| bookmark | the saved address of a URL to which you wish to return
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| call number | a code indicating where a book or other item can be
located in a library's collection; the two primary systems of organization are the Library of Congress system and the Dewey decimal system
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| Internet | a vast network that connects computers at tens of thousands of educational, scientific, government, and commercial agencies around the world
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| library catalog | a list of all the holdings (books, periodicals, and other documents) available in a library; traditionally a file of cards arranged in drawers, catalogs today are typically computerized
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| modem | a device that sends or receives electronic data over a telephone line. A personal computer needs a modem in order to connect to the Internet
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| periodicals | magazines, journals, and newspapers (from the word
periodic, which means "at regular periods")
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| periodicals index | a listing of the articles in periodicals. Some of the
most widely used are the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, Magazine Index Plus, and Ebscohost
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| search directory | an online listing of websites organized by categories
(e.g., Yahoo)
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| search engine | an online tool for finding websites that uses keywords
to comb through the vast amount of information on the Web for sites or articles on particular topics (e.g., AltaVista)
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| URL | Universal Resource Locator; the electronic "address"
of a website (e.g., www.mhhe.com)
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| World Wide Web | a part of the Internet: a global information system
that drew its name from the many links among sites that form a kind of "web"
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