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Abstract: A brief summary of an article, report, document,
book, and so on that includes the author's main points and/or
an overview of the item's content. |
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Article:
A composition on a topic, which is usually found in periodicals
(journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.) and reference works
(encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries, etc.). |
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Call
Number: A unique combination of letters and numbers assigned
to an item in a library's collection. Items are put on shelves
in call number order. |
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Citation:
An entry for a book, a periodical, or other item that contains
all the information necessary to identify and locate the work
(for example, author's name, item title, publisher, date, volume,
issue number, and page numbers). |
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Collection:
An accumulation of library materials with common characteristics
(for example, audiovisual materials, reference materials, etc.). |
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Controlled
Vocabulary: Standardized terms used in indexing and searching
a specific database. These terms may differ for each database. |
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Database:
A collection of information stored in electronic format that can be
searched online. (See the libraries' Online
Databases page.) |
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Descriptor:
A term or terms used to designate the subject of a work. |
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Division
Exchange: A service offered by Tarleton libraries that lets
a patron request materials from a Tarleton library other than
his or her own. Materials are then sent to the patron's Tarleton
library for checkout. ILLiad (the library's online interlibrary
request program) is used to request division exchange items. |
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Holdings:
The materials owned by a library. |
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Index:
(1) A list of names or topics usually found at the end of a
publication, which directs you to the pages where the people/places
or topics are discussed. (2) A printed or electronic publication
that lists references to periodical articles or books by subject
and/or author. |
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Interlibrary
Loan (ILL): A service offered by Tarleton libraries that
lets you borrow materials from other libraries. ILLiad (the
library's online interlibrary request program) is used to request
these items. |
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Journal:
(See peer-reviewed journal.) |
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Keyword:
A significant or memorable word or term in the title, abstract,
or text of an item that indicates its subject. |
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Magazine:
A periodical containing popular interest or trade articles,
which is usually written and illustrated in a less scholarly
manner than a journal. |
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Media:
The term often used to describe materials such as video and
music. |
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Microfiche:
A small card-shaped sheet of photographic film used to store
miniaturized text and/or images. (See also microforms.) |
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Microfilm:
A continuous roll of photographic film used to store miniaturized
text and/or images. (See also microforms.) |
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Microforms:
A reduced sized photographic reproduction of printed information
on reel to reel film (microfilm) or film cards (microfiche)
or opaque pages that can be read with a microform reader/printer. |
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Network:
A communication system made up of computers which are connected.
This arrangement allows information transfer from one computer
to another. |
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Offsite
or Remote Storage: Refers to items removed from Dick Smith
Library and kept in another building, but which can be retrieved upon
request
and brought to the Periodicals Department within 24 hours for patron
use. |
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Online
Catalog: A computerized database which can usually be searched
using various search methods such as author, title, subject,
or call number to find out what a library owns. The online catalog
contains a record for each item in the library, which displays
the item's call number, location, publishing information, etc. |
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Peer-Reviewed
Journal: A periodical that contains scholarly research,
which is published as articles, papers, research reports, or
technical reports. Items are reviewed by a panel of experts
(peer-review) before being published. |
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Periodical:
Material published regularly such as magazines, journals, and
newspapers. (See serials.) |
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Periodicals
Collection: Offers current issues of print periodicals (journals,
magazines, and newspapers) to which the library subscribes.
Older issues of periodicals are housed in a separate collection:
the "Bound Section" at Dick Smith Library and the
"Back Periodicals" section at Tarleton Library –
Central Texas. |
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Recall:
A request for the return of library material before its due
date. |
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Reference
Collection: Offers research/reference materials for in-house
use. |
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Refining
Searches: Using a variety of techniques to increase effectiveness
of online searches. |
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Remote
Access: Describes the ability to access one computer system
from another system that is in a distant location. This term
is also used to mean off-campus access to Tarleton campus computers. |
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Renewal:
The process of extending the loan period for library materials. |
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Reserve:
A library service that manages the circulation of certain required
course materials, which have been selected by faculty. |
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Reserve
Collection: Includes materials the library staff and faculty
have put on reserve. Materials are available at the circulation
desk. |
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Scholarly
Journal: (See peer-reviewed journal.) |
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Search
Statement/Search Query: Terms/phrases and modifications
used with online search tools. (See controlled vocabulary, keyword,
and refining searches.) |
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Serials:
Includes publications that are published on both regular (fixed)
and irregular (not fixed) schedules. |
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Special
Collections: Collections in libraries that are segregated
from the other collections due to the items' subject, rarity,
value, and/or local interest. These items are for in-library
use only. For example, Dick Smith Library's Special Collection
includes Texas history documents and texts, Tarleton memorabilia,
and items that were given to the library as gift donations. |
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Stacks
(General) Collection: Area where items that can be checked
out are shelved. |
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Subject
Heading: A term or phrase used in indexes, databases, and
library catalogs to group together materials on the same topic.
Also called a descriptor. |
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Thesaurus:
A list of categorized terms, which gives synonyms and shows
relationships between words (hierarchy and related words). Provides
standardization for online search tool indexing and searching. |
