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catalogue
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a listing of all books periodicals and other resources owned by the library
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call number
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a number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where you can find it on the shelf
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periodical database
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a research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines
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abstract
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summary of magazine or journal article written by someone other than the original author
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reference work
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aa work that groups together large amounts of related information for easy access by researchers
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general encyclopedia
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provides general information about all branches of human knowledge
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special encyclopedia
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reference work devoted to specific subjects such as religion, art, law, science, and music
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yearbook
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contains information about the previous year. published annually
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biographical aid
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provides information about people
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atlas
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book of maps
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gazetteer
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geographical dictionary, provides more specific information such as hospitals, museums, etc.
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search aid
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program used to find information on the web
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search engine
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aid that indexes web pages and checks them for sites that match the researchers request
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metasearch engine
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aid that sends a searchers request to several search engines at a time
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virtual library
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combines internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data
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Invisible Web
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multitude of web databases and other resources that are not indexed by search engines
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URL
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(Uniform resource locator)
The string of letters or numbers that identifies the webpage address |
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bookmark
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stores links in web sites do they can easily be revisited. (Favorites)
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sponcering organization
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organization, that in the absence of a clearly identified author is responsible for the content of the document
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research interview
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interview conducted to gather information for a speech
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preliminary bibliography
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list compiled early in research of works that look as if they might contain useful information about a topic
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supporting materials
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materials used to support a speakers ideas
Three kinds of supporting materials 1. examples 2. statistics 3. testimony |
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example
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specific case used to illistrate or represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, or experience
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brief example
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case refered to in passing to illistrate a point
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extended example
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story, narrative or anecdote developed at some length to illistrate a point
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hypothestical example
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examples that discribes an imaginary situation
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statistics
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numerical data
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mean
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average value of group of numbers
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median
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middle number of a group of numbers arranged highest to lowest
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mode
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the number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers
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testimony
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quotations or paraphrase used to support a point
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expert testimony
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testimony from people who are recognized experts in their field
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peer testimony
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testimony from ordinary people with first hand experience or insight on a topic
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direct question
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testimony that is presented word for word
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paraphrase
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restate or summarize a sources idea in your own words
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quoting out of context
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twisting someone elses' quote to fit your meaning
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strategic organization
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putting a speech together in a certain way to achieve a certain result with a certain audience
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main points
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the major points developing the body of a speech, most speeches contain from 2 to 5 main points
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chronological order
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follow a time line
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spatial order
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follows a directional patern, example: top to bottom, Maine/Vermont
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casual order
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main points show a cause and effect relationship
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problem solution order
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main point deals with a problem, second main point presents a solution
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topical order
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main points devide the topic into logical and consistant sub-topics
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supporting materials
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materials used to support a speakers ideas. 3 kinds of supporting materials
1. examples 2. statistics 3. testimony |
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connective
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word or phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them
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transition
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word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another
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internal preview
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lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next
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internal summary
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summarizes what the speaker has already talked about
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signpost
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indicates where a speaker is in the speech or focuses attention on key ideas
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rhetorical question
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question that the audience answers mentally
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credibility
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audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic
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good will
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(warm fuzzy feeling) whether the speaker has the best interest of the audience in mind
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preview statmatment
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statement in the introduction of a speech that identifies the main points to be discussed
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crescendo ending
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conclusion in which the speech builds power and intensity
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dissolve ending
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conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step by step by step to a dramatic final statment
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preparation outline
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an outline that includes:
title specific purpose central idea introduction main points sub points connectives conclusion bibliography |
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visual framework
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the pattern of an outline that shows relationships amoung a speakers ideas
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bibliography
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list of sources used in preparing a speech
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speaking outline
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brief outline used to jog a speakers memory during the presentation of a speech
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delivery cues
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directions in speakers outline to help remember how to deliver key parts of the speech
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model
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an object that represents another object in detail
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graph
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visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns
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line graph
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uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space
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pie graph
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shows percentages using simple distribution patterns
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bar graph
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vertical or horozontal bars to show comparisons amoung two or more items
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chart
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summarizes large blocks of information usually in list format
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transparency
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a visually aid drawn written or printed shown with an overhead projector
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multimedia presentation
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a speech that combines several kinds of visual and/or audio aids in the same talk
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font
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a complete set of type of the same design
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