Bibliography a list of the works referred to in a text or consulted by the author in its production. Bibliographic Record a record that describes an item in the collection; it includes call number, author, title, publication information, paging, subject headings, etc. Boolean Operators use of the terms AND, OR, NOT; used to combine search terms to broaden or narrow the results of a database search. Citation information which fully identifies a publication; a citation usually includes author, title, name of journal (if citation to a journal) or publisher (if to a book) and date. Pages and volume number are often included. Call Number the unique number assigned to a library book which indicates its location, grouped by subject area. Controlled Vocabulary a specialized set of terms used to index records in a database. Terms are cross referenced providing references from terms not used to the correct thesaurus terms. Internet international network of networks utilizing TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). Library of Congress Classification System developed by the Library of Congress to classify works and keep items together by subject (see call number) by dividing knowledge into subject areas and assigning corresponding letters and numbers for library materials. Monograph usually refers to a book written about a particular subject; especially a scholarly writing on some detailed aspect of a subject. Netscape a graphical browser of the World Wide Web that provides search/retrieval programming, multimedia applications and e-mail functionality to users of the Internet. Periodicals publications which are issued at least twice a year, including journals, magazines and newspapers. Periodical Indexes and Abstracts periodical indexes list articles which have appeared in journals, magazines or newspapers. They list author, title, name of periodical, volume pages and date of publication. Abstracts are indexes that also contain summaries of the content of the article. Both indexes and abstracts are found in reference departments. They may be in print or electronic form. Subject Heading words or phrases assigned to books and articles and used to index these items by topic. A common authority for subject headings is the Library of Congress Subject Headings, a publication which is contantly updated. Stacks the bookshelves located throughout the library, where most library materials are stored. Stack guides are posted throughout the library to guide users to the right area of the stacks. Thesaurus a list of controlled vocabulary terms useful for searching a database, either in print or electronic format. Truncation a searching technique in which word endings are replaced by truncation symbols - question mark (?), asterisk (*) and pound sign (#) - to capture all forms of a search term.