(Adapted from http://lu.com/odlis)
Abstract - A brief, objective representation of the essential content of a book, article, speech, report, dissertation, patent, standard, or other work, presenting the main points in the same order as the original but having no independent literary value. A well-prepared abstract enables the reader to 1) quickly identify the basic content of the document, 2) determine its relevance to their interests, and 3) decide whether it is worth their time to read the entire document.
Accuracy - The quality of correctness as to fact and of precision as to detail in information resources and in the delivery of information services. In libraries, it is essential that the resources used by librarians to provide reference service be free of error. Accuracy is also an important criterion in judging the reliability of information provided on the Internet. The accuracy of a statement is verified by consulting other sources that provide the same information.
Almanac - A book or online resource that provides months, dates and years chronicling events that took place.
Annotation - Limited explanation of an information resource often located in a bibliography. Includes; source evaluation, explanation of resource type, and review of what the material expresses in its main points. Alos, short explanation of a resource with two or three sentences discussing the validity of a resource and includes bibliography.
Annual Review - Printed serial with research on a specific subject and arranged in libraries in continuation order.
Anthology - Compilation of various writers that has either extracts or completed works chosen by editor(s) for publication. Appearing either as a single volume work or multi volume set. Such works are often subjected to literary genre.
APA style - A specific formatting convention used for citing sources and promoted by the American Psychological Association (APA.) Typically, APA style is used for books and articles in psychology.
Atom Syndication Format – An XML language used for web feeds. Atom was created as an alternative to the RSS standard for web feeds. Some developers felt an alternative was needed because there were several versions of RSS, but are not all compatible with one another.
Audio book - Recorded book read orally put on CD, CS. The reading is done by an actor or author.
Authority - Knowledge and experience that qualifies an individual to speak or write on a specific topic with credentials might include awards, published writing, and lectures.
Bibliography - A listing of intellectual creations, such as books, articles, films, or web pages, usually providing complete identification. Typically, intellectual property that has been cited in the body of paper is fully identified in a bibliography, although a bibliography may include more than just works cited. Compare with Works Cited Page.
Bibliography (2)- Often known as a work cited, arranged alphabetically by author or work. Guide to selected sources used in accordance with the conventions of a reference paper. Sometimes listed with brief annotations if used with arrangement for a subject guide.
Blog - A webpage designed by an individual or organization arranged in reverse chronological order. Views expressed on a specific topic or subject.
Bulk-Mail - Identical e-mail, typically solicited advertisement sent to large number of addresses.
Call Number - Original code that identifies book, video, or audio recording representing an item assigned by a cataloger to help identify for patron to find a particular item in a library’s catalog. In addition it helps assisting user finding in a library’s online catalog then can be verified by locating an item by location.
Citation - A line of text identifying the source for an idea. Whenever an idea of another person is mentioned in a paper then the source for the idea must also be mentioned, either in the same sentence as the idea or enclosed in parentheses at the end of the sentence. All the sources for ideas must be fully identified in a list at the end of the paper, which is called a bibliography or works cited page. Typically, citations embedded in text serve to identify a source enough for it’s citation to be located in the bibliography or works cited page, where full identification is given.
Citation style - A format for stating citations in papers. There are two citation styles in common use: APA style and MLA style.
Citation tools – a resource (electronic or hard copy) that provides standard methods to acknowledge the source of quotations or ideas.
Cookie: A small text file on your computer's hard drive that records the websites you visit
Copyright - “Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of ‘original works of authorship,’ including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.” (United States Copyright Office)
Database - Regularly updated automated archive of articles, abstracts, images, statistics, etc. contains relevant source material on a particular subject or field. Individuals searching this tool have access to multiple resources that is not limited to current issues of periodicals but older issues as well.
Dictionary - Reference source that provides definitions and background information on individual terms. Dictionaries may be general, or they may be specific to a particular subject. General dictionaries often provide information on histories of terms, multiple definitions of terms, and pronunciation. Subject specific dictionaries try to include information on the necessary terminology to understand a given subject or field of study. Other dictionaries are language dictionaries that provide direct translations of words in different languages, and visual dictionaries, that include pictures of items and terminology to describe them.
Directory - Record of business or individuals arranged in alphabetical order providing contact information (names, address, phone/fax number) and other identifiable information.
Disintermediation - Elimination of the mediator or "middleman." In the delivery of information services, the need for professional assistance is minimized in user-friendly systems designed to facilitate end-user searching.
E-book - Electronic version of a printed text, that can be on either CD-ROM or as an internet file, In case of fiction often is titles that are no longer copy righted material or out of print resources.
E-zine - Digital version of a printed journal or the like published and available through the web, email, as long as it is through Internet access.
Ellipses - “The omission of a word or phrase [. . .] not necessary for understanding.”
Encyclopedia - A reference source that provides in-depth articles with background information on various subjects. Encyclopedias can be general or subject specific. Most encyclopedias come in more than one volume, though some concise encyclopedias in one volume are available. Encyclopedias are written to provide information on subjects that provides more than just an understanding of terminology; they aim to provide knowledge and comprehension of ideas.
Fair Use - A phrase found in Section 107 of United States Code, Title 17, on copyright, which gives people permission to legally copy and use the intellectual property of others, but within limits.
Footnote - Can be used as another name for a citation or parenthetical reference, but a footnote may also contain explanatory comments. Footnotes obtained their name because they appeared in the very bottom, or “foot,” of the page. Placing footnotes at the very bottom of pages is now discouraged because it requires more work.
Full text - Full text indicates that a particular database provides the entire textual content of an article or document. Some database provides only citations or abstracts, while others provide the full text.
High-context learning - Context in communication has first been described by E.T. Hall. It assumes, that during a communication not only the utterances are "transferred", but that every communication also has a "deeper meaning" (or implicitly stored information) which can not necessarily be derived from the utterances alone.
High context communication implies that a lot of "unspoken" meaning is transferred during the communication - the information may be implicitly contained in the utterances.
For example: In some cultures it is regarded to be impolite to deny a wish to someone. Hence instead of saying "no", other phrases are being used to describe an inconvenience etc. implying that the answer is no. In this case, the "no" is implied in the answer - but not spoken. (Adapted from http://intermundo.net/glossary_term.pl?mid=5 )
Intellectual Property - Any work created by a person which embodies original thought. People obtain full, legal ownership of their intellectual property by filing patents, copyrights, and trademarks in appropriate government offices.
Learning objects - Learning objects are small electronic units of educational information that are flexible, reusable, customizable, interoperable, retrievable, facilitate competency-based learning, and increase the value of content (from http://www.uwex.edu/ics/design/glossary.htm ). Online tutorials are a common type of learning object.
Library of Congress Classification - System of organization, which assists to help organize materials in the library by a unified system that is the Library of Congress classification. Providing that all the resources have the same unified topics by this level of organization and conventions set up in accordance to this arrangement. This type of organization allows you to browse the shelves for more information.
Magazine - Popular periodical that writes articles to a general audience.
Mediator - A person or software program that functions between the end-user and an online bibliographic retrieval system to assist in database selection, establish telecommunication connections, formulate useful queries in correct syntax, and evaluate the relevance of information retrieved. Mediated searching is provided on request in most academic libraries by a public services librarian specially trained in online searching.
Microfiche - Printed material available for viewing and printing on sheets of microfilm.
Microfilm - Printed material available for viewing and printing on reels of film.
MLA style - A specific formatting convention used for citing sources and promoted by the Modern Language Association (MLA.) Typically, MLA style is used for books and articles in the humanities.
Online Public Catalog - Computer system indexing all the materials held by an individual library and made available to the viewing public. Also referred to as OPAC.
Open Source Software - Software for which the source code is made available without charge by the owner or licenser, usually via the Internet, to encourage the rapid development of a more useful and bug-free product through open peer review. The practice also allows the product to be customized by its users to suit local needs (for example Linux operating system).
Paraphrase - A statement which communicates another person’s ideas but not using the same words of the person.
Parentheses - A set of symbols – ( ) – between which a citation is placed, appearing in the body of a paper right after the idea that needs to be cited.
Parenthetical Reference - Another name for a citation. Typically, parenthetical references appear in the body of text, are placed between parentheses, and identify the source just enough for it to be found on a works cited page.
Patent - “A patent for an invention is the grant of a property right to the inventor. . . .” (United States Patent and Trademark Office)
Pathfinder - Range and scope of sources for a topic, which helps researchers, have easier access in finding their desired information.
PDF - Portable Document Format - In full-text bibliographic databases, a "native PDF" file is received in a digital format from the publisher, reproducing the appearance of the original text and images with a high degree of clarity. A "scanned PDF" file is created by running a print copy of the text through a high-quality scanner. The result is then examined closely for legibility.
Peer-reviewed - The process by which a new book, article, software program, etc., is submitted by the prospective publisher to experts in the field for critical evaluation prior to publication, a standard procedure in scholarly publishing. The process insures that the work has been reviewed for accuracy by experts in the field.
Periodical - Any publication printed on a regular, predictable schedule. A periodical may be published weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.
Periodical index - Subjects listing of what articles have been published in what magazines and journals. Some periodical indexes are general in scope and others are subject-specific.
Plagiarism - Ascribing the intellectual property of one person to another. Typically, people who commit plagiarism are writing a paper and present the intellectual property of another as their own within the paper.
Podcast - An Internet broadcast which is similar to a radio program. However listeners have the opportunity of listening at their convenience.
Popular sources - Books and magazines articles written with its aim at the general reading public.
Primary sources - Fundamental authoritative materials related to a subject, used in preparation of a written work (original records, documents, publications.) Primary sources are results of experiments or original research, literary, literary works, autobiographies, original theories, and other materials.
Quantum computing - A type of computing which uses the laws of quantum mechanics to, and the way that atoms can be in more than one state at once to do computational tasks.
Quote - The reporting of another person’s exact words. Quotes appear between the symbols “ and “.
Range - The full extent covered, an amount of various materials, formats, events, etc.
Resource - Something that can be used for support or help to guide for finding information on a particular topic.
Review - An evaluative account of a recent artistic performance or exhibit, or of a newly published literary or scholarly work, usually written and signed by a qualified person, for publication in a current newspaper, magazine, or journal. The account can be descriptive, reportorial, comparative, or critical or serve as a vehicle for a lengthy essay in which the reviewer discusses several recently published works (omnibus review) or a broader topic for which the works reviewed serve as a springboard.
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) – a web feed format.
Scope - The area covered by a given activity, subject or event.
Secondary Sources - Published work that follows after an original work and critiques such items.
Serial - Publications that include magazines, journals, annuals, directories, proceedings, etc. which occur on a regular basis with out a limit to their termination.
Social book marking sites – A website that allow users to create lists of links to web pages. The links are described by tags or keywords. These links are accessible to others (except if the user chooses to hide the link).
Source - Typically, the generic name given to intellectual property when a person other than the owner of the property has used or mentioned it, such as in a book or article.
Subject Headings - A term designated are used to describe a particular subject acts as an access point for locating in a library’s OPAC.
Tertiary Sources - Written reference which is compiled used with the use of secondary sources, instead of conducting original research on subject matter.
Thesaurus - Book with word entries arranged in alphabetical order providing synonym and words related and vocabulary for a given subject area.
Trademark - “A trademark is a word, name, symbol, or device that is used in trade with goods to indicate the source of the goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others.” (United States Patent and Trademark Office) Trademarks must be registered with a government office to prevent their use by others, such as the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
URL ( Uniform Resource Locator) - The unique address identifying a resource accessible at a particular location on the Internet for routing purposes. The same resource, or different versions of it, may be available simultaneously at other Internet addresses. Example: http://www.myuniversity.edu/library/hours.html
The first part of the URL designates the TCP/IP protocol used to access the resource. In the example given above, http:// indicates that the resource is accessible through the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. In most Web browsers, the default setting in the "Open" or "Location" field is http:// so there is no need to include the protocol when opening a Web document. The remaining parts of a URL are separated by either a full stop (dot) or a slash. URLs are case sensitive.
Web 2.0 – Refers to a change in the use of the World Wide Web from an entity where content was static to its current state where tools and technologies are available that facilitate collaboration and sharing by users. Social network sites and wikis are examples of web 2.0 technologies.
Web feed – A data format that provides users with information from its parent website. These feeds are read by an aggregator, thereby allowing the user to access information from a variety of sources in one place. Web feeds are usually created for information that is regularly updated, such as blogs, newspapers and job postings. RSS and Atoms are examples of file formats for web feeds.
Web feed aggregator (also known as Web feed reader) – Software that gathers web feeds in one website.
Wiki - Open source website which is accessable to all users with the intent to add or augment webpage. In addition material can be worked on independently or collobaratively. The most influential Wiki is Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a searchable encyclopedic which in addition with entries on various topics provides link to additional related to its topic.
Works Cited Page - A listing at the end of a paper that fully identifies all the sources cited within a paper. Compare with bibliography.
Zine - A small independent, self-published with limited circulation “magazine”. Subject matter ranging from the personal musings to political and everything in between while the quality is often produced using photocopiers.