catalogue
a listing of all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library
call number
A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves
reference work
a work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers
newspaper and periodical database
A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of magazines, journals, and newspapers
abstract
a summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author
academic database
A database that catalogues articles from scholarly journals
virtual library
a search engine that combines internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data
sponsoring organization
an organization that, in the absence of a clearly identified author, is responsible for the content of a document on the internet
research interview
an interview conducted to gather information for a speech
preliminary bibliography
a list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic