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Abstract

A summary of a journal article or a book. Often found in online collections and can be helpful when deciding which items are most useful for you to read.

Acronyms

A word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a phrase or series of words, as UNE for University of New England.

Alumni

Graduates of the University.

Archives

Valuable records of organisations and individuals that have been selected for indefinite retention on the basis of their continuing value for legal, administrative, financial or historical research purposes.

Article

A piece of writing on a specific topic that forms an independent part of a journal publication such as a journal, serial, magazine, or newspaper.

Ask a Librarian

The Ask a Librarian service provides online assistance on Library related matters via email or live chat service.

Audio-visual Materials

Materials such as DVDs, videos, slides, CDs and tapes. Each audio-visual item has the letters AV at the beginning of the call number in the catalogue, e.g. AVA300.462/DFS.

Author

The person/s or organization who has written a book, journal article, working paper, etc.

Available

When searching the catalogue, 'available' indicates that the copy of the book is
not on loan and can be borrowed.

Bibliography

A list of citations that usually appears at the end of a paper, article, book chapter, book, dissertation or report that have been consulted in the composition of the publication.

Blind Peer Review

A review process in which journal articles are reviewed by independent reviewers. In ‘double blind’ peer review, neither the author nor the reviewers know each other’s identities.

Borrowing

A loan of a library item for a specified length of time.

Bound Journals

Bound journals available shelved behind the books in the open collection, with the separate issues bound into volumes for each year. Each bound journal has the letter P at the beginning of the call number in the catalogue, e.g. P300.462/DFS.

Browser

A software application or interface that allows you to find and interact with content on the World Wide Web and the Internet, e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Safari and Mozilla Firefox.

Call Number

The call number is the location number attached to the item (usually on the spine of the book) which allows the item to be stored and retrieved from the library shelves. Our library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system to create these numbers.

Catalogue

A catalogue is a list of materials available in a particular collection, arranged in a systematic order. The Library Catalogue lists the materials held by the UNE Library including books, journals (including eJournals) and video recordings and can be accessed online.

Chapter

A section of a book. Chapters and corresponding page numbers are listed in the Table of Contents at the beginning of the book.

Citation

A reference which lists the bibliographic details of the material paraphrased, mentioned or quoted in a research article or book. The reference provides information such as title, author, journal title, volume, issue, publisher, date of publication and access information for online items.

Citation Index

A bibliographic index that indicates how many times the work of one author has been referred to, or cited, by another author, and where. How many times a document is cited by other writers is an indication of its importance.

Client Services Charter

The Client Services Charter outlines the University Library's services and standards. Click here to view the charter.

Community Borrowers

Students or staff of other universities, TAFE, high schools or other eligible members of the community who have registered to borrow from the Library.

Copyright

Copyright is the legal protection given to authors and creators of original works. The owner of copyright in a work has exclusive rights to control how their work may be used. Copyright law also gives some rights to users of content, allowing individuals to copy for fair dealing purposes, such as for research and study.

Current Journals

The most recent issues of journals. They are shelved separately from the bound volumes in a display area.

Databases

The Library subscribes to a number of electronic databases accessible online, some containing the full text of articles, while others are indexes to journals. Click here for a list of our databases.

Date of Publication

The date of publication relates to the year in which the publisher first offered the book/journal etc. for sale.

Dewey Decimal Classification System (DDC)

The Dewey Decimal Classification system is the system used to arrange library materials according to subject. See ‘Call Number’.

Digital Thesis

An electronic or digital version of a thesis that you can read online.

Distance Education

Study in the off-campus mode, which does not require attendance at the University either regularly or for significant periods of time.

Document Delivery

The Library Unit that requests copies or portions of publications from other libraries and supplies library items to UNE staff and students.

Due Date

The last date when a book or other library item is due to be returned to the library. Click here to renew your loans.

e-publications@UNE

The institutional digital research outputs repository of the University, managed by the University Library in collaboration with Research Services and Information Technology Directorates. Contains research papers by UNE academics and postgraduates as well as electronic copies of UNE higher degree theses. Click here to visit e-publications@UNE.

eBooks

An electronic or digital version of a book that you can read online or download to an electronic workstation or mobile device. Click here to search our eBooks.

Editor

The person responsible for preparing or assembling a work or collection of works or articles for publication. They are not considered to be the author.

eJournals

Electronic versions of journals that can be viewed online. eJournals can be accessed through Summon and the Library Catalogue.

Electronic Resource

A publication in digital format which must be stored and read on a computer device.

ERA

Excellence in Research for Australia, an initiative which assesses research quality within Australia's higher education institutions.

eReserve

UNE's electronic reserve. A collection of scanned items not otherwise available electronically including journal articles, book excerpts and law cases supplied by your lecturer. Click here to visit eReserve.

Exam Papers

Some past exam papers are available for students to access online. Click here to visit our exam papers.

External Students

Full-time or part-time students who study off-campus, outside the university. In some courses periodic attendance may be required at some on-campus sessions.

Fines

Charges for overdue or damaged items. Click here for more information on library fines.

Folio

A folio is a large-sized book or journal shelved separately on flat shelving. Each folio item has the letter F at the beginning of the call number in the catalogue, e.g. F300.258/FDS.

Footnote

A brief note at the bottom of a page explaining or expanding upon a point in the text or indicating the source of a quotation or idea attributed by the author to another person. Footnotes are indicated in the text by an Arabic numeral in superscript, or a reference mark, and are usually printed in a smaller size of the font used for the text.

Full-Text

A complete article or chapter that is available online from an electronic database.

General Collection

Library items on the open shelves available for loan.

Group Study Room

Bookable rooms available for collaborative group work. Click here to book a room.

HERDC

Higher Education Research Data Collection. An annual collection of research management data by the Federal Government of Australia.

Higher Degree

Higher degrees are any postgraduate (i.e. beyond an undergraduate) degree and include Graduate Diplomas and coursework Masters and Doctorates.

HDR

Higher Degree by Research. Degrees such as Masters and Doctorates, acquired by extensive research culminating in a written thesis.

Indigenous

Native to a place or area, originating in and characterising a particular region or country.

Institutional Repository

An institutional repository collects, preserves and makes available in electronic/digital form, the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research institution. e-publications@UNE is UNE's institutional repository.

Intellectual Property

Umbrella definition for original ideas of all sorts: inventions, literary and artistic work, images, designs, slogans, etc. Creators are protected from unauthorised use of their ideas by Copyright.

Intensive School

A period of teaching and learning that brings students together at a particular physical or virtual location for intensive interactive learning experiences. This term encompasses all types of Intensive School, whether held on or off campus or online.

Inter-Library Loans

UNE library borrows items or requests copies of portions of publications from other libraries; and reciprocates by supplying items or copies to other libraries. Click here for more information on inter-library loans.

Internal Students

Students studying on-campus participating in lectures, tutorials, practicals, workshops or seminars.

International Student

A student who is not a domestic student and, if in Australia, has a temporary or student visa that permits study in a specific course at a specific institution.

ISBN

International Standard Book Number: An internationally agreed standard number that identifies a book uniquely.

ISSN

International Standard Serial Number: An internationally agreed standard number that identifies a serial/journal publication (including electronic journals uniquely.

Issue

A single copy of a periodical or journal.

Journal

Publication containing articles, which is published regularly as part of an ongoing series. Journals may also be called serials or periodicals.

Journal Databases

See ‘database’.

Keyword

A significant word in the title, abstract, or text of a document which is used as a search term.

LAC

Library Advisory Committee.

Learning Commons

Located on the ground floor of the Dixson Library, it offers spaces for collaborative and group work, creativity, inquiry and change. It offers a wide range of facilities, resources and services to support learning including printing, scanning, accessing print and electronic materials as well as help with library matters, IT, academic skills, and courses and enrolment.

Libraries Australia

An online catalogue listing resources held in Australian academic, state & public libraries.

Library Catalogue

The Library Catalogue lists items held in the library. At UNE the Library Catalogue is online and searchable via a web browser.

Library Collection

The total accumulation of books and other materials owned by a library, catalogued and arranged for ease of access, which often consists of several smaller collections (reference, circulating books, serials, government documents, rare books, special collections, etc.).

Library Subject Guides

Online guides developed by librarians to assist in finding scholarly information on a subject.

LLO

Library Liaison Officer. An academic in a school or department who assists the Library in communicating library services and needs, including book and journal ordering, with colleagues in their area.

Media Booth

Bookable spaces available for individual or collaborative group work. Media booths are equipped with computers, large monitors and DVD players. Click here to book a media booth.

Microform

Books, journals or theses filmed and stored on microfilm or microfiche. Must be read with the use of a specialised machine.

Missing

Status given to Library items that cannot be found in the Library collection.

myLibrary

Part of the myUNE web site dealing with Library services which tailors them to a student's unit enrolment.

Off-Campus

See ’External Students’.

On Loan

This means that the Library item has been borrowed by another person. A due date will show when the item is due back in the Library.

On Order

The item has been ordered from a supplier but has not yet been received by the Library.

On-Campus

See ‘Internal Students’.

Open Access (OA)

Literature that is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Click here for more information on open access.

Open Reserve Room

The Open Reserve Collection consists of material in physical form that has been placed there by academic staff for short term loan. The Open Reserve includes the Reserve Collection and the Medical Reserve Collection.

Overdue

A library item which is out on loan and has passed its due date. Once an item is overdue a fine will apply. Click here to renew your loans.

Peer Review

Peer review is a formal process whereby articles submitted to a journal or conference, are sent to several established scholars in that field of study. These reviewers may suggest improvements before deciding if the article should be published or included in the conference.

Peer Reviewed Journal

A journal containing articles that are reviewed and approved by experts in the same subject area as the author before they can be published. It may also be called Scholarly Journal.

Periodical

See ‘Journal’.

Place of Publication

This is normally the place (city or town) where the publisher is based.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is copying, quoting, rewording, or rephrasing other people's work and passing it off as your own. Click here for more information on plagiarism.

Postgraduate

Refers to students, courses and units not related to an undergraduate degree. Postgraduate study includes Graduate Diplomas, as well as Masters degrees and Doctorates (PhDs).

Preprint

An article which has been accepted for publication by a journal but not yet published.

PBL Rooms

Problem Based Learning Rooms. Bookable and available for collaborative group work. Click here to book a room.

Publisher

A company or person that makes publications available.

Quarto

Books taller than 30cm. Each quarto item has the letter Q at the beginning of the call number in the catalogue, e.g. Q300.462/DFS.

Rare Books

Books identified as scarce, very important or highly valued.

Recall(s)

A Recall is when another borrower places a request on an item that you have out on loan. When this happens, a recall notice will be sent to you by email, with a new due date by which the item must be returned to the Library. Recalls allow for flexible and fair sharing of our resources. Click here for more information.

Reciprocal Borrower

UNE staff and students can borrow in person from other university libraries where UNE has a reciprocal borrowing agreement. Click here for more information.

Reference Collection

Reference Collection materials include encyclopaedias, dictionaries, directories, yearbooks, indexes, bibliographies and statistical compilations. Reference material is only for use within the library, it cannot be borrowed. Each reference item has the letter R at the beginning of the call number in the catalogue, e.g. R300.462/DFS.

Referencing

Referencing, or citing, is the practice of acknowledging sources of information and ideas used in an assignment or publication. There are various styles of referencing, e.g. Harvard, APA.

Renew

To extend the loan period of an item that you have borrowed. You can renew items via the library website or myLibrary. Click here to renew your loans.

Return Chute

The place where you return borrowed items from the Library.

RSS Feeds

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is a family of Web feed formats used to publish content which is updated frequently. An RSS document, also known as a ‘feed,’ ‘web feed,’ or ‘channel,’ contains a title, some descriptive content, and a URL that links back to the original content or website for more information.

Scholarly Journal

See ‘Peer-reviewed journal’.

Scholarly Research

A scholarly article or book is based on original research or experimentation and is typically published by an academic association or university press.

Search Terms

Keywords or phrases that describe the information that you want to find. Use reference books to clarify key words and phrases and to find alternative terms and spellings. After compiling a list of search words start searching.

Self-Check Machine

A machine that enables you to borrow items quickly by scanning the barcode on your UNE Student ID card and the barcode on the item to be borrowed.

Serial

See ‘Journal’.

Series

A group of separate items related to one another. Each item bears, in addition to its own title proper, a collective title applying to the group as a whole. The individual items may or may not be numbered.

Service Desk

Where Library staff can answer your questions and help you (and provide you with information about the Library's resources and services) and where you go to borrow library material such as books and video recordings. There is a Service Desk located in each of the Dixson and Law Libraries.

Special Collections

A Special Collection brings together related materials which are rare, fragile, and valuable, of special importance, usually under restricted access conditions. Click here to view the library's special collections.

Student

A person undertaking a course or unit of study.

Student ID Card

Your student identification card is also your library card and is used to borrow library material.

Student Satisfaction Survey

UNE Student Satisfaction Survey collects student feedback on overall performance of the University's services and learning environment.

Summon

Summon is the Library's Google. It searches the entire Library catalogue, as well as selected electronic journal articles and book chapters. Search Summon from the library website or myLibrary.

Table of Contents

A list of sections (chapters or articles) and the pages from which they start. Tables of contents are usually found at the front of a book or journal issue, though some journals may list them on the back cover. Books list the chapters contained and their associated page numbers. Journals list the articles contained within each issue and the associated page numbers.

Thesis

A thesis, also sometimes called a dissertation, is a research work written to test a theory or proposition. The plural of thesis is theses.

Title

Identifies the name of a book, article, paper, journal, etc. Title is an important search criterion for finding information in a catalogue, database or other list.

Trimester

The teaching year is organised into three teaching periods including the examination periods. Trimester 1 runs from mid-February to early June, Trimester 2 from late June to mid-October and Trimester 3 runs from late October to early January.

Undergraduate

A student who is enrolled in the first level of University study typically in an undergraduate course such as a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or a Bachelor degree.

URL

Stands for Uniform Resource Locator. URLs are the ‘addresses’ of websites and read as punctuated statements, e.g. www.une.edu.au/library - which is the web address of the University Library.

Vend 4 Yourself

A room in the Dixson Library with vending machines for soft drinks and snack foods, as well as casual seating and a large television monitor.

Volume

A part of a journal or book series. Volume numbers of journals usually increase each year and each volume may have several numbered 'issues' in a year.

Wildcards and Truncation

Useful searching techniques that are used to broaden a word search when searching an online database. Wildcard symbols can be used to replace letters in words to find all spelling variations of a word. E.g. organi?ation will find 'organisation' and 'organization', and wom?n will find 'woman' and 'women' Truncation enables one to search the stem of a word (usually using a different symbol from that of the wildcard method) and find all the variants of that stem. E.g. pigment* will find pigment, pigments, pigmentation etc.

Working Paper

Working papers, also known as research or discussion papers, are draft forms of papers intended for later publication in journals or books.