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A collection of extracts from the works of various authors, usually in the same genre or about the samesubject. (Example: Norton Anthology of English Literature). Sometimes a collection from the works of anindividual author.

appendix

Section of a book containing supplementary materials such as tables or maps.

archives

Public records or historical documents, or the place where such records and documents are kept.

arrangement

The order in which information is presented in a book. Determining arrangement contributes to theeffective use of that work.

article

A contribution written for publication in a journal, magazine, or newspaper.

atlas

A volume of maps, plates, engravings, tables, etc.

audiovisual

Information in a non-print format. Includes films, slides, audiotapes, videocassettes, records, software.

Also referred to as media.

author

Includes compilers, editors, and composers in addition to the main personal and corporate authors whoare responsible for a work.

authority file

The computerized list of subject, series, and name headings used in the Online Catalog.

autobiography

An account of one's life, composed by one's self.

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barcode number

The 14-digit number appearing beneath the barcode found on the back on a book. Barcode nu mbers areused to charge, discharge, and renew books on the online computer system.

bibliographic citations



The information which identifies a book or article. Information for a book usually includes the author, title,publisher, and date. The citation for an article includes the author, title of the article, title of the periodical,volume, pages, and date.

bibliographic database

A database which indexes and contains references to the original sources of information. It contains

information about the documents in it rather than the documents themselves.

bibliographic record

The unit of information fields (e.g. title, author, publication date, etc.) which describe and identify aspecific item in a bibliographic database.

bibliography

A list of citations or references to books or periodical articles on a particular topic. Bibliographies canappear at the end of a book, journal, or encyclopedia article, or in a separate publication.

bindery

Books that need repair and loose issues of journals that are combined or bound into a single volume aresent out of the library system to a company which binds them. These items are not available to users untilthey come back to the library system.

bio-bibliography

A list of works by various authors (or, occasionally, one author) which includes brief biographical data.

biography

A book about a person written by some other person.

blurb

Advertisement found on the book jacket designed to promote the sale of the book.

book review

An evaluation or discussion of a new book by a critic or journalist.

bookstacks

Often called the Stacks, this multi-story section of the main Library contains approximately 65% of theLibrary's collection, or 6 million volumes.

Boolean logic

Referring to logical or algebraic operations, formulated by George Boole, involving variables with twovalues, such as Value 1 and Value 2; Value 1 or Value 2; and Value 1 but not Value 2.(ALA Glossary)

bound volume



Formed when issues of a periodical title are gathered to form a hardback volume.

browse searching

Browse searching is limited to one field, such as author or subject heading, and the computer matches thesearch statement exactly, so word order and spacing are important. This is in contrast to keywordsearching which may involve more than one field, and where word order is not important. A browse search

results in a list of entries from the one field, and one may scroll through the list, either forward orbackward, as far as one wishes, potentially through all the entries in the list.

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call number

A combination of numbers and letters that provide a unique description of each item in a library collection.Items are arranged on the book shelves by call number, so the call number is the "address" of materials onthe shelf.

card catalog

A card file, arranged by author, title, and subject, listing all items owned by a library. The Main CardCatalog contains records for every cataloged item in the Library System from 1868-1975. Eachdepartmental library maintained a separate card catalog of its own collection.

carrel

A study area for one person.

CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory)

An information technology which is used to store large databases and provides access to them viacomputer. These discs look like the compact discs you'd see in a music store. Instead of storing music, theystore text. The Library has a limited number of CD-ROM as most materials are now online.

check out or charge

To borrow books or periodicals from the library for a certain period of time.

CIC

CIC is an acronym for the Committee on Institutional Cooperation which is the academic consortium of theBig Ten universities and the University of Chicago.

circulate

To allow materials to be charged out.

circulation desk

Location in each library where you check out, return or renew items, ask about missing items, or inquireabout fines.

citation



A citation is a reference or footnote to an item (such as a book or periodical article); a citation contains theauthor, title, date of publication, and any other information needed to locate the item.

citation index

An index consisting essentially of a list of works which have been cited in other, later works, and a list of works from which the citations have been collected. Used to identify subsequently published works that

are related by subject to the cited work.

class number

Top part of a call number which stands for the subject matter of the book.

classification scheme

Classification systems which use numbers and/or letters, to represent the subject content of materials. Seealso Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.

commands

Symbols and/or terms used to retrieve computer-stored information.

conference report

Papers generated at or for a conference; may include minutes, transcripts, papers, and/or presentations.

connectors

Words that indicate the relationship between search terms. Also referred to as Boolean Operators.Common connectors are: AND, OR, NOT.

contemporary materials

Information produced during the time an event occurs.

continuation

A serial publication issued less than 3 times a year, i.e. not often enough to be called a "periodical." Usually

referred to as a "contin."

controlled vocabulary

The standardization of words which may be used to search an index, abstract or information database.There is usually a published listing or thesaurus of preferred terms identifying the system's vocabulary. Seealso Thesaurus (Example: Library of Congress Subject Headings).

copy card

A small plastic card that can be purchased and used in library photocopiers and laser printers on campus.(However at this time they do NOT work in Microfiche/film reader/printers). Copies made using the cardare less expensive than using cash.

corporate entry



A corporate body (company, institution, government agency, etc.) which is listed in a cataloging record as aheading for a publication (e.g., because the publication has no personal author).

copyright

The legal right to control the production, use, and sale of copies of a literary, musical, or artistic work.

course reserves

Materials that instructors set aside for the students in a class to read. These items may be borrowed for ashort period and have very high fines for late returns.

cross reference

Word or heading that directs you from one part of a book, catalog, or index to another part.

cumulation

An index which is formed as a result of the incorporation of successive parts of elements. All the material isarranged in one alphabet.

current periodicals

The latest or most recent issues of journals and magazines that the library receives.

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database

A structured set of information, stored in a book, disk, computer, etc.

departmental libraries

Subject libraries located in either the Main Library or in other buildings on campus that provide materialsand services in a specialized area.

depository

A library which receives the publications of a government or official body. Illinois is a depository forpublications of the U.S. Government, the State of Illinois, the United Nations, etc.

descriptor

A simple word or phrase used as a subject.

Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme

A method developed in the nineteenth century by Melville Dewey to classify and shelve items by usingnumbers to represent subject content. It is a highly structured arrangement of all areas of knowledge intonumbers ranging from 000 to 999. The Dewey Decimal Classification System is used by all Illinois Librariesexcept for Asian, Documents, Health Sciences, Law, Music, and Maps in the Map and Geography Library.

dictionary



Source that provides word definition and correct grammatical usage. Dictionaries may be either general orsubject specific.

directory

A list of persons or organizations, systematically arranged, giving address, affiliations, etc. for individualsand address, officers, functions, and similar data for organizations.

dissertation

A thesis or treatise prepared as a condition for the award of a degree or diploma.

downloading

Refers to the transfer of search results into a file on a disc or drive.

due date

The date by which borrowed books and materials should be returned. To extend the loan period formaterials, the item should be renewed before the due date so that fines are not incurred.

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encyclopedia

General information source that provides articles on various branches of knowledge. Encyclopedias may begeneral or subject specific.

endnotes

Notes (or statements explaining the text or indicating the basis for an assertion or the source of materialquoted) that appear at the end of a work.(ALA Glossary)

entry

An item or fact that has been "entered" (placed on a list or into a catalog or index or database). See alsocitation.

essay

A literary composition in which the author analyzes or interprets a subject, often from a personal point of view.

evaluation

A critical assessment of an information source.

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field

The part of a record used for a particular category of data. For example, the title field in a database recorddisplays the title for the record.



fines

The amount of money which is owed by the borrower if materials are not returned on time

FirstSearch

OCLC's end-user online reference menu accessing several databases, which are determined by each

participating library.

folio

An oversized book, too large for normal shelving. Folio call numbers begin with an F.; for example, F. 912R15C (The Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide ). Folios are generally housed in special cases in thevarious libraries. For folio locations in the Main Stacks, see the Circulation Desk's web page or ask at theCirculation Desk in the Main Library.

footnotes

Notes (or a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an assertion or the source of materialquoted) that appear at the foot of a page of text. (ALA Glossary)

format

The physical form in which information appears.

fulltext

Some of the article databases available from the Illinois library offer full text electronic access to a wide

range of articles.

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gazetteer

A geographical dictionary; usually includes longitude and latitude of a given place, population, size, etc.

gopher

Computer software developed at the University of Minnesota that allows computers to find information onother computers. Generally obsolete, it has been replaced by the advent of the web browser.

government documents

Sources printed by or for government agencies. The Library has hundreds and thousands of state, na tional,and international documents, most of which are serviced by the Documents Library (room 200D Library).See also depository.

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handbooks

General information source providing quick reference on a given subject. Handbooks may be general orsubject specific.



hits

Refers to items retrieved from a database matching criteria you set. For example, if you do a keyword titlesearch in the online catalog for "linguistics" and retrieve 2798 items, that can also be called 2798 'hits.'

holdings

The materials owned or held by a library.

hypertext

A document format which includes the use of specially coded terms or images which, when selected or"clicked," connect to a linked location or file, or carry out a command to run an application or program.

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IBIS (Illinois Bibliographic Information Services)

A set of electronic indexes in a variety of subject areas, available at library terminals, from campusnetworked terminals, and from home computers using a modem.

i-card

The i-card is the official University identification card. It is used to access services and facilities and to verifystatus.

ID

Your University ID, or "i-card", also serves as your library card. Your library number starts with "20111..."

I-Share

Network of Illinois libraries that uses OCLC to catalog their materials.

I-Share Online

The statewide online catalog used by over 35 libraries in I llinois. The Illinois Online Catalog is a subset of I-Share Online.

imprint

The name of the publisher, distributor, manufacturer, etc. and the place and date of publication,distribution, manufacture, etc. of a bibliographic item.

incunabula

A book printed before 1501.

index

Points to where information can be found.



1. List at the end of books, encyclopedias, etc. that indicates by author, title and/or subject thelocation of information within the book or encyclopedia.

2. Tool that arranges (by author, title, or subject) citations to articles in a selected group of periodicals. See also bibliographic database.

interlibrary loan (ILL)

Exchange of books or periodical articles between libraries for a brief period. A service you can use toborrow library materials not owned by the University of Illinois from other libraries.

Internet

The global network of computers linked together, accessible mainly via the World Wide Web. Originallystarted by government and international scientists to facilitate communication, it i s now used by the publicat large.

invisible college

Researchers, scholars, or experts who have established communication links that are independent of theliterature in the fields in which they work. People who are on the frontiers of research, regardless of thefield, tend to communicate directly with one another about their work.

IP address

IP stands for "Internet Protocol". An IP Address is a four part number used to uniquely identify a particularcomputer on a network using the TCP/IP (Internet) Protocol. For example, 130.126.33.246 could be an IPaddress.

ILL

Stands for INTER LIBRARY LOAN.

ISBN (International Standard Book Number)

A four-part, ten-character code given a book (a non-serial literary publication) before publication as ameans of identifying it concisely, uniquely, and unambiguously. The four parts of the ISBN are: groupidentifier (e.g., national, geographic, language, or other convenient group), publisher identifier, titleidentifier, and check digit. (ALA Glossary)

ISSN (International Standard Serial Number)

The international numerical code that identifies concisely, uniquely, and unambiguously a serialpublication.(ALA Glossary)

Issue

A single uniquely numbered or dated part of a periodical or newspaper. (ALA Glossary)

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journal



A type of periodical which contains signed scholarly articles. Journals are usually published by academic orassociation presses and include bibliographies.

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keyword

Generally, this refers to searching a database using "natural language."

keyword searching

Keyword searching results in a list of database records that contain all the keywords entered as searchterms, according to the logic of the search. A keyword search may be performed in one index, or it may beperformed in more than one index combined.

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library ID

Your University ID, the "i-card", also serves as your library card. your library card number starts with"20111..."

Library of Congress Subject Headings

List of accepted subject headings used in the Library's catalogs. Copies of LCSH are usually located near thecatalogs. An online version is also available.

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magazine

A type of periodical containing popular articles which are usually shorter or less authoritative than Journalarticles on the same subject.

magazine collection

A set of microfilm cartridges providing full text coverage of over 300 popular magazines from 1980 to thepresent. Located in the Undergraduate Library.

Main Library

Building that houses 65% of the total Illinois collection and approximately 20 departmental libraries. Oftenerroneously referred to as the "graduate library."

manual

A book of rules or guidelines; a handbook.

manuscript

A handwritten or typed composition, rather than printed. Includes groups of personal papers which havesome unifying characteristic and individual documents which have some special importance.



MARC (Machine-readable Cataloging)

An international standard format for the arrangement of cataloging information so that it can be storedand retrieved using computer tapes.

media

Films, tapes, and other audio-visual materials that require the use of special listening or viewingequipment.

media center

The Media Center, located on the lower level of the Undergraduate Library, offers materials in non-printformats from slides to video-discs to audiotapes. Viewing facilities provided all hours the library is open.

microcard

A trade name for a 3 x 5 inch sheet of opaque material bearing one or more micro images.

microfiche

A format; photographically reduced images reproduced on a small 4 x 6 sheets of film. Often used toprovide backup for periodicals with missing pages.

microfilm

A format; photographically reduced images of printed pages on 35mm film. This format also providesbackup for periodicals with missing pages. Older issues of newspapers are often microfilmed because

newsprint deteriorates so rapidly.

microform

Formats for storing photographically reduced images onto plastic film. Microfiche and microfilm are twotypes of microforms. A microform reader/printer is required to read or copy microforms.

monograph

A book. A separate treatise on a single subject or class of subjects, or on one person, usually detailed in

treatment but not extensive in scope and often containing bibliographies.

monographic series

A monographic series is a set of books that have a number of volumes with a definite end. An encyclopediais a good example.

monographic set

So called because unlike a periodical, the monographic set has a finite number of volumes. Example wouldbe an encyclopedia.

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NENG



Non-English - i.e., foreign language items.

NetID

Your Network ID (or NetID) is a name used to identify you on the campus network. It is assigned to youwhen you first enter the University, and it remains associated with you throughout your time here. Due tothe nature of the various campus services which rely on the NetID, it must be created for yo u, and may not

be altered, except in the case of a legal name change. Your NetID password is a combination of 6 to 8letters, numbers, and other characters that is used to confirm your identity when accessing the networkand some services on the network. Your Network ID and password are used to access the network.

Your email/Web Account logon will be the same as your Network ID. Your email/Web Account passwordwill initially be the same as your Network ID password, but it is stored in a different location. When youchange one, you must also change the other if you wish for them to be identical.

If you forget your NetID password, you can have either set to anything you wish at the Account ServicesDesk in the CITES weekdays from 8:30 to 5:00. They will need your University ID (or other picture ID) tohelp you. Also, a fax form is available for faculty, staff, and off-campus students.

newsletter

A serial consisting of one or two printed sheets containing news or information of interest chiefly to aspecial group. (ALA Glossary, p. 153)

newspaper

A serial issued at stated, frequent intervals (i.e., daily, weekly, or semi-weekly), containing news, opinions,advertisements, and other items of current, often local, interest.

NOCIR

Non-circulating - the loan period for items which do not circulate outside a library, such as referenceworks. However, items with this circulation code may still be used within a library.

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OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)

A bibliographic network based on an online database of approximately 28 million cataloging records fromits 5500 members, including those of Illinois Library since 1975. It now serves more than 18,000 libraries in52 countries. The OCLC database is used for cataloging, for reference work, and for interlibrary loan. It isthe world's largest and most comprehensive database of bibliographic information. URL:http://www.oclc.org/

online catalog

The University of Illinois Library's computerized list of materials held.

online database

Computer databases. Bibliographic databases provide access by author, title, and subject to a group of periodicals, books, or proceedings. Numeric databases provide access to statistical information.



OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)

A computerized catalog of books and other items in the library.

operators

Words such as AND, OR, and NOT that are used to combine search terms to broaden or narrow the results

of a search.

overdue

Material which is not returned to the library by its due date is considered overdue.

oversize

Books that are too large for normal shelves; usually designated with a Q (quarto) or F (folio) before the callnumber; stored in a special location.

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peer review process

Method used by scholarly journals to assure the quality and relevance of the articles they publish. When anarticle is submitted, the editor sends copies to several reviewers (or "referees") who are recognizedexperts in the subject of the article. Each reads the article and offers an opinion on whether it is worthy of publication in the journal, using such criteria as soundness of investigative method, whether the authorshows adequate knowledge of research on the subject to date, and whether the articles adds to knowledgein the field. Only if the reviewers agree that it meets the relevant criteria will the article be published.

peer-reviewed article

A scholarly article published in a peer-reviewed journal.

peer-reviewed journal

Also called a "refereed" journal. A scholarly journal that used the peer review process to select material forpublication.

periodical

Materials published at regular intervals (at least 3 times a year) and intended to be continued indefinitely.Examples of periodicals include magazines, journals, and newsletters.

phone center

See telephone center

primary sources

Fundamental, authoritative documents relating to a subject, used in the preparation of a later work, e.g.,original record, contemporary documents, etc. Synonymous with original sources and source material.

public domain



Material in the public domain is not copyrighted and may be used freely for any legal purpose. Works maybe in the public domain for several reasons. For example, the copyright may have expired or the ownermay have given up the copyright. Material published by the federal government is not copyrighted.

publication

A book, periodical, musical score, etc. that has been "brought before the public"; in other words, a work

that has been printed and distributed.

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quarto

An oversized book, being over 11.5" (29 cm.) in height or width.

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recall

1. a request by a library to a borrower for the return of a borrowed item before the due date.2. To request a borrower to return a borrowed item before the due date. (ALA Glossary, p. 186)3. A patron may request a recall of an item from a staff member.

record

A single document in a database. In an electronic index, a record consists of a citation (with or with out anabstract) for a single periodical article.

refereed

Said of a periodical or other serial when manuscripts are evaluated by at least one subject specialist inaddition to the editor before being accepted for publication. (ALA Glossary, p. 188)

reference desk

Location in each library where you can get help in using the library and receive answers to your questions.

reference librarians

Reference librarians are specialists in the field of information retrieval. Generally they have a Mastersdegree in library and information science, and many have other graduate degrees as well. They areavailable at reference desks to help you find information.

reference materials

A selection of library materials used by reference librarians and information assistants to help people findinformation or do research. Reference collections contain many sources of information, such asdictionaries, directories, almanacs, encyclopedias, atlases, and statistical compilations. They may also havebibliographies, indexes, and abstracts. Reference materials usually do not leave the library.

renewal



An extension of the loan period for charged library materials. As long as no one else requests the book,renewals are unlimited. Renewals may be handled in person at a circulation desk, by phone through theTelephone Center (333-8400), by mailing a renewal sheet available from the Main Library Circulation Desk,or by accessing your Borrower Information or "My Account" through the online catalog.

reprint

1.

A new impression of an edition.2. A new edition from a new setting of type for which an impression of a previous edition has beenused as copy.

3. A separately issued article, chapter, or other portion of a previously published larger work, usually areproduction of an original, but sometimes made from a new setting of type. (ALA Glossary)

research strategy

The methodology or plan followed to find information on a subject or research topic.

reserve desk

Service point where you can go to find required course readings.

reserve materials

A selection of specific books, periodical articles and other materials which faculty have indicated thatstudents must read for a particular course. These materials are usually kept together in one area of thelibrary and circulate for a short period of time only. To locate reserve materials, you may need to use areserve course file, ask at the circulation or reserve desk, or look up a title in a reserve reading list. Eachlibrary has its own reserve system. Most reserves for 100 level and 200 level courses are held in theUndergraduate Library unless the instructor has made other arrangements.

retrospective materials

Sources of information published after an event has occurred.

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scope

The content of a work; what information is included and what information is excluded.

search

1. To look for information contained in a database by entering words or numbers in a search box.2. A process by which library circulation staff look in various library locations for a missing item and

hold it for the person requesting the search when it is found.

secondary sources

Books or articles that explain or analyze

see reference



A reference from a heading that is not used to one or more headings that are used. For example, theLibrary of Congress Subject Headings does not use the heading Native Americans; there is a see referenceto Indians of North America, the correct heading.

see also reference

A reference from one heading to one or more related headings. For example, in the Library of Congress

Subject Headings, under the heading Recycling, there is a see also reference indicating to look atsubheadings under subjects, e.g. Waste Paper--Recycling, Glass Waste--Recycling.

serial

Materials issued at regular or irregular intervals and intended to continue indefinitely. Includes periodicalsmagazines journals year books.

series

A group of separate bibliographic items related to one another by the fact that each item bears, in additionto its own title proper, a collective title applying to the group as a whole. The individual items may or maynot be numbered. (AACR 2) For example, The Death Penalty is a book in the Opposing Viewpoints series.

serial record

The portion of the Illinois card catalog which contains bibliographic information for serial publicationscataloged before 1979. The holdings and location information given for these titles is no longer current --consult the online catalog.

set

A group of related items. When conducting a search in a database, the results of a search form a set. Seealso Boolean logic.

shelflist

The part of the Illinois Library card catalog which arranges cards by Dewey Decimal call number rather thanby author or title (i.e., a classified catalog). The shelflist was used formerly to give location and holdingsinformation, but has been replaced for this purpose since 1978 by the online catalog. Some holdings forserials which ceased publication before 1950 are ONLY listed in the shelflist. Holdings for these items are

gradually being added to the online catalog.

SILC

Acronym for Statewide Illinois Library Catalog (http://findit.ilsos.net/OCLC/ ). An online catalog whichallows searching of materials from the thousands of academic, public, school, and special libraries thatmake up the twelve regional library systems in the State of Illinois.

stacks

Rows of shelves where library books and journals are stored. The largest collection of library materials isstored in the Main Stacks, or bookstacks. In addition to the Main Stacks, each departmental library has astacks location where, in most cases, library materials that can be borrowed are located. For example,Illinois History Stacks means the item is located in the stacks collection of the History Library.

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stopword

A word which is omitted from the index of a database Stopwords are very common words (a, a, the, to,for, etc.) that normally add little meaning to the subject content of the document being indexed. Sincestopwords are not indexed, they cannot be used as search terms, but will appear when you printdocuments from the database.

style manual

A publication that sets forth the rules for composition, including format and manner of citing sources, to beused in a particular discipline or profession or by a particular publisher.

subheading

A subdivision of a more general subject heading. For example in the Library of Congress Subject HeadingUnited States--History, History is a subheading of United States .

subject heading

A term or phrase used in indexes and library catalogs to describe the content of library materials in astandardized way. For example, Indians of North America is the subject heading used in the online catalogto describe materials about Native Americans. See also thesaurus and keywords.

SuDocs (Superintendent of Documents)

The classification scheme used by the U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Used to create call numbers formost U.S. government documents received at the Illinois Library since 1980.

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table of contents

A list of parts contained within a book or periodical, such as chapter titles and periodical articles, withreferences by page number or other location symbol to the place they begin and in the sequence in whichthey appear. (ALA Glossary)

telephone center

A service which will search, request, and renew library materials for you--call 333-8400. Also called thePhone Center.

tertiary sources

Reference works that identify, point out, summarize, abstract, or repackage the information provided inprimary and secondary sources. Examples include dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, etc. ( Oxford Guide to Library Research , 1998)

term paper research counseling

A free one-to-one service offered to students in the Undergraduate Library each semester. Assistance inchoosing topics, finding sources, using the online catalog, and footnoting is provided.

thesaurus

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/explain.html

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A list of all the subject headings or descriptors used in a particular database, catalog, or index. Thethesaurus for the online catalog is the Library of Congress Subject Headings. See also controlledvocabulary.

thesis

1. the main idea or argument of a paper.

2.

a document prepared as a condition for the award of a degree or diploma. For example, a Mastersthesis.

truncation

In database searching, the addition of a special symbol (*, #, ?, etc.) to the root of a word to match anyrecord in a database that begins with the letters to the left of the symbol. For example in the online catlog,typing forest? as an expert keyword search would find records containing the words forest, forestry,forests, forested, etc.

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unbound volumes

Current, individual issues of a periodical title that are not yet gathered together as a hardback volume.

uniform title

The title used for cataloging purposes when a work has appeared under more than one title (such astranslations into several languages), or when the work being cataloged is of a collective nature, such as"Complete Works."

United Nations documents

Publications produced by the United Nations. These documents are housed in the Government DocumentsLibrary and in the Main Stacks.

URL

An acronym for Uniform Resource Locator. It represents a unique location or "address" of a resourcelocated on the World Wide Web; similar to a call number for library materials.

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vertical file

A file cabinet or file box containing a collection of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, or other smallpublished items.

volume

Contains the total collection of all sequential issues of a periodical or newspaper over a given time period.

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withdrawn



Items that are no longer in the library collection.

World Wide Web

A client-server information system that uses the Internet to access computers containing millions of hypertext documents.

Writers' Workshop

Free one-to-one assistance in all facets of composition provided by tutors. Located in Room 251 of theUndergraduate Library (333-8796). Services are available by appointment or on a walk-in basis.

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Xerox

Registered trademark often misused as a generic term for photocopying.

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yearbook

An annual compendium of facts and statistics on a particular subject for the preceding year.

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Z39.50

Prepared by the National Information Standards Organization, Z39.50 is an information retrieval servicedefinition and protocol specification for library applications. The standard defines how one computersystem can co-operate with other systems for the purpose of searching databases and retrieving records.

G.Srinivasa Rao

Librarian

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