

According to pengertianku.blogspot.com “ Literature is reading materials form like a written or soft copy file that can be reference to write a scientific work.

According to ”ALA Glozary of Library and Information Science” , the definition of literature is reading material that is used in a variety of activities both intellectually or recreation Type - the type of Literature. Basically the literature can be distinguished by several categories: according of the location of the placement  of the collection,  according to the degree of the depth of analysis, and according to its nature.

According to me “Literature is media for increasing our referention, it can be form of reading materials which have nature about literary works included books, novels, poetry and the other. Not only form of books but also form of non-books such as recordings, CD, films, tapes and the other. On the whole, it can be source to write scientific work and it is used to increase our knowledge.

types of literature
1.  Type literature of Area Placement Literature type collection

 General Collection literature
General collection literature is literature collection consists of various books that were developed for adult readers. This type of literature is usually put on the shelf is open and free for use by anyone as a source of reading material. Some examples of this literature is popular book that discusses the cultivation, serial comics, novels, etc.


Reference Collection Literature
is a literature reference collection that contains a set of information that can be specifically used to answer all kinds of questions that are owned by users. Literature are formed dictionaries, handbooks, and encyclopedias.

2. Type of Literature by Level Depth analysis

Primary literature
primary literature is literature that is made of the results of research where the results have not been published before. The literature of this type usually contain a wide variety of ideas or new theories of a wide range of scientific disciplines.

Secondary literature

Understanding the secondary literature is literature made by referring to or quoting the results in the primary literature. Secondary literature usually contain about the theories that have been discovered earlier and are less likely to show the new findings. Tertiary literature Tertiary literature is literature contains various kinds of information such as the user to be able to get the secondary literature. Some examples of this literature is a bibliography of some bibliography, directory of directories, etc.

3. Type Literature According of  nature

Textual Documents
Textual Documents Literature is a literature of textual documents that contain a wide variety of written text that is readable by the user.

non-textual document
Non-textual documents literature is literature that contains information contained in forms other than text such as images, photographs, sounds, etc. Mixed document The literature documents a mix of literature that it is a combination of literature textual and non-textual literature. Kind of literature that is usually made after the literature of textual documents and literature non-textual documents have been published.


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