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Electronic Sources
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Misc.
100
Represents a person’s ability to perform tasks effectively in a digital environment.
What is Digital Literacy?
100
Those closest to the actual event, time period, or individual in question.
What is a Primary Information Source?
100
Electronic versions of scholarly journals used for research and usually available via subscription.
What are e-Journals?
100
This abbreviation means related topic. The subjects under the abbreviation are associated with the main subject but fall outside of the main term’s hierarchy.
What is RT?
100
What effect does divorce have on academic achievement in elementary school children?
What is an Effective Research Question?
200
Include the words “and,” “or,” and “not;” these terms can be used with keywords to broaden or narrow the search results by specifying exactly how you want the search to be conducted.
What are Boolean Operators?
200
Those that are removed from the event, time period or individual in question.
What is a Secondary Information Source?
200
Digitized versions of published books that contain both text and images and that are readable on a computer, e-reader, or smart phone.
What are e-Books?
200
This abbreviation stands for broader topic, a more general topic.
What is BT?
200
Does the United States have a good foreign policy?
What is an Ineffective Research Question?
300
The ability to use visual media effectively to learn and to communicate.
What is Media Literacy?
300
A collection of digitized information organized for simplified, fast searching and retrieval.
What is a Database?
300
A web page that can be viewed and modified by anyone with a web browser and access to the Internet.
What is a Wiki?
300
This notation indicates that the subject may be geographically subdivided, meaning that other subject listings may be related more closely to your specific search subject.
What is May Subd Geog?
300
Memoirs
What is a Primary Source?
400
A computerized online catalog of all the materials held in a library which can be searched quickly and efficiently using a computer.
What is Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
400
Typically published by an educational institution or a professional association. The main goal is to disseminate information to professionals and researchers in the field in a timely manner.
What is a Scholarly Journal?
400
A search engine that searches a wide variety of scholarly publications from various content providers, including universities, academic publishers, and professional societies.
What is Google Scholar?
400
This notation gives information about the correct subject heading in the LCSH listing.
What is USE?
400
Photographs and works of art
What is a Secondary Source?
500
Encompasses an understanding of the different kinds of information resources housed in a library, how to locate the resources physically or electronically, how to find and access information within each source, how to correctly reference sources, and how to get help when needed.
What is Library Literacy?
500
The adoption of appropriate information behavior to identify, through whatever channel or medium, information well fitted to information needs, leading to wise and ethical use of information in society.
What is Information Literacy?
500
A shortened form of the word weblog, is a publication forum on the Internet where articles (called posts) are placed and where others can read and comment.
What is a Blog?
500
This abbreviation denotes unauthorized headings. The common subjects listed here are not used in the LCSH subject list, and you will waste your time using these search terms to look for your resources.
What is UF?
500
The Harvard Law Review
What is a Scholarly Journal?