Glossary
- attribution
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Crediting ideas, words, or works to a particular author, artist, or person.
- background information
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information needed to understand a topic or issue. This may include historical context or significance and terminology.
- citation
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A note describing the original source of ideas, words, or works included in a research paper or project.
- databases
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a library database is a collection of information from different sources such as newspapers, magazines, ebooks, streaming videos, images, and more. Most library database content is not freely available via Google.
- encyclopedia
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a book or ebook collection of fact based entries about many different topics
- iterative
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repeating similar steps or actions
- metadata
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Individual pieces of information that describe a large piece of information. An author or title of an article are examples of metadata.
- peer-review
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the process of evaluating scholarly work prior to publication
- research
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the systematic exploration for information; finding new information to answer a question or satisfy a curiosity
- scholarly
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sources written by researchers or academics in a particular field with the intention of sharing research findings and contributing to the advancement of knowledge
- search statement.
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a strategic combination of keywords and connecting words (like AND) used for database searching
