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GLOSSARY
- A-B, C-G,
H-L, M-N, O-R,
S-Z
| Hierarchical |
The
structure of a thesaurus is hierarchical. Each term within
the hierarchy lists related terms. |
| Homonyms |
Words
that are spelled the same but have different meanings. |
| Http |
Hypertext
transfer protocol. This is the most common
form of address at the beginning of URLs found on the
world wide web. |
| Indexer |
An
indexer is a person who assigns subjects to a document
in a database. |
| Key
Concepts |
Key
concepts are the most important parts of your research
topic. |
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Keyword
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Keywords
are the everyday language terms that you can use to
search for articles in a database or books in an online
catalog. They are the words found in the title of the
book or in the text of the article. They are not terms
which have been assigned by an indexer.
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| Library
of Congress Subject Headings |
The
Library of Congress Subject Headings are the subjects
used in the online catalog XPLORE. |
| Limits |
You
can decrease search results by specifying date, material
type, or language, and others. |
| Links |
Links
are highlighted items on a web page which you can click
to go to another page. |
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