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GlossaryA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z AAbstract Brief summary of an article or report Useful for identifying good resources but not sufficiently detailed to quote or paraphrase in your assignment Accession Number The unique number or code given to an item in a library catalogue database This number is found in the Accession field in the item's record on that database. It is used primarily to help staff keep track of library stock. Example: 003919 Acronym Abbreviation usually made up from the 1st letters of the words in a phrase Examples:
Search by the phrase as well as by its acronym, in order to broaden your search possibilities. Article A contribution written by one or more persons for publication in a periodical Author The person(s) primarily responsible for the content of an item This person's name is found in the Author field in the item's record on the library catalogue database, last name followed by first name(s). To search by it, select Author from the Field drop-down menu on the Search Screen. Example: Austen, Jane Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Official, statistical organisation for the federal, State, and Territory governments Its main functions are to collect, compile, and distribute statistics on a wide range of Australian social and economic activities. Its statistics are drawn from the Census and from special surveys. TAFE library holdings of ABS publications may be:
or
BBibliography Alphabetical list of sources consulted when doing your research but not necessarily paraphrased or quoted in your completed assignment List is placed at the end of your assignment. Blog Web log; a personal journal which the writer puts on the Web for all the world to see Boolean Logic A method of searching a database by joining words or phrases with the Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT. Brainstorming Tackling an assignment through free association - that is, encouraging participants to write down any word or idea that an assignment brings to mind After this outpouring of creative thinking, participants select the words and ideas most relevant to the assignment. It is those selections which are the basis for research. Browser Software program that interprets HTML, the programming language of the Internet, into the words and graphics you see when viewing a Web page Examples: Internet Explorer, Netscape CCall Number The number given to each item in a library's catalogue. This number is found in the Call No. field in the item's record on that catalogue. It also is found on the cover of books, videos, periodicals, etc. on the library's shelves. It identifies the item's exact location in the entire library collection. Example: 650.14 A938 for the video Australian Job Search : Getting that Job. Note that the Call No. has 2 parts:
Catalogue (Library) Database that organises materials your library collects and identifies where these materials are located Like all databases, a library's catalogue is an organised collection of information. Each book, CD, periodical, etc. in the library is described in a record. Each record is made up of individual pieces of information called fields. Example: library catalogue at the Port Pirie campus, TAFE SA CD-ROM Acronym for "Compact Disc [with] Read Only Memory" An electronic database which stores on-disk the equivalent of 1,000+ floppy disks. Citation String of words which identifies published information — print or electronic — so that the information can be located again Can include author, title, publisher, URL, date, page number(s). Combined, these strings make up the Bibliographies and References Lists for your assignments. Concepts Main ideas of your topic They may be identified in your assignment question as:
or
Copy Individual example of a work On the work's Full Record screen in your library's catalogue, the individual copies will be listed as separate items — 1 after the other. Alongside their numbers will be their location and their availability status. Copy numbers sometimes are printed on the work's spine label, with the abbreviation "c." (copy) next to them. Example:
DDatabase Organised collection of information, built up from records and from fields within those records Example: library catalogue at Port Pirie campus, TAFE SA Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) Classification scheme, which uses numbers to organise books, periodicals, videos, etc. according to subject Dictionary Alphabetically organised list of words in a particular language (example: English), giving their definitions and how to pronounce them Due (Date) Date by which an item is due back at the library This information is visible on the item's Full Record screen in your library's catalogue. Ee-journal Scholarly or academic journal published electronically e-zine Popular magazine published electronically Edition All the copies of a work, produced from the same master or original This number is found in the Edition field in the item's record in your library's catalogue. If this field is left blank, you can assume it's the 1st edition. If the abbreviation "rev." appears in this field, the work has been revised (corrected, updated) since its previous edition. Example: 2nd ed. rev. (second edition, revised) Editor Name of the person(s) responsible for preparing someone else's work for publication This name usually appears in the "Responsibility" field of a record in your library's catalogue, followed by the abbreviation "ed." (editor). Example: Gibilisco, Stan (ed.) Encyclopedia Collection of information on:
or
Extent Number of pages in a book, time duration of a video, or number of items in a set of slides or prints This number is found in the Extent field in the item's record in your library's catalogue. FField Basic building block of a database To work backwards,
Examples: Title, Author, Publisher fields Full Text Complete electronic text of an article or report (incl. all graphs, charts, pictures, words) GGlossary Alphabetically organised list of words related to a particular topic or subject, giving their definitions and (sometimes) how to pronounce them HHome Page First page or screen of a Website Hyperlink Words or images in a Web page which allow movement within and between pages Hyperlinks respond to clicks from your computer mouse. Hypertext Hyperlinks which are text or words IIcon Picture or graphic used to stand for something and often to hyperlink to a Web page or a computer function Example: picture of a printer represents the function of printing Information Literacy Skills required to:
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Intelligent Agents Development of software and/or hardware that emphasizes artificial intelligence techniques for searching, evaluating, and organising information Example: Software program or agent analyses a person's Web searching patterns and then searches the Web in anticipation of the person's needs and interests Internet Global network of computers which enables exchange of information and worldwide access to databases ISBN (International Standard Book Number) Unique number given to every edition of a book The 10 digits which comprise this number identify such things as the publisher, edition, language, and volume number. This number is found in the ISBN field in the item's record. The ISBN narrows your search to a specific item. To search by it, select "ISBN/ISSN" from the Field drop-down menu on the Search Screen in your library's catalogue. Example: 1857031830 identifies How to Pass that Interview, 3rd edition, published in 1996 by How To Books of Plymouth, England ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) Unique number given to every serial publication The 8 digits which comprise this number identify such things as the publisher and country of origin. This number is found in the ISSN field in the item's record. The ISSN narrows your search to a specific series of magazines, newspapers, or other periodicals. To search by it, select "ISBN/ISSN" from the Field drop-down menu on the Search Screen. Example: 00074039 identifies The Bulletin : with Newsweek, published from 1988 onwards, by Australian Consolidated Press, Sydney, NSW JJournal Type of "periodical", in that it is published periodically/at regular intervals (monthly, quarterly, etc.) Contains scholarly articles and/or current events KKeyword Term typed into a database's Search box in order to find all records and/or documents which contain that term LLEARN Network of Learning Resource Centres (LRCs) in SA TAFE Links Means of navigating the Web Links can be an icon, an image, or text; if they're text, they're underlined and/or printed in colour. Clicking a link will take you to another page within a Website or to another Web document. Location The TAFE campus or the section of a library in which an item is stored This information is available on the item's Full Record screen in your library's catalogue. LRC Acronym for Learning Resource Centre — name used by most of the libraries in SA TAFE MMetaMarc™ Operating system for most of the library catalogues in SA TAFE Metasearch Engine Database of databases, which is formed by combining 2 or more smaller databases Allows the user to search their contents as a whole — rather than having to repeat the same search in each of the component databases. Example: http://www.dogpile.com NNatural Language Processing Not-yet-perfected system that will enable a computer to understand and speak a "human language" as well as a human can Nesting Use of brackets to group search terms plus the Boolean operators AND, OR so that the database being searched looks for those terms in a specific order Example: (job OR employment) AND (application OR resume)
Network Group of computers which are electronically linked so they can communicate with each other Example: student computers on your TAFE campus are linked to each other and to the Help Desk Notes Explanation of the contents of an item This explanation is found in the Notes field in the item's record in your library's catalogue. If you put your search terms in the Search! box on the Search Screen and then select "All Fields" from the Fields drop-down menu, the Notes field will be included in your search. OOPAC Acronym for Online Public Access Catalogue Name given to electronic, TAFE library catalogues which can be searched by students and lecturers. PParaphrase To express someone else's ideas in your own words and then to cite your source Periodical Publication with a distinctive title, issued at regular intervals The MetaMarc™ library catalogue system found in most TAFE libraries uses the term "serials", instead of the term "periodicals". Therefore, when using the drop-down menu for Material Types on the Search Screen of your library catalogue, look for "Serials". Examples: newspapers, magazines, journals Phrase 2 or more words which appear together and which could be used as keywords for searching a database Examples:
Plagiarism Cheating Taking an idea, section, graphic, etc. from someone else's work and passing it off as your own — without citing your source Primary Source Original material, incl.: first-hand accounts, diary entries, letters, interviews, personal journals, laboratory log books, survey results Publisher Person or organisation responsible for getting a work (book, video, map, etc.) before the public This information is found in the Publisher field in the item's record in your library's catalogue. Also in that field is the city and date of publication and, sometimes, the country. RRecord Collection of "fields" in a database Each record represents a description of an item in that database. To work backwards,
Examples: description of a book, a video, or a periodical References List Alphabetical list of resources consulted when doing your research and paraphrased or quoted in your completed assignment List is placed at the end of your assignment. Research Diligent and careful investigation into a particular topic or problem This investigation results in analysis or interpretation of data and events. Responsibility Name of the person or organisation primarily responsible for an item's content That name may be a repeat of the name in the Author field, or it may be the name of a book's editor. To search by it, select "Responsibility" from the Field drop-down menu on the Search Screen in your library's catalogue. (You may have better luck, however, if you just select "All Fields".) Example: Gibilisco, Stan (ed.) Results List List of all the items retrieved by a database search Items are described briefly in such a list. Click likely looking items to get publication and availability details (example: library catalogue records) or the full document (example: Websites) SScroll To move up, down, and sideways on your screen Scroll bars are located at the side and bottom of your computer screen. Search Engine Set of programs that moves through the Web, following links, gathering information, building databases, and offering users a means of searching through those databases Example: http://www.google.com Search Term Word, phrase, or number entered into a database in order to find all the records which match that term On the Search Screen, use the space next to the Search! button to type in your term(s). Example: report 2000 housing Queensland Secondary Source Material which presents background information and/or summarises results of research work Examples:
Serials Synonym for "journals", "magazines", and "periodicals" The MetaMarc™ library catalogue system found in most TAFE libraries uses this term. Therefore, when using the drop-down menu for Material Types on the Search Screen, look for "Serials". Series Items which are:
That title is found in the Series field in the item's record in your library's catalogue. Searching by series narrows your search. Select "Series", when using the Fields drop-down menu on the Search Screen. Examples:
Source Code which identifies the database from which the TAFE library cataloguer obtained some or all of the information for a catalogue record This code is found in the Source field in the item's record. Example: abn96096255 Spine Label
Status Information on item availability at a particular location This information is visible on the item's Full Record screen in your library's catalogue. Examples:
Subject Heading Topic of a book, video, map, periodical, etc. The subject(s) is found in the Subject field in the item's record in your library's catalogue. Examples:
Subjects or subject headings help you narrow your searches to items which cover the same topics. Subject Index or Directory Information resource containing references to other resources, organised by subject Example: SA Central's directory of services, departments, and businesses in SA at www.sacentral.sa.gov.au > Directory Synonym Word that has the same or similar meaning as another word Examples: magazine « journal « periodical « serial « magazine TThesaurus Collection of synonyms (words with similar or related meanings) Title Name of an item This information is found in the Title field in the item's record in your library's catalogue. To search by title, enter the complete title or keywords from that title into the Search! box. Select "Title" from the Field drop-down menu. Topic Subject or focus of your assignment Truncation Process of shortening a keyword so that it will match related words starting with the same stem Example: comput* retrieves all records containing these words
In this case, the * (asterisk) is the truncation sign which triggers the search for these variations on the stem "comput". Use truncation to broaden your search. UUniform Resource Locator (URL) Unique address for every page on the World Wide Web (WWW) Typing in or clicking on that address will take you directly to that Web page. Example: http://www.tafe.sa.edu.au/ Usenet Bulletin-board like network featuring thousands of newsgroups Examples: follow "Groups" link on http://www.google.com/ WWorld Wide Web (WWW) Collection of electronic documents, built on top of the Internet Uses hypertext to link collections of documents, images, and sounds contained on computers all over the world.
Introduction | Analyse your assignment | Identify needed resources | Identify keywords | Search the library catalogue | Find it on the shelf | Search the Web | Evaluate and cite your sources
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