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Public Speech Ch#13
Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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attributing | Identifying the original speaker of a quotation or the original source of a piece of support information. |
call number | An identification number printed on each book and on each card in a library |
card catalog | An alphabetical listing of the books in a library; some card catalogs are computer listings. |
dewey decimal system | A system for organizing and arranging nonfiction books in a library. |
journal | A magazine that publishes articles of interest to specialists in a certain field. |
keyword | A word that is important to a search. A keyword may not show up in the title of a book or article but only in its description. |
library of congress system | A system for organizing and arranging nonfiction books in a ligrary. |
media center | A modern term for a library, especially one having audiovisual materials. |
on-line catalog | A service provided by media centers that enabled a user to obtain bibliographies on a variety of topics from a computer data bank. |
periodical | Materials. such as magazines and newspapers, published at regular intervals. |
plagiarism | Using another person’s words or ideas without giving that person credit. |
working bibliography | A list of possible sources compiled by a speaker during research. |