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| Softwae program used to connect or "read" the World Wide Web. |
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| Words used to define the relationships between words or groups of words in literature searches. Examples of Boolean operators are words such as "AND", "OR", "NOT", AND "NEAR". |
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| The terms that indexers have assigned to the articles in a database. When possible, it is helpful to match the words that you use in your search to those specifically used in the database. |
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| A database that can be accessed by computers or electronic information services. |
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| A systematic and critical appraisal of the most important literature on a topic. |
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| Scholarly literature that is written by the person(s) who developed the theory or conducted the research. Primary sources include eyewitness accounts of historic events, provided by original documents, films, letters, diaries, records, artifacts, periodicals, or audio/video recordings. |
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| Scholarly material written by a person(s) other than the individual who developed the theory or conducted the research. Often represents a response to or a summary and critique of a theorist's or researchers work. Examples are documents, films, letters, diaries, records, artifacts, periodicals, or tapes that provide a view of the phenomenon from another perspective. |
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