Chapter 8 Terms Flashcards
Abstracts
Short summaries of an entire article that help the reader grasp the main points of the study
Academic journals
Periodical publications produced by scholarly presses; usually dedicated to one area or sub-area of research; usually searchable online
Academic Search Complete
A major research database of scholarly sources available through the UT library homepage; also known as EBSCO
APA style
A particular method for organizing research into an outline and reference page. Popular in the social sciences; American Psychological Association
Boolean Operators
Special language codes that facilitate database searches by combining terms in particular ways and by specifying the way the information is retrieved
Citation style
A method of organization that allows you to integrate research into your outline and reference page in a particular standardized fashion
Closed domains
Website address types that are available only to certain sources that have been verified and authenticated; educational and government sites are closed (edu, gov, mil)
Databases
A link found on the UT library homepage that allows users to search a wide variety of online databases of scholarly resources
Direct quoting
The process of stating verbatim, in a presentation, information derived from an author other than oneself
Domain
The final letters in a website address indicating the nature of that site in terms of content and credibility
Edited books
A type of book that does not consist of one comprehensive study but instead a number of studies written by various authors
Editorial columns (opinion pieces)
A type of newspaper article, written either by editors of the newspaper or approved guest writers, that expresses an opinion rather than delivering neutral reports on the news
Ethos
The Greek word meaning “credibility”
Fields
Areas of the citation–like author, title, journal title, abstract or full text–that are found in various journals
Jargon
Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline
Lexis-Nexis Academic
A subscription-only database that gives users access to nearly every newspaper printed around the world
Logos
The Greek word for “the word”; translated as logic
Ombudsmen
An individual responsible for fielding complaints directed to an organization and providing explanations to these inquiries
Open stacks
A way of organizing a library system that allows users to retrieve their own books as opposed to having a librarian find such books for the users
Oral citations
The organization style used for referencing citations in your actual presentation
Paraphrasing
The process where you re-articulate, in your own words, what you learned from consulting the research of an original author
Parenthetical citations
A method that allows you to integrate research into the body of your text. It provides the key for reading your reference page
Peer reviewed
Designation of an academic journal that indicates that its articles have been approved by experts in the field
Periodical
A source published on a regular but not daily basis that can encompass a wide array of publication styles
Qualifier
A statement used in your presentation that demonstrates why the source you are referring to is credible
Reference citation
The comprehensive documentation of a given source that allows the reader to gain access to the cited material. Depending on the field of study, there are different guidelines for generating this list
Sponsor
The individuals and groups responsible for a website’s content
Subjective bias
Describes the particular partisan stance a source may have on the contents it is reporting
