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Research Vocabulary
Words to know for research skills class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accurate | correct in all details |
| annotation | a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text |
| authoritative | has an expert author who is an “authority” on the subject or comes from a source that is created by an authority |
| biased | a preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment, prejudiced, containing opinion |
| bibliography | a list of the books and other resources used for research |
| censor | to examine (a book, movie, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it or the entire book or movie. (censorship is the act of censoring something) |
| citation | a formatted expression of a source used for research including author, title and other important details |
| credentials | proof of qualification for a particular job, including a list of awards received, books published or degrees earned |
| credible | offering reasonable grounds for being believed (believable) |
| criteria | a standard by which a website can be judged or evaluated |
| current | up-to-date or recently updated. Check copyright date |
| disclaimer | a statement that denies something, especially responsibility. |
| database | A library database is an electronic catalog or index, often contains information about published items, sometimes full text (magazines, newspapers, books) and is searchable. |
| evaluate | decide the worth of something after examining it |
| fee based | the user or an entity (company or school) pays to use it |
| impartial | not partial or biased |
| inquiry | examination into facts or principles (like research) |
| objectivity | without bias or prejudice, striving to be impartial and fair |
| periodical | a magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals |
| primary source | a document that was written or created at the time period being studied ( an interview, a letter, a diary, a public record) |
| relevance | related to a person's topic or to his research needs |
| secondary source | something that interprets or explains a primary source (textbooks, encyclopedias, newspaper articles, databases) |
| strategy | a careful plan or method |
| subscription database | a research database that is paid for/not free and requires passwords to access it. |
| truncate | to shorten something (like a URL address) by cutting off a part |
| trustworthy | can be relied on to be a valid, accurate source |
| works cited page | a list of research sources, similar to a bibliography, but includes online sources as well as books |
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