What+Are+Some+Words?



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__Abstract__: a paragraph that tells you briefly what an article will talk about __Access__: to be able to get to a resource __Account__: your personal record through the library __Analyze__: to think critically about the information you find __Application__: a program that helps you do something __Archive__: a place that stores resources such as documents, files, or objects __Articles__: a piece of non-fiction text that is published in a periodical __Attachment__: a computer file linked to an email message __Audio__: something that you listen to; sound __Author__: the creator of an information resource __Bibliography__: a list of information resources used to write a research paper __Boolean Searching__: words or symbols used to make a search more efficient __Borrow__: to take a resource out of the library __Broad__: a search that has a large number of hits; more general __Browse__: to look around without knowing exactly what you want __Call Number__: a code that labels a resource to make it easier to find __Carrel__: a small desk area for individual study __Catalog__: a comprehensive list of library materials that you search when you are looking for information resources __Check-in__: to return a resources you borrowed from the library __Check-out__: to take out or borrow a resource from the library __Circulation Desk__: where you borrow and return library resources __Citation__: a reference to a particular resource __Collection__: a group of items that have something in common __Computer lab__: a room with computers available for use __Copy__: to duplicate an information resource exactly often using a machine __Copyright__: the legal rights granted to create and distribute information resources __Course Reserve__: resources your teacher puts in the library or you to access temporarily __Database__: an online search application that allows you to find periodical articles __Dictionary__: a reference tool that explains the meanings of words, terms, and topics __Digital__: an electronic resource format __Document__: a recorded work or file __Download__: to transfer a file onto a computer __Due Date__: the deadline for returning a resource to the library __eBook__: a book in digital or electronic form __Email__: electronic mail; messages sent through the Internet __Encyclopedia__: a reference tool containing brief articles on a variety of topics __Evaluate__: to decide if a resource is good or bad __Evidence__: information that supports a thesis or argument in a paper __Field__: an area __Flashdrive__: a memory device to save electronic files on __Full-text__: the entire contents of an article __Google__: a popular search engine __Help Desk__: the place where you can ask librarians questions __Hits__: the number of times a search term appears in database or on the web after you do a search __Homepage__: the first or default web site when you open your internet browser __HTML__: the computer language used to create a website __Hyperlink__: a website address that you click on to go to that website __Hypertext__: a word or phrase that you click on to go to another website __Index__: an alphabetical list of topics or subjects that refers you to a page or site __Information__: the data being communicated by a resource __Interlibrary Loan__: a system of borrowing resources from other libraries __Internet__: the network that interconnects computers to networks around the world; it is used to send email or look at web sites. __Interpret__: to make sense of information __Journal__: a periodical that gives you information from research or a study in a particular field __Keyword Search__: to use a specific term to conduct a search in a database on the web __Late Fees/Fine__: money you owe the library when you return a book after its due date __Lend__: to let someone borrow materials or resources __Librarian__: the trained professional who works in the library __Library of Congress Classification System__: a system of organizing books originally established by the US Congress in 1800 __Link__: a word, phrase or picture that connects you to another web site or page when you click on it __Loan Period__: the length of time you are allowed to borrow a resources __Log in__: to gain access to a computer through a username and password __Magazine__: a popular interest periodical containing articles on many different topics; not scholarly __Microfiche__: a small plastic card that stores text and images from old publications __Microfilm__: a small plastic film that stores text and images from old publications __Narrow__: a search that has a smaller number of hits; more specific __Newspaper__: a regularly published printed daily or weekly; not scholarly __Off-Campus Access__: a way to use the school library website from a computer that is not on campus __Online__: on the Internet __Organize__: to put in order __Overdue__: when a borrowed resource has been returned after the due date __Paraphrase__: to write the information in your own words __Password__: your secret combination of numbers and letters that allows you to log-in __PDF__: portable document format; the full-text of an article is often this type of digital file __Peer-Reviewed__: a scholarly article that was evaluated when submitted for publication in a journal __Periodicals__: publications such as journals, magazines, and newspapers __Phrase Searching__: when you search using a group of words that together have their own idiomatic meaning __Plagiarism__: when the work and ideas of another writer are used or copied as if it were your own; stealing __Primary Source__: an original, firsthand document or record __Print__: to put a copy of the digital document or file onto paper __Printer__: the machine you use to print out documents and files __Query__: a request for information submitted as a search __Recall__: when the library asks you to return a book that you borrowed before its due date __Record__: a written account documenting facts or information __Refereed__: an article that is peer-reviewed __Reference Desk__: where you can ask a librarian for help finding specific information __Reference Materials__: resources that have a lot of information, like an encyclopedia, and cannot be borrowed __Reflect__: to think about how the information you've read relates to you and your ideas __Relevance__: words or ideas that are related __Renew__: to get more time borrowing a book from the library from its original due date __Report__: a written record usually based on research findings __Research__: an investigation of a topic or field of study __Research Question__: the question you want to answer with the information you find while doing research __Resource__: books, periodicals, files, and other materials found in a library __Review__: an evaluation of a book or other kind of resource __Save__: to keep an electronic copy of a document or file __Scholarly__: a journal that publishes academic research and reports on studies conducted __Scope__: the range of subjects or topics covered in an research __Search__: a systematic way of looking for information __Search Engine__: a device on the Internet that helps you search for a key word or phrase __Select__: to choose __Slideshow__: a group of PowerPoint slides __Source__: the material containing information __Stacks__: a group of books on shelves __Statistics__: information or data in the form of numbers or percentages __Style Manual__: a guide to a set of rules for writing a research paper __Subject__: what you are researching __Summary__: putting an author's words in much shorter form __Text__: a written form __Thesaurus__: a book that tells you words that have similar meanings (synonyms) __Title__: the name given to a book or article __Topic__: the subject you are talking about in your research __Tutorial__: a printed or online instructional tool __URL__: the location or address of an online resource __Username__: the code you use to log in __Video__: an electronic medium that shows images and usually has sound __Volume__: a source of information that is part of a series such as a journal or magazine __Wikipedia__: an online encyclopedia __World Wide Web__: a global network of internet servers
 * Some words you will hear in the library are:**