Chapter 7 Vocab

Question 1

catalogue

Answer 1

a listing of all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library

Question 2

call number

Answer 2

a number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves

Question 3

reference work

Answer 3

a work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers

Question 4

newspaper and periodical database

Answer 4

a research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of magazines, journals, and newspapers

Question 5

abstract

Answer 5

a summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author

Question 6

academic database

Answer 6

a database that catalogues articles from scholarly journals

Question 7

virtual library

Answer 7

a search engine that combines internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data

Question 8

sponsoring organization

Answer 8

an organization that, in the absence of a clearly identified author, is responsible for the content of a document on the internet

Question 9

research interview

Answer 9

an interview conducted to gather information for a speech

Question 10

preliminary bibliography

Answer 10

a list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful info about a speech topic

Question 11

true or false: you can cite an abstract alone

Answer 11

false

Question 12

what to avoid when preparing questions

Answer 12

• questions answerable without interview
• leading questions
• hostile, loaded questions