Glossary

Glossary of Internet and Research-Related Terms

      a symbol used in e-mail addresses which means "at"

a brief summary of an article

a list of books or articles on a subject

a search in which Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) are used

a strategy to think of ideas for your research

WWW software allowing the user to jump from link to link on the Internet

an electronic "room" where people use computers to talk to each other

information for an article source: title, author, periodical, date, volume, page numbers

"see" and "see also"

a collection of organized records

. It is compiled by people

copying a file from another computer to your computer

electronic mail, or notes that are sent from one computer to another

Graphic Interface Format. A computer file made up of pictures, photos, or charts

Hypertext Markup Language. A computer file with clickable linking parts

a successful match during a search of a database

the first thing you see when you open a Web site. It often tells what you can find at the site

a picture representing an object or concept

a list of items pointing to the location of each item, for example, an index in a book gives the page number of a needed subject

many, many computers all over the world that are connected to each other

Joint Photographic Experts Group. A computer file made up of pictures, photos, or charts

a search for all sources that contain your search words

, descriptive statements, or abstracts)

an option that lets you add more words to your search, or limit the citations found in some way (e.g., limit to those with full text)

a connection between two Web pages allowing you to go from one Web page to another by clicking a link

, the records the search locates

the use of a computer to combine text, graphics, audio, and video

ways in which the user moves about an electronic database or Web site

another word for the Internet

a group of computers which access the same programs or data at the same time

, on-line a computerized or electronic source of information, for example, on a network, CD-ROM, or the Internet; where you are when your computer is connected to the Internet

Oregon School Library Information System. A curriculum-based access to online resources

putting another person's ideas into your own words

Portable Document Format. A computer file which will display documents in their original format

using another person's ideas or expressions as your own

WWW programs which enhance the use of browser software

the use of actual historic sources

a request for information from a database

copying exactly as it was written or said, and giving credit to the author

WWW plug-in program which allows the user to hear sound

a computer program that indexes Web sites. It looks for Web pages that contain keywords you enter

material written or reported at some point after an event occurred

the programs that tell your computer how to carry out the commands you give it. The programs may be for word processing, art, music, games, education, or many other things

a search for major headings that contain your search words

cutting down a selection to about one-third of its original length without changing its basic meaning

using the Internet to explore more than one Web site or topic

to "cut off" word endings in order to find related words with different endings

a file which displays in simple text with no special formatting or graphics

copy a file from your computer to another computer

the name you are known by when you are online

the address for a Web page. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator

visual, graphic representation of the concepts of combining, joining, or rejecting items based on their characteristics or lack of characteristics. Venn diagrams are used to represent the AND, OR, and NOT concepts of Boolean logic.

a single screen on the World Wide Web

a symbol used to leave out a letter in the middle of a word, to allow for alternative spellings or for some plural forms

Computer keyboard, monitor, mouse, and printer; often includes speakers, CD-ROM drive, network card, or modem

a huge collection of electronic pages containing information about many different subjects and stored in computers around the world

Credits:

Cromwell, Sharon. My First Book About the Internet.

        Mahwah, NJ: USA Troll Communications L.L.C., July 1997.

McClintock, Mary. Librarian, Roseburg High School,

        Roseburg, Oregon.

Weaver, Russell A. Librarian, Memorial Elementary School,

        McMinnville, OR.