Handbooks
General information source providing quick reference on a given subject. Handbooks may be general or subject specific.
Hits
Refers to items retrieved from a database matching criteria you set. For example, if you do a keyword title search in the online catalog for " medical marijuana" and retrieve 1568 items, that can also be called 1568 'hits.'
Holdings
All the materials, in various formats, owned by a library.
Place a Hold
Requesting a book available at another branch library.