Research Skills Research Skills VocabularyVocabulary

TopicTopicThe subject or

theme of a text, the big idea

HeadingHeadingA subtitle that

organizes the information in a text

Discovering the South PoleToday marks the 100th anniversary of the first successful expedition to the globe's southernmost point

detailsdetailsInformation that

tells more of the topic

FootballTebowRothlesbergerManningCowboysFalconsStealers

captioncaptionthe title or

explanation of a photo or picture

plaigarizeplaigarizeTo take credit for

someone’s else work by copying their writing, photos, drawings, etc. To steal someone’s work.

reference textsreference texts

Databases, directories, indexes, and the library’s online catalog; all the information available for research on paper and electronic

databasedatabase

A large collection of related data organized to be used easily usually in a computer or online.

search enginesearch engine

A computer program that searches on the world wide web and gives a list of websites where the keyword is found

paraphraseparaphrasea restatement of

text written in your own words

citationcitationthe quoting of a

book or author to support a fact

websitewebsite

 a group of connected pages on the World Wide Web containinginformation on a 

particular subject

electronic textselectronic textstexts,

books, magazine, newspapers, dictionaries, anything that can be read that is available online

plaigarizingplaigarizingthe taking of

someone else’s work and using it as your own without giving credit

abstractabstracta summary of a

larger article or book

FAQsFAQsan online help

section

periodicalsperiodicalsInformation that

comes out on a regular basis, including newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and scholarly journals