Trent University Library : Glossary

Trent Library Glossary This glossary explains basic terms that are used throughout the Trent Library website. Links to these pages from our website are in italics and open in a new window that you can close after reading.
Abstracts	Online
Academic Library	Peer-Review
Annual	Periodical
Authentication	Persistent Links
Backruns	Platform
Bibliography	Print
Binding	Provider
Call Number	Proxy Server
Charged/Discharged	Records
Circulation	Reference Books
Citation	References Used
Database	Reserve Readings
Digital or Digitized	Search Engines
Electronic or E-	Serial
Indexes	Series
Interface	Sorting Results
ISSN, ISBN	Stacks
Keywords	Subject Headings & Controlled Vocabulary
Microforms (Microfiche and Microfilm)	Textbooks
Monograph	TOPCAT
Off-Campus	Truncation and Wildcards
On Order	URL

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Trent Library Glossary