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LIBRARY TERMS TRANSLATED
ABSTRACT:
A brief summary of the contents of a book or periodical article.
ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
A list of sources which includes a brief summary, or abstract, of
ARCHIVE:
An organized body of papers, records and books preserved for
the works cited.
future reference and research. The Van Wagenen Library refers to
its archive as the Historical Collection.
ATLAS:
Book of maps
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
A list of published materials, books, and/or articles. A list of Web
sites may also be referred to as a bibliography, or as a
webliography.
BOOLEAN LOGIC/ A symbolic logic system invented by mathematician, George Boole,
BOOLEAN
in 1849. We use this logic in both electronic database searches as
OPERATORS:
well as Internet searches. In search engines (Altavista and Excite)
we use the common operators “and”, “or” and “not” to locate the
most relevant data.
CALL NUMBER:
A code which combines letters and numbers to describe the
subject of the material and to locate it on the shelves. The Van
Wagenen Library uses Library of Congress classification (LC).
CIRCULATION:
The desk where materials (books, videos and equipment) are
borrowed and returned. This is also the location where students
request materials professors have placed on reserve.
CITATION:
A complete reference to a book or an article containing all
the pertinent information necessary for finding and identifying it.
This information includes author, title, date, and place of
publication for a book. To identify an article it is necessary to
name the publication, the volume and issue numbers, and the
pages on which the article appears, as well as the author(s) and title
of the article.
CITE:
To refer to a book or an article you have used in research. You
acknowledge use of material (cite) in your written work and then list
the complete source information (citation) in your bibliography or
works cited page.
DATABASE:
A collection of data that is organized for rapid search and retrieval.
At the Van Wagenen Library we often use the word to indicate an
index that is accessible via the Web from the Library’s Web Page
and available to registered students, staff and faculty for research
(for example, ScienceDirect).
DATE DUE:
The date by which borrowed library materials must be returned.
This date is found on a printed slip in each item. A fine is levied
against a borrower in the event the material is not returned on
time.
DIRECTORY:
A server, or a collection of servers, that indexes Internet Web pages
and organizes the sites by topic and subtopic. Directories are
generally compiled by human beings and therefore, include a
smaller part of the Internet than search engines. However, they
tend to include more relevant sites. Many directories also include a
search engine component, allowing users to enter requests for
information. The most well known example of a directory is Yahoo.
DOMAIN NAME:
The last part of a URL; that is the suffix (.xxx) part of an address.
Currently URL’s end in .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, net, .org. New domain
names will appear in the near future; they include: .aero, .biz,
.coop, .info, museum, .name, .pro.
FEE:
The amount of money the borrower owes if materials are lost
or damaged.
FINE:
The amount of money the borrower owes the library for not
returning material on time.
FULL TEXT:
The entire, or nearly entire, articles in journals, magazines and
newspapers that can be accessed electronically; be aware that
graphics are frequently excluded.
HOLDINGS:
The books, tapes or magazine/journal title a library owns.
ILL:
Interlibrary loan is a service provided by academic and public
libraries. Through this service a library requests the loan of a book
or a photocopy of a Journal article from another library on behalf of
one of its patrons. Generally, you should expect to wait 2 weeks to
receive a book; photocopies of articles may arrive more quickly.
INTERNET:
A worldwide network of networks that interconnects many types of
computers. You can access the Van Wagenen Library’s online
catalog (multiLIS) and search research databases via the Internet, or
search the World Wide Web (the most commonly understood use of
the Internet). The Internet can also be used to communicate by email.
JOURNAL:
A publication produced by experts in a field (for example:
Child Welfare) for practitioners in the field. Articles will use
specialized vocabulary appropriate to the field. This is
a professional tool for researchers.
MAGAZINE:
A publication written by journalists and reporters for the general
public for recreational reading.
MAGAZINE
AREA:
Location on the first floor of the Van Wagenen Library where
META SEARCH
ENGINE:
A server which sends queries on to many search other
journals and magazines are stored.
search engines and/or directories and compiles the results.
Metacrawler is an example of a meta search engine.
MICROFORMS:
A general term for several kinds of reduced-print photographic
formats. The most common are MICROFILM and MICROFICHE.
The Van Wagenen Library owns both forms, as well as
reader/copiers for viewing and copying microforms.
MULTILIS:
The product name of the software that powers the Van Wagenen
Library catalog (as well as many other SUNY library catalogs).
NETWORK:
A system of computers, terminals and databases which are
connected via communication lines.
OPAC:
Online Public Access Catalog; the electronic version of a library’s
collection.
PERIODICAL:
Any publication which appears at regular intervals and contains
separate articles. This term refers to magazines, journals, and
newspapers.
REFERENCE
BOOK:
A book shelved in the Reference Area, on the first floor of the
Van Wagenen Library. Books located in this area may NOT be
borrowed from the library. Examples are encyclopedias,
dictionaries, almanacs, statistical collections and atlases. Reference
books are ideal for background information and specific factual
information about a topic.
RESERVE:
Instructors place materials “On Reserve” when they assign a whole
class to read them in a short time period. Reserves are identified
and stored at the Circulation desk. Materials can be borrowed for
two (2) hours in the Library. In addition, some material is available
for overnight loan.
SEARCH
ENGINE:
A server, or a group of servers, that indexes Internet Web pages,
stores the results in a database, and returns lists of matches upon a
user request for information. The indexes are normally created
using software called “spiders.” No single search engine indexes
the entire Internet. Many search engines also include a directory
component. Google is an example of a good search engine.
SERVER:
A program, or the computer that runs the program, that provides
services to other computers, or clients. When referring to the
Internet, a server is the computer that responds to search requests.
STACKS:
Library shelves; commonly used to refer to the collection on the
second floor of the Van Wagenen Library. This material may be
borrowed.
SUBJECT
HEADING:
Controlled vocabulary used to organize and locate material. The
Van Wagenen Library uses Library of Congress subject headings.
In the ERIC database, subject headings are called descriptors.
URL:
Uniform Resource Locator; the address of a site on the Internet; an
example is: www.google.com.
WEB PORTAL:
Sometimes called a gateway, is a WWW site whose function is to
serve as a major starting point for searchers. A portal offers a
broad range of resources and services; examples of web portals
include Yahoo and FirstGov.
WEB SITE:
An address on the WWW. For example, Basilisk is a wonderfully
illustrated online journal of film, architecture, philosophy, literature
and music and perception. (http://www.basilisk.com).
WORKS CITED:
Also called a bibliography or list of references, this list
acknowledges the information you used to prepare your research.