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| research | to look up information |
| reference | any source of information, the tools we use for research |
| dictionary | a book that gives the definitions and correct spellings of words (also includes pronunciations, parts of speech, sample sentences, and sometimes pictures) |
| guide words | 2 big BOLD words at the top of the page that help a person find entry words more quickly |
| encyclopedias | a set of books containing articles about many different topics -each individual book in the set is called a volume |
| author | the person who wrote the book |
| title | the name of the book |
| publisher | the company that printed the book |
| copyright date | the date the book was printed |
| skimming | reading over material QUICKLY to find key points |
| paraphrase | to put information into your own words |
| summarize | to rewrite in a shorter form-emphasazing the main points |
| plagiarism | to STEAL the thoughts or words of someone else without giving them credit |
| bibliography | the list of references used to write a research paper (must include the correct information,in the correct order,with the correct punctuation) |
| Trade books | the fancy name for library books |
| Call numbers | the numbers and / or letters on the spine of a book that tell which section of the library the book belongs in and the order it should be arranged in on the self |
| Fiction | make believe books |
| Nonfiction | true books |
| Internet or World Wide Web | Computers linked together all over the world |
| web address | a series of letters that you type to go to the web site that you want to view |
| Search Engine | Web sites such as "Google", "Ask Kids" , or "Dogpile" that search for topics that you enter into a keyword search |
