| Abstract: a brief summary of an article,
book, etc. |
| Bibliography: a list of resources on a specific
topic. Annotated bibliographies include brief descriptions of the resources. |
| Call Number: indicates where a book (journal, etc)
is located in the library. FAU Libraries use the Library of
Congress classification system, which uses letters and numbers to designate
subjects covered. (Example: PE1075 .L47 2007) |
| Citation: provides specific information that
identifies an article, book, etc.
Citations usually include author's name, title, journal name (for articles),
publisher (for books), publication date and other appropriate information. |
| Database: a collection of articles, ebooks and
other types of information that is normally searchable by subject or keyword. |
| EZproxy: provides remote access from home or
office to
library databases for affiliated users (FAU students, faculty and staff). It is also known as "Off Campus
Connect." |
| Full-text: refers to the entire article or book
and not just the abstract or citation. |
| Index: a listing of articles, books,
etc., usually searchable by subject or keyword. |
| Interlibrary Loan: a
way to obtain materials not owned by the FAU Libraries, such as copies
of journal articles, books, etc. It is also used to request materials
located at other FAU campus libraries. |
| Intra-Library Loan: a way to obtain materials, such as copies of articles, books, etc., located at other FAU campuses. |
| Journal: a periodical that contains
articles that are usually written by
experts in a field, such as scholars and researchers. (Example: Journal of the American Medical Association) |
| Keyword: word used to describe a topic, especially
when searching indexes/databases to find articles |
| Library Catalog: way to search for books, journals
and other materials owned by the FAU Libraries. |
| Magazine: a periodical that contains articles of
general interest written by writers or journalists who may not be experts in a
field. (Example: Newsweek) |
| Off Campus Connect:provides remote access from home or
office to
library databases for affiliated users (FAU students, faculty and staff). It is also known as "EZproxy." |
| Periodical: a publication that comes out
on a periodic basis (daily, weekly, etc.), such as magazines, journals or
newspapers |
| Reserve: collection of books and other materials
that have "high use" or have been put aside by professors for their classes.
Reserve items can be found at the Circulation Desk or by going to the FAU Libraries
home page and selecting "Course Reserves" under "Quick Links." |
| SFX: "shortcut" page (or link) in
indexes/databases for finding articles in the full-text in some format,
including paper or electronic. |
| Subject guide: helpful aid that students can use to
research certain topics (e.g. "Bioethics"). These guides usually contain
listings of recommended resources for finding information, such as databases
(for finding articles), books, web pages or other useful resources and may
contain suggested
subject headings and keywords to use for searching by topic. |
| URL: acronym for address that identifies the
location of a web page. Complete title is Uniform Resource Locator. |
