Here is a list of terms you have been reading during this course.
- abstract
- brief summary containing the main idea and content of an article
- articles
- short pieces of writing that appear in periodicals
- author
- the writer of the work
- backfile
- database information considered archival rather than current
- bar code
- a computer code placed on a student I.D. for the purpose of borrowing
materials from the library
- bibliography
- 1.) a list of sources of information on a particular subject
- 2.) a list of books and articles used in writinga paper, generally
listed at the end
- Boolean searching
- searching that is based on the logical principles set forth by George
Boole.
- browser
- a software program designed to allow users to explore the World Wide
Web
- call number
- the sequence of letters and numbers given to a book. used to arrange
and locate materials by subject on the shelves of the library
- card catalog
- an index of books where each card in a file drawer contains information
about one book, usually arranged by title, author, and subject
- CD-ROM
- an electronic disk used to store information
- check out/sign out
- to borrow library materials
- circulation desk
- a main service desk of the library located near the entrance, this
is where you go to borrow books, return books, renew books, and pick
up interlibrary loans
- citation
- a collection of specific information about a book, periodical article,
or other source, that has been quoted. A citation for a book includes:
author, title, place of publication, publisher and year. A periodical
citation includes author, title of the article, title of the periodical,
volume number, pages and date
- closed stacks
- book or periodical shelves in a library which are not accessible to
the public
- collection
- all the books, periodicals, recordings, and other materials owned
by the library
- copier
- a machine that makes photocopies
- copyright
- a legal protection for authors, giving them exclusive rights of publication,
production, sale, or distribution
- cross-reference
- in a reference book or index, a statement telling you to "see"
or "see also" another place in the work or list. "See
also" is providing additional information; "see" is simply
directing you to a different term or subject heading
- database
- a computer term referring to a collection of information stored in
computer memory
- dates
- 1.) a copyright date usually appears on the back of the title page
of a book. It tells the date the copyright was given, and is preceded
by a circled "c".
- 2.) a publication date is the year that the book was first published,
It is usually the same year as the copyright.
- Dewey Decimal System
- a call number system which uses numbers from 000 - 999 in decimal
form
- editorial
- an article in a publication that expresses the views or opinions of
the publishers or editors
- FAX
- short for "facsimile." a machine which transmits a copy
of a document over telephone lines to another machine which reprints
the document
- fine
- money that is charged when materials are not returned on time
- front page
- the first page of a newspaper; also, indicating a news story of major
importance
- full text
- a reprint, generally on an electronic database, of the complete text
of a previously published article
- hit
- a match between a search term and a word in one of the titles or texts
that are in the database
- home page
- the starting page or first screen in a set of Web pages
- index
- a listing of periodical articles, often by subject, that tells titles,
authors, and other publication information. These can be found in printed
volumes or on computers
- information desk
- located near the computer indexes in the library, the place to go
when you have a question
- interlibrary loan
- the exchange of library materials from one library to another for
use by a library customer
- Internet
- world-wide network of networks
- inverted pyramid
- a special form of writing used in newspaper articles in which the
most important facts are presented first, with details later
- journal
- a periodical written for academic or professional purposes, usually
available only by subscription
- keyword
- a significant and informative word which is used to retrieve information
from a database
- librarian
- a professional who assists people with their research in the library
- library card
- a student identification (I.D.) card with a bar code added
- library clerk
- staff member in the library who assists the librarian
- library director
- the librarian who manages the library
- Library of Congress classification (LC)
- a call number system which uses letters of the alphabet
- Library of Congress subject headings (LCSH)
- the listing of standard topic headings which are used to find information
in a catalog or index
- location box
- Place in the Netscape screen which displays the address of the Internet
site currently being viewed
- logical operators
- the words AND, OR, and NOT
- login name
- the set of letters and/or numbers used to identify yourself to the
computer
- magazine
- a periodical written for the general public, usually published weekly
or monthly
- microfilm
- printed material that has been reproduced and reduced on film
- Netscape
- graphical browser that lets you explore the Internet
- newspaper
- a public record of current events and commentary, usually published
daily or weekly
- online
- a term used to describe information that is available on a computer
through a network such as the Internet
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- open stacks
- book or periodical shelves in the library, accessible to the public
- overdue
- not returned by the date or time required
- periodical
- a continuing publication that is published at regular intervals:
daily, weekly, or monthly
- periodicals list
- the library's listing of all the magazines, journals, and newspapers
to which it subscribes
- place of publication
- the city where the work is published
- publisher
- the person or company that prints and issues books and periodicals
- ready reference
- a special collection of reference books which librarians use most
often
- references
- the information, such as books and periodical articles, that one
has consulted when preparing a research project
- renew
- to extend the loan period you have for a library book
- research paper
- a paper that is the result of library research
- reserve desk
- the area of the library where instructors have put aside materials
for their students' use
- search engine
- computer program designed to look through massive amounts of information
in a database (the World Wide Web, for example) and retrieve a list
of resources that match your query
- site
- computer location
- SUNYCard
- picture identification card used by colleges that are part of the
State University of New York
- surfing
- term used to describe the act of moving rapidly from site to site
on the Web
- study carrels
- private, individual desks which have shelves
- subject heading
- a specifically-worded topic under which library materials can be
found. Used in catalogs and indexes
- title
- the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed work
- URL
- Uniform Resource Locator, or address for an Internet site
- volume
- when magazines and journals are published, they frequently assigned
a number by the publisher. Often this number corresponds to the issues
of a periodical during a one-year period, beginning with the first year
the periodical was published. For example, if a new magazine publishes
twelve issues in 1992, all of these issues may be volume 1. In 1993,
volume 2, and so on.
- web page
- units of information one or more screens in length, that are linked
together with anchors that allow you to jump from one to the other
- web site
- synonym of web page
- Works Cited list
- a kind of bibliography that appears at the end of a research paper
- World Wide Web
- a huge network of information organized into "sites" on
the Internet and available through computers that are linked to it
Questions? Contact Ellis Gage Searles
at (315)792-5528.
