| Annotated Bibliography |
An annotated bibliography is, simply, an organized list of sources, each of which is followed by a brief note or "annotation." These annotations do one or more of the following: describe the content and focus of the book or article; suggest the sources's usefulness to your research; evaluate its method, conclusions, or reliability; record your reactions to the source. |
| Bibliography | A history or description
of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times
when they were printed, etc. Source |
| Book |
1. A set of sheets of paper
bound along one edge and enclosed within protective covers to form a volume,
especially a written or printed literary composition presented this way.
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| Catalogue (Library) | a complete enumeration
of items arranged systematically with descriptive details Source |
| Current Awareness | A system, and often
a publication, for notifying current documents to users of libraries and
information services. Source |
| Document Delivery | In recent years many libraries have used the terms ‘interlibrary loan’ and ‘document delivery’ synonymously. Traditionally, "interlibrary loan meant one library lending its materials to another library - not the traditional patron / library relationship, but transactions between libraries" (Gilmer, Lois C. 1994, Interlibrary loan: theory and management, Libraries Unlimited, Englewood, Colorado, p.xvii). Generally libraries lent books to each other and photocopied articles from journals. As access to electronic information and computer networks increased, there were increased opportunities for electronic resource sharing. Commercial document vendors were also increasing in number and scope and the term "document delivery" seemed more appropriate. Although there are an increasing number of books and theses in digital form, the term generally only refers to journal articles, conference papers, patents, reports and miscellaneous information. |
| Encyclopaedia | The comprehensive
summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which
the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually
in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia. Source |
| Endnote | Bibilographic formatting software allowing users to manage their references. |
| ERIC | ERIC is an education index sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and includes books, chapters in edited works, journal articles, reports, conference papers, and theses. It is predominantly American but does include a significant number of Australian references and is especially useful for conference papers. ERIC documents are available on microfiche in the CQU library (from 1996) and should be accessible online commencing in 2001. |
| Government Documents | Includes acts, bills, statutes, legislation, reports and minutes from all levels of government - federal, state and local |
| Handbook | A concise reference
book providing specific information about a subject or location [syn: enchiridion,
vade mecum] Source |
| HealthWIZ | HealthWIZ is Australia's most comprehensive health statistics database product. Finely detailed, content-rich data collections from Australia's hospital systems, cause of death registries, population censuses, cancer registries, aged care, child care, Medicare and more besides. This database is available at the Rockhampton campus Library. |
| Journal
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(d) A newspaper
published daily; by extension, a weekly newspaper or any periodical publication,
giving an account of passing events, the proceedings and memoirs of societies,
etc.; a periodical; a magazine. Source |
| Legislation
(Government) |
The act of legislating;
preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted. Source |
| Maps | To represent by
a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence,
figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch;
to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business. Source |
| Newspaper | A publication issued
periodically, usually daily or weekly, containing the most recent news.
The word "newspaper" was first used in 1670. Previously the word
was Coranto and later Newsbook. Source |
| Proceedings
(Conference) |
The published record of meetings
of a society or institution, frequently accompanied by the papers read
or submitted, or by abstracts or reports. (also of conferences)
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| Research Papers | Research is a critical
investigation or a studious inquiry or examination of a particular topic.
A research paper is the written presentation of this investigation, inquiry,
or examination. Source |
| Serial |
Any publication issued in successive parts, appearing at intervals, usually regular ones, and, as a rule, intended to be continued indefinately. |
| Standards |
Agreed targets for peerformance,
or an accepted format for the operation of a system etc. Especially Standards
for libray service, or, in the context of technical standards, commonly
agreed methods and procedures for complex operations. (Australian Standards)
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| Statistics | 2. pl. Classified
facts respecting the condition of the people in a state, their health, their
longevity, domestic economy, arts, property, and political strength, their
resources, the state of the country, etc., or respecting any particular
class or interest; especially, those facts which can be stated in numbers,
or in tables of numbers, or in any tabular and classified arrangement.
Source |
| Thesis | 2. Hence, an essay
or dissertation written upon specific or definite theme; especially, an
essay presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree. Source |
| World Wide Web | An Internet client-server
system to distribute information, based upon the hypertext transfer protocol
(HTTP). Also known as WWW, W3 or the Web. Created at CERN in Geveva, Switzerland
in 1991 by Dr. Tim Berners-Lee. Source |
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