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| note card | index card with information from the source including the author's last name or title, page number, and category |
| table of contents | listing of chapters located in the front of the book |
| plagiarism | using words, facts, dates or ideas without giving credit to the source |
| glossary | a dictionary of special terms/information located in the back of the book |
| cited | when you use a source card and give them credit, usually in a work's cited page or bibliography |
| encyclopedia | a book or set of books that give information about a wide variety of topics. Topics are listed alphabetically |
| thesaurus | a book that lists words and their synonyms and antonyms |
| atlas | a collection of maps |
| website | a location on the Internet |
| copyright | year a book was published |
| index | listing of topics located in the back of the book |
| thesis statement | tells the main idea or overall purpose of the paper |
| title page | cover page for a research paper |
| source card | includes a listing of title, author/editor, publisher, city of publication, and copyright date |
| dictionary | a book that lists words along with their pronunciations and meanings. The words are in alphabetical order. |
| bibliography | a list of books, magazine articles and other sources about a topic |
| almanac | a collection of recent facts and data about a variety of subjects |
| search engines | websites that help you find information on other websites |