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Library Lingo
Words that you come across in a library
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What system uses a designated set of letters and/or numbers used to identify particular items in the collection by subject and location on the shelf? | Dewey Decimal System |
| What are the numbers and letters on the spine of the book called? | Call Numbers |
| A collection of articles, pictures, etc. that can be searched in a computer by using subject and keyword terms is called ___? | Online Research Database |
| What do you call the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information? | Information Literacy |
| If you do a database search and you want to find all the information on a subject you search with a __? | Keyword |
| A list of resources that you took information from for your research paper is called what? | Works cited |
| What are films, videos, tapes, cds mp3s, records and other audio-visual materials that require the use of materials that require the use of special equipment called? | Media |
| What are two or more computers that are connected within a building called? | Local Area Network |
| A brief summary of a book or article that gives the main ideas and conclusion and is placed at the beginning of the book or article is called__? | Abstract |
| Using someone else's work or idea in your work without giving credit to the original creator is___? | Plagiariam |
| What is the format for the delivering of regularly changing web content from news syndicates and weblogs? | RSS (Rich Site Summary) |
| A periodical that contains scholarly articles and has both references and works cited at the end of each article is called __? | Scholarly Journal |
| What do you call a document, photograph, news footage, etc. that provides an original, firsthand record that was created at the time of the event? | Primary Source |
| What is the address of a website or location of resources on the Web called? | URL (Uniform Resource Locator) |
| What is a digital audio file that is hosted on a webpage or sent to the user via RSS subscription? | Podcast |
| Books about things that are true. | Non-fiction |
| Books that are not true and are stories | Fiction |
| A book that contains maps of countries, places, etc. is called___? | An Atlas |
| A book that is written by a person all about his/her life is called _____? | An Autobiography |
| What book do you look in for the meaning of a word? | Dictionary |
| What do you call a person who writes a book? | Author |
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