LIB101 - Introduction to Information Resources
Winter 2005
Library Lingo: Coming to Terms with the
Library
SOURCES
Reference
Collection for quick facts and
overviews
Encyclopedias
- contain informational
articles on subjects in every field of knowledge
- usually arranged in
alphabetical order
- background discussion /
general overview
Dictionaries, Directories, Yearbooks, Indexes
- contain quick facts and
informative summaries
Main
Collection for detailed narratives and in-depth information
Books
- contain digested,
compiled information
Audio Visual Materials (Videos, Films, CDs, etc.)
- dramatization of a
person's life story, historical events
- fictional or
documentary
- recording of
performances, interviews, speeches, etc.
Periodicals Collection
for current, regularly issued reports
Newspapers, Magazines, Journals
- statements and reports
on current developments, trends, hot topics, and chronology ( 'what actually
happened' )
- can be issued daily,
weekly, monthly, or quarterly
Internet
as a dynamic, alternative information source
Internet
Explorer, Moxilla (software)
- hypertext gateway to
the Internet, a global network of computer networks
- access a range of
on-line information (search engines, catalogs, personal and company pages,
electronic books and magazines)
FINDING TOOLS
OPAC or Online Public Access Catalog
- lists books, videos,
and other non-print materials owned by a particular library
- provides author, title,
and subject access to items in the library
- allows user to
determine the status of materials in the collection
Citation
- a note of reference to
a work which includes the author, title, year of publication
Index or Database
- lists sources of
information on topics, giving complete bibliographic citations
- INDEX usually refers to
printed lists
- DATABASE refers to
lists stored on a computer
Subject Headings
- terms that are
pre-assigned by the creator of the catalog or database so that all titles on a
given subject can be grouped together