Chap. 6
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 catalogue | A listing of all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library. |
| call number | A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves. |
| periodical database | A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines. |
| abstract | A summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author. |
| reference work | A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers. |
| general encyclopedia | A comprehensive reference work that provides information about all branches of human knowledge. |
| special encyclopedia | A comprehensive reference work devoted to a specific subject such as religion, art, law, science, music, etc. |
| yearbook | A reference work published annually that contains information about the previous year. |
| biographical aid | A reference work that provides information about people. |
| virtual library | A search engine that combines Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data. |
| sponsoring organization | An organization, that in the absence of a clearly identified author, is responsible for the content of a document on the Internet. |
| research interview | An interview conducted to gather information for a speech. |
| preliminary bibliography | A list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic. |
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