Some Library Terminology:
nAbstract:
in terms of a journal article it is a summary of what the article is about
nCitation:
the information you need about a journal article in order to find the
entire article. It consists of the title of the article, the author(s), the title
of the journal, the volume and issue of the journal, the pages the article
can be found on in the journal and the date of the volume and issue of the
journal.
nDatabase:
a collection of information that can be retrieved by a computer. Specifically,
an article database contains information about the articles that
are in journals. The database allows the user to get to specific articles by
using subjects, keywords, or authors to retrieve those articles. Most article
databases the CSULB Library subscribes to costs money. The information
is not free.
nPeer-reviewed
or scholarly journal: a journal that is written for students, scholars,
and researchers. It will report original research. It will contain signed
articles and the authors of these articles will be subject specialists and
have credentials in that subject field. The journal will have little or no advertising,
tables and charts, and contain long articles with bibliographies or
reference lists.