Spring1999

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INFS 470 Special Topics: Scientific Literature and Communication in the Sciences
Assignment 2.

Instructions:
Due at beginning of class on February 23. Define the following terms/phrases and be prepared to give examples.

1. bibliographic database

 

2. bibliographic citation

 

3. record (in a database)

 

4. field (in a record)

 

5. Boolean operators

 

6. and (in electronic searches)

 

7. or (in electronic searches)

 

8. not (in electronic searches)

 

9. truncation

 

10. parentheses (in electronic searches)

 

11. proximity (in electronic searches)

 

12. phrase searching

 

13. information service

 

02/15/99 RLS
Risė L. Smith
Public Services Librarian
Karl E. Mundt Library
Dakota State University
Madison SD 57042-1799 USA
smithr@columbia.dsu.edu
(605)256-7128