Bibliographic and Library Terminology

Bibliographic and Library Terminology

• Author: The person who wrote a work (literature, music, art, film); they hold the intellectual property rights.
• AWS (General Academic Language): Academic language set between standard language and technical language.
• Connectivity: Defines the ability of an academic work, an argument, or a theory to integrate and build on existing scientific, social, or professional discourse.
• Bibliography: A list of books/sources on a topic or by an author; A list of literature without location information.
• Library: Collection of books, distinguished between academic and general libraries.
• Anthology: A collection of quotations without an independent character.
• Book: Bound or digital text collection; considered a book from 49 pages, otherwise a brochure.
• Monograph: An academic book on a single topic or person.
• Citavi: Software for literature management.
• Anthology/Collected Work: A book with contributions from multiple authors, edited by one or more editors.
• Definition: Determination of concepts; answers "What is?".
• Interpretation Patterns: Structures that influence perception and thinking.
• Decimal Classification: Hierarchical numerical classification according to DIN 1421.
• Double-Blind Peer Review: Anonymous review process for scientific texts.
• Elaboration Strategy: Cognitive learning method for better processing of information.
• Explanation: Explanation or clarification of a term or process.
• Outline: Structuring a text into complete sections.
• Glossary: An alphabetical index of technical terms with definitions.
• Gray Literature: Works not listed in bookstores (e.g., term papers, reports); usually not quotable.
• Editor: Responsible for organizing an anthology, but not necessarily the author.
• Inside Title: Preferred source for bibliographic information in a book.
• Intersubjectivity: Agreement of several people in perception and knowledge.
• ISBN: Unique identification number for books.
• ISSN: Identification number for continuous publications (journals).
• Catalog: Location index of a library.
• Cognitive: Processes of thinking, understanding, and knowing.
• Learning Transfer: Transfer of learned methods to new situations.
• Reading: The process of cognitive information intake assuming that the brain understands and considers the presented content important.
• Literature: Totality of written and orally transmitted works.
• Nominal Style: A style with many nouns, typical for official and scientific language.
• Paper: Scientific article in a journal.
• Paraphrase: Indirect quotation, correct in content, but rendered in one's own words.
• Periodical: Regularly appearing publication (e.g., journal).
• Reference: Literature listing as the source.
• Referencing Type: Type of source information (quotation or paraphrase).
• Referencing Method: Indicates the position of the reference, as a reference in the text or as a footnote.
• Referencing Style: Citation style depending on the academic field.
• **Keyword: A word or term which describes the content of a book or text
• Independently Published Literature: Independent works (books, journals, newspapers).
• Language Transfer: The ability to convey content in one's own words.
• Keyword: Relevant word from a title for indexing.
• Technolekt: Technical language of an academic field.
• Text: Coherent written or spoken statements.
• Carrier Medium: A higher-ranked publication in which independent literature appears.
• Dependent Literature: Texts that are contained in other works (e.g., articles in journals).
• Verbal Style: Writing style with many verbs, being more vivid than nominal style.
• Publishers Responsible for the Acceptance, Production and sale of Books
• Knowledge Body of facts and knowledge based on experience.
• Science Systematic Collecting extension and transferring Knowledge
• Journal Subject-specific Periodicals for scientific Publication
• Daily Newspaper: Regularly publishing news and information.
• Quote: A word-for-word reproduction of a source, marked by quotation marks.
• Journal: Scientific journal that is published regularly within a field of expertise
• Scientific Nomenclature: Subject-specific terminology within a scientific field of expertise.
• Prologue: Introductory part to provide background or establish context for the reader.
• Non-fiction: Informative and explanatory and it does not include fiction
• Citable: Literature that has been published and can be verified.
• Citation Worthiness: A measure of literature quality for its scientific relevancy
• Belletristik: Also know as fiction in Literature
• Interpretive Patterns Mental frameworks shape our thought processes
• Zitat vs. Paraphrase The main point to remember here is that when you quote, you are reproducing a source word-for-word. When you paraphrase, you are rewriting the language from a source while still preserving the original idea.
• Independently Published Literature: Separate works/books vs. Publications on the book market

Protocol

• An information summary document that has been prepared in advance
• Describes which processes occurred when and results.
• Non-Fiction Texts can be defined as precise and neutral
• Fiction is defined as creative, metaphoric and hyperbolic writing
• Protocol documentation is defined as informational support
• A protocols should be defined systematically
• Time frames for the document should be structured chronologically

Relevancy of scientific literature

• Check authors publications and reputable knowledge in there background
• Title and summaries should be relevant
• Double check your Klappentext

Wissen

• Knowledge is information and facts based on reliable
• But also has potential Problems of being correct or incomplete
• Also must be able to contain factuality

Scientific writing standards

• must be methodical with logical thinking
• must be good in quality with no bias

Wissenschaft

• Science is the search of information with factual evidence
• It looks to explain reality based on logic that is universal
• 12 international quality standards

Argument

• You must be able to argue and convince someone
• You must be in order to write with a solid opinion, no matter the side
• Must have the ability to stay factual and write your points professionally

Academic Framework

• you must first identify, the thesis, topic and problem
• It is important to rewrite the source using your own way
• Must be interesting to a third source to show its factual
• Has to be accurate and precise, to further improve the information

Reading and writing

• You must understand that facts are already connected with in a syntax
• These facts are how you will attain that information
• The best writing can motive an action to the reader

Reading Text analysis

• Pseudoscientific Writing uses no factual evidence
• Nor can there be an possibility of reviewing your points
• This writing is also not able to be verified

Academic Writing

• Contains terminology and complicated languages
• Often they are not cited to be more interesting for readers
• They are also not seen to be an actual source

Academic Text

• All kinds of texts that lead to information
• Leaning materials must be accurate and easy to read
• Argumentative texts should be reviewed
• Reference text should maintain the text information accurate

How to correctly write text

• You must write in a way that can be proven easy to read
• Do not interpret the text in your own words, just the facts
• Have precise terminology
• Have a clear main point
• Do not show emotion

Language in text

• language is used as medium of communication verbal and non verbal
• Understanding your own audience is very import
• Understanding is fundamental
• PQ4R- is a method of reviewing text

Literature Review

• Scope of the review
• Find your key concepts
• Analyize research
• have suitable terms

Essay Structure

• Essay has to enable structured view to get a better understanding

In an conceptualizing phase

• Is when grob structure
• Also helps with redundancy
• Most commonly use the decimal

Introduction

• Should introduce the overall topic
• Should be structured 20% of the overall essay

Main text

• should be about 70 percent
• Also show a general overview with main points

End

• Sum up what was overall discovered
• Usually is the reason you started the the essay

Introduction

• Story line and understanding to introduce the work
• Also explain the authors incentive
• You can directly skip without any loss

Overview

• The goal with references to point on
• Use the AIDA plan
• Attention of the topic
• Desire to explore what it can provide

Summaries

• Are defined an objective of the text
• It also contains information what theme and thesis show
• All summaries often fall under relevance

Abstracts

• Provide a quick overview of the work
• It does show only the information
• Shows the basic length of any work

Research

• Forward searching and how it helps review material
• Use search to help you
• Check sources
• Backward Searching requires you to check the overview of any work

Summary

• A summary provide basic outline
• Also does include information of text
• A text structured gives an easier time to read

What to keep in mind for relevance

• A relevance test can ensure that it is of high quality
• Make a source choice from the right information
• Evaluation text with the writing quality
• Has to be verified with high authority
• Also check the neutrality

Text to not site

• social media
• Blogs
• Wikipedia

Sources to cite

• Monograph
• Journals
• Statutes