adding this-this is what I have seen as 'contact cement'. Maybe there are different types but when someone would come in and ask for contact cement, this is what we sold them:
http://www.dap.com/product_details.aspx?product_id=35
and this is what I think of as rubber cement. It comes in a small glass jar with a brush attached to the lid and when I was a kid, it was suitable for kids to use. Not sure if they still consider it kid-safe.
http://www.elmers.com/product/detail/E904