| ABRIDGED |
A shortened version
of a book, document, etc. |
| ABSTRACT |
An objective summary of an article, book, or other written publication. |
| ACRONYM |
A word formed from the initial letters of a series of words. (e.g., IEEE is an acronym
for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). |
| ALMANAC |
An annual publication containing useful facts and statistical data. |
| ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
A bibliography in which each citation is followed by an annotation containing a brief
descriptive and/or evaluative summary, synopsis, or abstract. |
| ANNOTATION |
A brief, critical or evaluative summary of the content of an article accompanied by a
bibliographic citation. |
| ANNUAL |
A yearly publication. |
| ANTHOLOGY |
A collection of published works (poems, plays, essays, etc.) by one or more authors. |
| ATLAS |
A book of maps. |
| AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS |
Library materials in non-print form, such as audio cassettes, video cassettes, and compact discs. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION |
The information which identifies a book or article. It may include the author, title of the article,
title of the periodical, volume, pages, and date. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
A listing of bibliographic citations to books, articles, and other materials that
are related to a topic; usually found at the end of the book or article. |
| BOOK REVIEW |
An evaluation of a book, usually published in a periodical or newspaper. |
| BOOLEAN LOGIC |
Use of operators AND, OR, NOT to combine search terms (see KEYWORDS/KEYWORD SEARCHING) . |
| BOUND PERIODICAL |
Issues of a periodical grouped by year and collected together in hardcover to preserve for
long-term use. [Found in a larger library such as Bracken at Ball State.] (See PERIODICALS). |
| CALL NUMBER |
Letters and numbers arranged in combination and assigned to a book to indicate its location in the
library. Systems organized by subject include: Dewey Decimal; Superintendent of Documents and Library of Congress. Ivy Tech uses the Library
of Congress System. |
| CD-ROM |
(Compact Disc Read-Only-Memory). Storage of information on a compact disc. |
| CIRCULATING MATERIALS |
Any library materials which can be checked out of the library. (Some materials do not circulate;
i.e., periodicals and reference materials). |
| CITATION |
(See BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION). |
| CURRENT PERIODICAL(S) |
Recent, unbound journals or magazines that are located in a special area marked "Current Periodicals" in
most libraries. Ours are on two tall rotating racks near computers. (See PERIODICALS, BOUND PERIODICAL). |
| DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM |
Most school and public libraries use this system. Call numbers begin with numbers. (See CALL NUMBER). |
| DISSERTATION |
Publication reporting original research that is a requirement for a Ph.D. degree. |
| FOLIO |
A book too large to fit in its normal shelf space and therefore placed in a designated
area marked "FOLIO". [not relevant at our library] |
| GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS |
All materials published by government: federal, state, local, or foreign. Bracken
Library at Ball State has a Government Documents section. Most are now available online. (See SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS). |
| ILL |
INTER-LIBRARY L0AN is the service we provide for obtaining materials not available at your Ivy
Tech library. |
| INDEX |
A reference tool used to identify citations to library materials. There are indexes to help
you identify periodical articles, newspaper articles and books. Indexes may be in print or electronic format. |
| INTERNET |
An electronic network providing access to millions of resources worldwide. Ivy Tech
libraries also provide access to many subscription (paid for) databases through Internet access.
|
| IVYCAT |
Online catalog of items owned by Ivy Tech Libraries, which is used to find books, the titles of
periodicals we own, and audiovisuals. |
| JOURNAL |
(See PERIODICALS). |
| KEYWORDS/KEYWORD SEARCHING |
The most significant words in a topic, book or article title, etc. Keywords are used as
terms when searching databases. |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SUBJECT HEADINGS (LCSH) |
Terms used by the Library of Congress to describe and classify areas of knowledge, which you
will notice in item records you find through IvyCat. |
| LOAN PERIOD |
The length of time allowed for the use of an item checked out of the library. |
| MAGAZINE |
(See PERIODICALS). |
| MEDIA |
(See AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL). |
| MONOGRAPH |
A book. |
| NETWORK |
Connection between two or more computers which allows them to share the same software and
information. |
| NON-CIRCULATING MATERIALS |
Items that must be used in the library, i.e., reference books, periodicals and some reserve
materials. |
| ONLINE CATALOG |
(See IvyCat). |
| ONLINE DATABASE |
A computerized file, often of periodical indexes. |
| OVERDUE MATERIALS |
Items not returned to the library by the due date. |
| PERIODICAL INDEX |
(See INDEX). |
| PERIODICALS |
Publications issued at regular intervals of less than a year.
Often PERIODICALS are referred to as SERIALS.
A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL usually contains articles on research and development, news, proceedings,
or transactions in a particular field.
A MAGAZINE contains news stories or articles on various subjects and written for a general
audience.
A TRADE JOURNAL is published for particular business/industry. Typically includes a
great deal of advertising. Often the subscription is free. Subscriptions to association journals are usually included in the price of the
association membership.
|
| REFERENCE COLLECTION |
Non-circulating current or heavily used books containing key sources of information. |
| RENEW |
To extend the due date for a book. |
| RESERVE MATERIALS |
A selection of specific books, periodical articles, and other materials which faculty
require students to read for a particular course. These materials are set aside for short term use in the library and are available at the
Circulation desk. |
| SCHOLARLY JOURNAL |
(See PERIODICALS). |
| SERIAL |
(See PERIODICALS). |
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS |
Location of rare books, manuscript collections, University Archives and collections of historical
maps and photographs. [Collections like this may be found at Bracken Library, Ball State University.] |
| STACKS |
Book shelves containing the principal book collection of the library. These are
open for browsing. |
| SUBJECT HEADINGS |
Terms used to describe and classify areas of knowledge. IvyCat uses Library of Congress subject
headings. (See IvyCat). |
| SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS |
Classification system also known as SUDOC used to organize government documents by Federal agency. |
| THESIS/THESES |
Publication(s) reporting original research that are a requirement for a Masters Degree. |
| TRADE JOURNAL |
(See PERIODICALS) |
| WWW |
An acronym that stands for "World Wide Web". |
